# File lib/semantic_puppet/version.rb, line 17
      def parse(ver)
        match, major, minor, patch, prerelease, build = *ver.match(/\A#{REGEX_FULL}\Z/)

        if match.nil?
          raise "Unable to parse '#{ver}' as a semantic version identifier"
        end

        prerelease = parse_prerelease(prerelease) if prerelease
        # Build metadata is not yet supported in semantic_puppet, but we hope to.
        # The following code prevents build metadata for now.
        #build = parse_build_metadata(build) if build
        if !build.nil?
          raise "'#{ver}' MUST NOT include build identifiers"
        end

        self.new(major.to_i, minor.to_i, patch.to_i, prerelease, build)
      end