/// <reference types="node" />
import { inspect } from 'util';
/**
 * Overridden Error class for the documentation.
 *
 * @ignore
 */
declare class Error {
    /**
     * @ignore
     *
     * @param message The message
     */
    constructor(message?: string);
    /**
     * The name of this error. This is usually equal to the class name of the error.
     */
    readonly name: string;
    /**
     * The message of this error.
     */
    readonly message: string;
    /**
     * The stack of this error.
     */
    readonly stack?: string;
}
/**
 * The base class for every Error.
 * This class should never be directly created or thrown.
 */
export declare class GenericError extends Error {
    private readonly code;
    private readonly cause;
    /**
     * Creates a new instance with an optional message.
     *
     * @param msg An optional message for this error
     */
    constructor(msg?: string);
    /**
     * Sets the cause of this error.
     *
     * @param cause Another Error to be set as cause
     *
     * @returns The current error for method chaining
     */
    setCause(cause: Error): this;
    /**
     * Returns the cause of this error.
     *
     * @returns The cause of this error
     */
    getCause(): Error;
    /**
     * Sets the code of this error.
     *
     * @param code A code to be set
     *
     * @returns The current error for method chaining
     */
    setCode(code: number): this;
    /**
     * Returns the code of this error.
     *
     * @returns The code of this error
     */
    getCode(): number;
    /**
     * Whether this error has a code or not.
     *
     * @returns true if this error has a code, false if otherwise
     */
    hasCode(): boolean;
    /**
     * Returns the full stack of this error.
     * This also includes the cause of this error and all further causes.
     *
     * @returns The full stack of this error
     */
    getFullStack(): string;
    /**
     * Custom inspect function for proper formatting with simple console.log statements.
     *
     * @ignore
     *
     * @returns The full stack of this error
     */
    [inspect.custom](): string;
    /**
     * Defines a non-writable and non-enumerable property on this error.
     * This function can be used by subclasses to easily attach properties.
     *
     * @param propertyKey The property key of the property to define
     * @param value The value for the property
     */
    protected __define(propertyKey: string, value: any): void;
}
export {};