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+package net.i2p.util
+
+import org.scalatest.FunSpec
+import org.scalatest.matchers.ShouldMatchers
+
+class VersionComparatorSpec extends FunSpec with ShouldMatchers {
+    val vc = new VersionComparator
+
+    describe("A VersionComparator") {
+        it("should find that 0.1.2 equals 0.1.2") {
+            vc.compare("0.1.2", "0.1.2") should equal (0)
+        }
+        it("should find that 0.1.2 is less than 0.1.3") {
+            vc.compare("0.1.2", "0.1.3") should equal (-1)
+        }
+        it("should find that 0.1.3 is greater than 0.1.2") {
+            vc.compare("0.1.3", "0.1.2") should equal (1)
+        }
+        it("should find that 0.1.2 is equal to 0-1-2") {
+            vc.compare("0.1.2", "0-1-2") should equal (0)
+        }
+        it("should find that 0.1.2 is equal to 0_1_2") {
+            vc.compare("0.1.2", "0_1_2") should equal (0)
+        }
+        it("should find that 0.1.2-foo is equal to 0.1.2-bar") {
+            vc.compare("0.1.2-foo", "0.1.2-bar") should equal (0)
+        }
+    }
+}