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package org.apache.flex.compiler.internal.scopes;

import org.apache.flex.compiler.definitions.IDefinition;
import org.apache.flex.compiler.scopes.IDefinitionSet;
import org.apache.flex.compiler.tree.as.IDefinitionNode;

/**
 * This interface extends {@link IDefinitionSet} to add mutation methods.
 * <p>
 * It is implemented by {@link SmallDefinitionSet} and {@link LargeDefinitionSet}.
 * However, a single {@link IDefinition} acts as its own {@link IDefinitionSet}
 * of size 1, but is not a {@link IMutableDefinitionSet}.
 */
public interface IMutableDefinitionSet extends IDefinitionSet
{
    /**
     * Adds a definition to this set.
     * 
     * @param definition The {@link IDefinition} to add.
     */
    void addDefinition(IDefinition definition);

    /**
     * Removes a definition from this set.
     * 
     * @param definition The {@link IDefinitionNode} to remove.
     */
    void removeDefinition(IDefinition definition);

    /**
     * Replaces the {@link IDefinition} at the specified index with a new
     * definition.
     * 
     * @param i The index of the {@link IDefinition} to replace.
     * @param newDef The new {@link IDefinition} to store in the set.
     */
    void replaceDefinition(int i, IDefinition newDef);
}