import { BaseCommand } from '../../modules/ace/main.ts';
import { type CommandOptions } from '../../types/ace.ts';
/**
 * Command to create a new transformer class.
 * Transformers are used to serialize data objects (like models) into specific
 * formats for API responses, allowing you to control which fields are exposed
 * and how data is structured for clients.
 *
 * @example
 * ```
 * ace make:transformer User
 * ace make:transformer Post
 * ace make:transformer ProductTransformer
 * ```
 */
export default class MakeTransformer extends BaseCommand {
    /**
     * The command name
     */
    static commandName: string;
    /**
     * The command description
     */
    static description: string;
    /**
     * Command options configuration.
     * Allows unknown flags to be passed through.
     */
    static options: CommandOptions;
    /**
     * Name of the entity for which to generate the transformer
     */
    name: string;
    /**
     * Read the contents from this file (if the flag exists) and use
     * it as the raw contents
     */
    contentsFrom: string;
    /**
     * Forcefully overwrite existing files
     */
    force: boolean;
    /**
     * The stub template file to use for generating the transformer class
     */
    protected stubPath: string;
    /**
     * Execute the command to create a new transformer class.
     * Generates the transformer file with proper data serialization structure.
     */
    run(): Promise<void>;
}