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+package com.r35157.libs.valuetypes.basic;
+
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
+
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+/**
+ * Semantic Versioning (SemVer):
+ * A version number has the form MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.
+ * - Increment MAJOR for incompatible API changes,
+ * - Increment MINOR for added functionality in a backward-compatible way,
+ * - Increment PATCH for backward-compatible bug fixes or improvements.
+ * TODO: Not the whole specification is implemented yet!
+ */
+public record SemanticVersion(int major, int minor, int patch) {
+    /**
+     * Creates a SemanticVersion and validates that all components are valid.
+     *
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if any of {@code major}, {@code minor}, or {@code patch} is negative
+     */
+    public SemanticVersion {
+        initializationGuardClause(major, minor, patch);
+    }
+
+    public static SemanticVersion of(int major, int minor, int patch) {
+        return new SemanticVersion(major, minor, patch);
+    }
+
+    public static SemanticVersion of(@NotNull String versionStr) {
+        final String s = versionStr.trim();
+
+        final Matcher m = SEMVER_REGEX.matcher(s);
+        if (!m.matches()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid semantic version: '" + versionStr + "'!");
+        }
+
+        try {
+            final int major = Integer.parseInt(m.group(1));
+            final int minor = m.group(2) != null ? Integer.parseInt(m.group(2)) : 0;
+            final int patch = m.group(3) != null ? Integer.parseInt(m.group(3)) : 0;
+            return of(major, minor, patch);
+        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            // Happens only with overruns
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid semantic version: '" + versionStr + "'!", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public @NotNull String toString() {
+        return "%d.%d.%d".formatted(major, minor, patch);
+    }
+
+    private void initializationGuardClause(int major, int minor, int patch) throws IllegalArgumentException {
+        if (major < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Version element 'major' cannot be negative - was '" + major + "'!");
+        if (minor < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Version element 'minor' cannot be negative - was '" + minor + "'!");
+        if (patch < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Version element 'patch' cannot be negative - was '" + patch + "'!");
+    }
+
+    private static final Pattern SEMVER_REGEX =
+            Pattern.compile("^(\\d+)(?:\\.(\\d+)(?:\\.(\\d+))?)?$");
+}