Update regarding "2002-present" pattern for copyright headers

Sam Brannen
2025-06-19 17:15:16 +02:00
parent 573b18b2f1
commit 9343c8f9b6
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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Each source file must specify the following license at the very top of the file:
```java
/*
* Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
* Copyright 2002-present the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -50,18 +50,6 @@ Each source file must specify the following license at the very top of the file:
*/
```
Always check the date range in the license header. For example, if you've modified a file in 2022 whose header still reads:
```
* Copyright 2002-2018 the original author or authors.
```
Then be sure to update it to 2023 accordingly:
```
* Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
```
### Import statements
The import statements are structured as follow: