import { METADATA_TYPE } from './Constants';
import { IClassRef } from '../api/IClassRef';
import { IEntityRef } from '../api/IEntityRef';
import { IPropertyRef } from '../api/IPropertyRef';
import { IBuildOptions } from '../api/IBuildOptions';
import { AbstractRef } from './AbstractRef';
/**
 * Reflective reference to a class function
 *
 * There can exist multiple ClassRef depending of context for a single class function.
 * The context is defined by the lookup registry.
 * It can be also a placeholder, for a dummy or later loaded class.
 *
 * This is a default implementation for IClassRef
 *

 class can be in different namespaces
 */
export declare class ClassRef extends AbstractRef implements IClassRef {
    static __inc: number;
    private readonly idx;
    /**
     * Original reference to the class function or the given class name as string
     */
    originalValue: string | Function;
    private _cacheEntity;
    private _isPlaceholder;
    private _isAnonymous;
    extends: IClassRef[];
    constructor(klass: string | Function, namespace?: string);
    isPlaceholder(): boolean;
    isAnonymous(): boolean;
    getClassRefFor(object: string | Function | IClassRef, type: METADATA_TYPE): IClassRef;
    static getClassName(k: any): any;
    updateClass(cls: Function): void;
    get className(): string;
    get storingName(): string;
    set storingName(v: string);
    /**
     * Check if name is passed by options
     */
    hasName(): boolean;
    /**
     * Return the namespace for/of this class
     */
    getNamespace(): string;
    /**
     * TODO implement
     *
     * @param namespace
     */
    switchNamespace(namespace: string): void;
    isOf(instance: any): boolean;
    get machineName(): string;
    getClass(create?: boolean): Function;
    static find(klass: string | Function, namespace?: string): ClassRef;
    /**
     * get all class refs for some class name
     *
     * @param klass
     */
    static getAllByClassName(klass: any): IClassRef[];
    /**
     * filter function for classrefs
     *
     * @param klass
     */
    static filter(fn: (c: IClassRef) => boolean): IClassRef[];
    static checkIfFunctionCallback(klass: string | Function): string | Function;
    /**
     * check if class reference already exists for given string or Function, if not create a new one
     *
     * @param klass
     * @param namespace
     * @param resolve
     */
    static get(klass: string | Function, namespace?: string, options?: boolean | {
        resolve?: boolean;
        checkNamespace?: boolean;
    }): ClassRef;
    /**
     * Create a class ref.
     *
     * @param klass
     * @param namespace
     */
    static createRef(klass: Function | string, namespace?: string): ClassRef;
    /**
     * return global class reference
     *
     * @param klass
     * @param resolve
     */
    static getGlobal(klass: string | Function, resolve?: boolean): ClassRef;
    getRegistry(): import("..").ILookupRegistry;
    getEntityRef(): IEntityRef;
    hasEntityRef(): boolean;
    create<T>(addinfo?: boolean): T;
    new<T>(addinfo?: boolean): T;
    getPropertyRefs(): IPropertyRef[];
    getPropertyRef(name: string): IPropertyRef;
    id(): string;
    build<T>(data: any, options?: IBuildOptions): T;
    /**
     * Return base inherited class for the underlying class
     * ```
     * class X exnteds Y { }
     * ```
     * Y would be returned.
     *
     */
    getExtend(): IClassRef;
    /**
     * Return all inherited classes for underlying class. Mostly added manually.
     *
     */
    getExtends(): IClassRef[];
    /**
     * Append extend class ref.
     * @param ref
     */
    addExtend(ref: IClassRef): IClassRef;
}