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018    package org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.blockmanagement;
019    
020    import java.io.IOException;
021    
022    /** 
023     * This interface is used by the block manager to expose a
024     * few characteristics of a collection of Block/BlockUnderConstruction.
025     */
026    public interface MutableBlockCollection extends BlockCollection {
027      /**
028       * Set the block at the given index.
029       */
030      public void setBlock(int index, BlockInfo blk);
031    
032      /**
033       * Convert the last block of the collection to an under-construction block
034       * and set the locations.
035       */
036      public BlockInfoUnderConstruction setLastBlock(BlockInfo lastBlock,
037          DatanodeDescriptor[] locations) throws IOException;
038    }