summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/lib/spack/spack/version.py
blob: 3414c9c8d9d1699bfc9b35280992438652edbd3f (plain) (blame)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
379
380
381
382
383
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
398
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
418
419
420
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
428
429
430
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
479
480
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
489
490
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
498
499
500
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
508
509
510
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
525
526
527
528
529
530
531
532
533
534
535
536
537
538
539
540
541
542
543
544
545
546
547
548
549
550
551
552
553
554
555
556
557
558
559
560
561
562
563
564
565
566
567
568
569
570
571
572
573
574
575
576
577
578
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603
604
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
619
620
621
622
623
624
625
626
627
628
629
630
631
632
633
634
635
636
637
638
639
640
641
642
643
644
645
646
647
648
649
650
651
652
653
654
655
656
657
658
659
660
661
662
663
664
665
666
667
668
669
670
671
672
673
674
675
676
677
678
679
680
681
682
683
684
685
686
687
688
689
690
691
692
693
694
695
696
697
698
699
700
701
702
703
704
705
706
707
708
709
710
711
712
713
714
715
716
717
718
719
720
721
722
723
724
725
726
727
728
729
730
731
732
733
734
735
736
737
738
739
740
741
742
743
744
745
746
747
748
749
750
751
752
753
754
755
756
757
758
759
760
761
762
763
764
765
766
767
768
769
770
771
772
773
774
775
776
777
778
779
780
781
782
783
784
785
786
787
788
789
790
791
792
793
794
795
796
797
798
799
800
801
802
803
804
805
806
807
808
809
810
811
812
813
814
815
816
817
818
819
820
821
822
823
824
825
826
827
828
829
830
831
832
833
834
835
836
837
838
839
840
841
842
843
844
845
846
847
848
849
850
851
852
853
854
855
856
857
858
859
860
861
862
863
864
865
866
867
868
869
870
871
872
873
874
875
876
##############################################################################
# Copyright (c) 2013-2016, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
# Produced at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
#
# This file is part of Spack.
# Created by Todd Gamblin, tgamblin@llnl.gov, All rights reserved.
# LLNL-CODE-647188
#
# For details, see https://github.com/llnl/spack
# Please also see the NOTICE and LICENSE files for our notice and the LGPL.
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (as
# published by the Free Software Foundation) version 2.1, February 1999.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the terms and
# conditions of the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
##############################################################################
"""
This module implements Version and version-ish objects.  These are:

Version
  A single version of a package.
VersionRange
  A range of versions of a package.
VersionList
  A list of Versions and VersionRanges.

All of these types support the following operations, which can
be called on any of the types::

  __eq__, __ne__, __lt__, __gt__, __ge__, __le__, __hash__
  __contains__
  satisfies
  overlaps
  union
  intersection
  concrete
"""
import re
import numbers
from bisect import bisect_left
from functools import wraps
from six import string_types

from spack.util.spack_yaml import syaml_dict

__all__ = ['Version', 'VersionRange', 'VersionList', 'ver']

# Valid version characters
VALID_VERSION = r'[A-Za-z0-9_.-]'


def int_if_int(string):
    """Convert a string to int if possible.  Otherwise, return a string."""
    try:
        return int(string)
    except ValueError:
        return string


def coerce_versions(a, b):
    """
    Convert both a and b to the 'greatest' type between them, in this order:
           Version < VersionRange < VersionList
    This is used to simplify comparison operations below so that we're always
    comparing things that are of the same type.
    """
    order = (Version, VersionRange, VersionList)
    ta, tb = type(a), type(b)

    def check_type(t):
        if t not in order:
            raise TypeError("coerce_versions cannot be called on %s" % t)
    check_type(ta)
    check_type(tb)

    if ta == tb:
        return (a, b)
    elif order.index(ta) > order.index(tb):
        if ta == VersionRange:
            return (a, VersionRange(b, b))
        else:
            return (a, VersionList([b]))
    else:
        if tb == VersionRange:
            return (VersionRange(a, a), b)
        else:
            return (VersionList([a]), b)


def coerced(method):
    """Decorator that ensures that argument types of a method are coerced."""
    @wraps(method)
    def coercing_method(a, b, *args, **kwargs):
        if type(a) == type(b) or a is None or b is None:
            return method(a, b, *args, **kwargs)
        else:
            ca, cb = coerce_versions(a, b)
            return getattr(ca, method.__name__)(cb, *args, **kwargs)
    return coercing_method


class Version(object):
    """Class to represent versions"""

    def __init__(self, string):
        string = str(string)

        if not re.match(VALID_VERSION, string):
            raise ValueError("Bad characters in version string: %s" % string)

        # preserve the original string, but trimmed.
        string = string.strip()
        self.string = string

        # Split version into alphabetical and numeric segments
        segment_regex = r'[a-zA-Z]+|[0-9]+'
        segments = re.findall(segment_regex, string)
        self.version = tuple(int_if_int(seg) for seg in segments)

        # Store the separators from the original version string as well.
        self.separators = tuple(re.split(segment_regex, string)[1:])

    @property
    def dotted(self):
        """The dotted representation of the version.

        Example:
        >>> version = Version('1-2-3b')
        >>> version.dotted
        Version('1.2.3b')

        Returns:
            Version: The version with separator characters replaced by dots
        """
        return Version(self.string.replace('-', '.').replace('_', '.'))

    @property
    def underscored(self):
        """The underscored representation of the version.

        Example:
        >>> version = Version('1.2.3b')
        >>> version.underscored
        Version('1_2_3b')

        Returns:
            Version: The version with separator characters replaced by
                underscores
        """
        return Version(self.string.replace('.', '_').replace('-', '_'))

    @property
    def dashed(self):
        """The dashed representation of the version.

        Example:
        >>> version = Version('1.2.3b')
        >>> version.dashed
        Version('1-2-3b')

        Returns:
            Version: The version with separator characters replaced by dashes
        """
        return Version(self.string.replace('.', '-').replace('_', '-'))

    @property
    def joined(self):
        """The joined representation of the version.

        Example:
        >>> version = Version('1.2.3b')
        >>> version.joined
        Version('123b')

        Returns:
            Version: The version with separator characters removed
        """
        return Version(
            self.string.replace('.', '').replace('-', '').replace('_', ''))

    def up_to(self, index):
        """The version up to the specified component.

        Examples:
        >>> version = Version('1.23-4b')
        >>> version.up_to(1)
        Version('1')
        >>> version.up_to(2)
        Version('1.23')
        >>> version.up_to(3)
        Version('1.23-4')
        >>> version.up_to(4)
        Version('1.23-4b')
        >>> version.up_to(-1)
        Version('1.23-4')
        >>> version.up_to(-2)
        Version('1.23')
        >>> version.up_to(-3)
        Version('1')

        Returns:
            Version: The first index components of the version
        """
        return self[:index]

    def lowest(self):
        return self

    def highest(self):
        return self

    def isnumeric(self):
        """Tells if this version is numeric (vs. a non-numeric version).  A
        version will be numeric as long as the first section of it is,
        even if it contains non-numerica portions.

        Some numeric versions:
            1
            1.1
            1.1a
            1.a.1b
        Some non-numeric versions:
            develop
            system
            myfavoritebranch
        """
        return isinstance(self.version[0], numbers.Integral)

    def isdevelop(self):
        """Triggers on the special case of the `@develop` version."""
        return self.string == 'develop'

    @coerced
    def satisfies(self, other):
        """A Version 'satisfies' another if it is at least as specific and has
        a common prefix.  e.g., we want gcc@4.7.3 to satisfy a request for
        gcc@4.7 so that when a user asks to build with gcc@4.7, we can find
        a suitable compiler.
        """

        nself = len(self.version)
        nother = len(other.version)
        return nother <= nself and self.version[:nother] == other.version

    def __iter__(self):
        return iter(self.version)

    def __getitem__(self, idx):
        cls = type(self)

        if isinstance(idx, numbers.Integral):
            return self.version[idx]

        elif isinstance(idx, slice):
            string_arg = []

            pairs = zip(self.version[idx], self.separators[idx])
            for token, sep in pairs:
                string_arg.append(str(token))
                string_arg.append(str(sep))

            string_arg.pop()  # We don't need the last separator
            string_arg = ''.join(string_arg)
            return cls(string_arg)

        message = '{cls.__name__} indices must be integers'
        raise TypeError(message.format(cls=cls))

    def __repr__(self):
        return 'Version(' + repr(self.string) + ')'

    def __str__(self):
        return self.string

    def __format__(self, format_spec):
        return self.string.format(format_spec)

    @property
    def concrete(self):
        return self

    def _numeric_lt(self, other):
        """Compares two versions, knowing they're both numeric"""
        # Standard comparison of two numeric versions
        for a, b in zip(self.version, other.version):
            if a == b:
                continue
            else:
                # Numbers are always "newer" than letters.
                # This is for consistency with RPM.  See patch
                # #60884 (and details) from bugzilla #50977 in
                # the RPM project at rpm.org.  Or look at
                # rpmvercmp.c if you want to see how this is
                # implemented there.
                if type(a) != type(b):
                    return type(b) == int
                else:
                    return a < b
        # If the common prefix is equal, the one
        # with more segments is bigger.
        return len(self.version) < len(other.version)

    @coerced
    def __lt__(self, other):
        """Version comparison is designed for consistency with the way RPM
           does things.  If you need more complicated versions in installed
           packages, you should override your package's version string to
           express it more sensibly.
        """
        if other is None:
            return False

        # Coerce if other is not a Version
        # simple equality test first.
        if self.version == other.version:
            return False

        # First priority: anything < develop
        sdev = self.isdevelop()
        if sdev:
            return False    # source = develop, it can't be < anything

        # Now we know !sdev
        odev = other.isdevelop()
        if odev:
            return True    # src < dst

        # now we know neither self nor other isdevelop().

        # Principle: Non-numeric is less than numeric
        # (so numeric will always be preferred by default)
        if self.isnumeric():
            if other.isnumeric():
                return self._numeric_lt(other)
            else:    # self = numeric; other = non-numeric
                # Numeric > Non-numeric (always)
                return False
        else:
            if other.isnumeric():  # self = non-numeric, other = numeric
                # non-numeric < numeric (always)
                return True
            else:  # Both non-numeric
                # Maybe consider other ways to compare here...
                return self.string < other.string

    @coerced
    def __eq__(self, other):
        return (other is not None and
                type(other) == Version and self.version == other.version)

    @coerced
    def __ne__(self, other):
        return not (self == other)

    @coerced
    def __le__(self, other):
        return self == other or self < other

    @coerced
    def __ge__(self, other):
        return not (self < other)

    @coerced
    def __gt__(self, other):
        return not (self == other) and not (self < other)

    def __hash__(self):
        return hash(self.version)

    @coerced
    def __contains__(self, other):
        if other is None:
            return False
        return other.version[:len(self.version)] == self.version

    def is_predecessor(self, other):
        """True if the other version is the immediate predecessor of this one.
           That is, NO versions v exist such that:
           (self < v < other and v not in self).
        """
        if len(self.version) != len(other.version):
            return False

        sl = self.version[-1]
        ol = other.version[-1]
        return type(sl) == int and type(ol) == int and (ol - sl == 1)

    def is_successor(self, other):
        return other.is_predecessor(self)

    @coerced
    def overlaps(self, other):
        return self in other or other in self

    @coerced
    def union(self, other):
        if self == other or other in self:
            return self
        elif self in other:
            return other
        else:
            return VersionList([self, other])

    @coerced
    def intersection(self, other):
        if self == other:
            return self
        else:
            return VersionList()


class VersionRange(object):

    def __init__(self, start, end):
        if isinstance(start, string_types):
            start = Version(start)
        if isinstance(end, string_types):
            end = Version(end)

        self.start = start
        self.end = end
        if start and end and end < start:
            raise ValueError("Invalid Version range: %s" % self)

    def lowest(self):
        return self.start

    def highest(self):
        return self.end

    @coerced
    def __lt__(self, other):
        """Sort VersionRanges lexicographically so that they are ordered first
           by start and then by end.  None denotes an open range, so None in
           the start position is less than everything except None, and None in
           the end position is greater than everything but None.
        """
        if other is None:
            return False

        s, o = self, other
        if s.start != o.start:
            return s.start is None or (
                o.start is not None and s.start < o.start)
        return (s.end != o.end and
                o.end is None or (s.end is not None and s.end < o.end))

    @coerced
    def __eq__(self, other):
        return (other is not None and
                type(other) == VersionRange and
                self.start == other.start and self.end == other.end)

    @coerced
    def __ne__(self, other):
        return not (self == other)

    @coerced
    def __le__(self, other):
        return self == other or self < other

    @coerced
    def __ge__(self, other):
        return not (self < other)

    @coerced
    def __gt__(self, other):
        return not (self == other) and not (self < other)

    @property
    def concrete(self):
        return self.start if self.start == self.end else None

    @coerced
    def __contains__(self, other):
        if other is None:
            return False

        in_lower = (self.start == other.start or
                    self.start is None or
                    (other.start is not None and (
                        self.start < other.start or
                        other.start in self.start)))
        if not in_lower:
            return False

        in_upper = (self.end == other.end or
                    self.end is None or
                    (other.end is not None and (
                        self.end > other.end or
                        other.end in self.end)))
        return in_upper

    @coerced
    def satisfies(self, other):
        """A VersionRange satisfies another if some version in this range
        would satisfy some version in the other range.  To do this it must
        either:

        a) Overlap with the other range
        b) The start of this range satisfies the end of the other range.

        This is essentially the same as overlaps(), but overlaps assumes
        that its arguments are specific.  That is, 4.7 is interpreted as
        4.7.0.0.0.0... .  This funciton assumes that 4.7 woudl be satisfied
        by 4.7.3.5, etc.

        Rationale:

        If a user asks for gcc@4.5:4.7, and a package is only compatible with
        gcc@4.7.3:4.8, then that package should be able to build under the
        constraints.  Just using overlaps() would not work here.

        Note that we don't need to check whether the end of this range
        would satisfy the start of the other range, because overlaps()
        already covers that case.

        Note further that overlaps() is a symmetric operation, while
        satisfies() is not.
        """
        return (self.overlaps(other) or
                # if either self.start or other.end are None, then this can't
                # satisfy, or overlaps() would've taken care of it.
                self.start and other.end and self.start.satisfies(other.end))

    @coerced
    def overlaps(self, other):
        return ((self.start is None or other.end is None or
                 self.start <= other.end or
                 other.end in self.start or self.start in other.end) and
                (other.start is None or self.end is None or
                 other.start <= self.end or
                 other.start in self.end or self.end in other.start))

    @coerced
    def union(self, other):
        if not self.overlaps(other):
            if (self.end is not None and other.start is not None and
                    self.end.is_predecessor(other.start)):
                return VersionRange(self.start, other.end)

            if (other.end is not None and self.start is not None and
                    other.end.is_predecessor(self.start)):
                return VersionRange(other.start, self.end)

            return VersionList([self, other])

        # if we're here, then we know the ranges overlap.
        if self.start is None or other.start is None:
            start = None
        else:
            start = self.start
            # TODO: See note in intersection() about < and in discrepancy.
            if self.start in other.start or other.start < self.start:
                start = other.start

        if self.end is None or other.end is None:
            end = None
        else:
            end = self.end
            # TODO: See note in intersection() about < and in discrepancy.
            if other.end not in self.end:
                if end in other.end or other.end > self.end:
                    end = other.end

        return VersionRange(start, end)

    @coerced
    def intersection(self, other):
        if self.overlaps(other):
            if self.start is None:
                start = other.start
            else:
                start = self.start
                if other.start is not None:
                    if other.start > start or other.start in start:
                        start = other.start

            if self.end is None:
                end = other.end
            else:
                end = self.end
                # TODO: does this make sense?
                # This is tricky:
                #     1.6.5 in 1.6 = True  (1.6.5 is more specific)
                #     1.6 < 1.6.5  = True  (lexicographic)
                # Should 1.6 NOT be less than 1.6.5?  Hm.
                # Here we test (not end in other.end) first to avoid paradox.
                if other.end is not None and end not in other.end:
                    if other.end < end or other.end in end:
                        end = other.end

            return VersionRange(start, end)

        else:
            return VersionList()

    def __hash__(self):
        return hash((self.start, self.end))

    def __repr__(self):
        return self.__str__()

    def __str__(self):
        out = ""
        if self.start:
            out += str(self.start)
        out += ":"
        if self.end:
            out += str(self.end)
        return out


class VersionList(object):
    """Sorted, non-redundant list of Versions and VersionRanges."""

    def __init__(self, vlist=None):
        self.versions = []
        if vlist is not None:
            if isinstance(vlist, string_types):
                vlist = _string_to_version(vlist)
                if type(vlist) == VersionList:
                    self.versions = vlist.versions
                else:
                    self.versions = [vlist]
            else:
                vlist = list(vlist)
                for v in vlist:
                    self.add(ver(v))

    def add(self, version):
        if type(version) in (Version, VersionRange):
            # This normalizes single-value version ranges.
            if version.concrete:
                version = version.concrete

            i = bisect_left(self, version)

            while i - 1 >= 0 and version.overlaps(self[i - 1]):
                version = version.union(self[i - 1])
                del self.versions[i - 1]
                i -= 1

            while i < len(self) and version.overlaps(self[i]):
                version = version.union(self[i])
                del self.versions[i]

            self.versions.insert(i, version)

        elif type(version) == VersionList:
            for v in version:
                self.add(v)

        else:
            raise TypeError("Can't add %s to VersionList" % type(version))

    @property
    def concrete(self):
        if len(self) == 1:
            return self[0].concrete
        else:
            return None

    def copy(self):
        return VersionList(self)

    def lowest(self):
        """Get the lowest version in the list."""
        if not self:
            return None
        else:
            return self[0].lowest()

    def highest(self):
        """Get the highest version in the list."""
        if not self:
            return None
        else:
            return self[-1].highest()

    @coerced
    def overlaps(self, other):
        if not other or not self:
            return False

        s = o = 0
        while s < len(self) and o < len(other):
            if self[s].overlaps(other[o]):
                return True
            elif self[s] < other[o]:
                s += 1
            else:
                o += 1
        return False

    def to_dict(self):
        """Generate human-readable dict for YAML."""
        if self.concrete:
            return syaml_dict([
                ('version', str(self[0]))
            ])
        else:
            return syaml_dict([
                ('versions', [str(v) for v in self])
            ])

    @staticmethod
    def from_dict(dictionary):
        """Parse dict from to_dict."""
        if 'versions' in dictionary:
            return VersionList(dictionary['versions'])
        elif 'version' in dictionary:
            return VersionList([dictionary['version']])
        else:
            raise ValueError("Dict must have 'version' or 'versions' in it.")

    @coerced
    def satisfies(self, other, strict=False):
        """A VersionList satisfies another if some version in the list
           would satisfy some version in the other list.  This uses
           essentially the same algorithm as overlaps() does for
           VersionList, but it calls satisfies() on member Versions
           and VersionRanges.

           If strict is specified, this version list must lie entirely
           *within* the other in order to satisfy it.
        """
        if not other or not self:
            return False

        if strict:
            return self in other

        s = o = 0
        while s < len(self) and o < len(other):
            if self[s].satisfies(other[o]):
                return True
            elif self[s] < other[o]:
                s += 1
            else:
                o += 1
        return False

    @coerced
    def update(self, other):
        for v in other.versions:
            self.add(v)

    @coerced
    def union(self, other):
        result = self.copy()
        result.update(other)
        return result

    @coerced
    def intersection(self, other):
        # TODO: make this faster.  This is O(n^2).
        result = VersionList()
        for s in self:
            for o in other:
                result.add(s.intersection(o))
        return result

    @coerced
    def intersect(self, other):
        """Intersect this spec's list with other.

        Return True if the spec changed as a result; False otherwise
        """
        isection = self.intersection(other)
        changed = (isection.versions != self.versions)
        self.versions = isection.versions
        return changed

    @coerced
    def __contains__(self, other):
        if len(self) == 0:
            return False

        for version in other:
            i = bisect_left(self, other)
            if i == 0:
                if version not in self[0]:
                    return False
            elif all(version not in v for v in self[i - 1:]):
                return False

        return True

    def __getitem__(self, index):
        return self.versions[index]

    def __iter__(self):
        return iter(self.versions)

    def __reversed__(self):
        return reversed(self.versions)

    def __len__(self):
        return len(self.versions)

    @coerced
    def __eq__(self, other):
        return other is not None and self.versions == other.versions

    @coerced
    def __ne__(self, other):
        return not (self == other)

    @coerced
    def __lt__(self, other):
        return other is not None and self.versions < other.versions

    @coerced
    def __le__(self, other):
        return self == other or self < other

    @coerced
    def __ge__(self, other):
        return not (self < other)

    @coerced
    def __gt__(self, other):
        return not (self == other) and not (self < other)

    def __hash__(self):
        return hash(tuple(self.versions))

    def __str__(self):
        return ",".join(str(v) for v in self.versions)

    def __repr__(self):
        return str(self.versions)


def _string_to_version(string):
    """Converts a string to a Version, VersionList, or VersionRange.
       This is private.  Client code should use ver().
    """
    string = string.replace(' ', '')

    if ',' in string:
        return VersionList(string.split(','))

    elif ':' in string:
        s, e = string.split(':')
        start = Version(s) if s else None
        end = Version(e) if e else None
        return VersionRange(start, end)

    else:
        return Version(string)


def ver(obj):
    """Parses a Version, VersionRange, or VersionList from a string
       or list of strings.
    """
    if isinstance(obj, (list, tuple)):
        return VersionList(obj)
    elif isinstance(obj, string_types):
        return _string_to_version(obj)
    elif isinstance(obj, (int, float)):
        return _string_to_version(str(obj))
    elif type(obj) in (Version, VersionRange, VersionList):
        return obj
    else:
        raise TypeError("ver() can't convert %s to version!" % type(obj))