import { ValidationException } from './ValidationException';
/**
 * Is the value an array, map, object or set with no values?
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * isEmptyStructural([]) // true
 * isEmptyStructural(['example']) // false
 * ```
 *
 * @param value the value to check
 * @returns a boolean indicating whether the value is the expected type
 */
export declare const isEmptyStructural: (value: unknown) => boolean;
/**
 * Validate that the value is an array, map, object or set with no values.
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * validateEmptyStructural([]) // null
 * validateEmptyStructural(['example']) // ValidationException
 * ```
 *
 * @param value the value to check
 * @returns `null` if the value is the expected type or a `ValidationException`
 * if not
 */
export declare const validateEmptyStructural: (value: unknown) => ValidationException | null;
/**
 * Assert that the value is an array, map, object or set with no values.
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * assertEmptyStructural([]) // void
 * assertEmptyStructural(['example']) // throws AssertionException
 * ```
 *
 * @param value the value to check
 * @throws an `AssertionException` if the value is not the expected type
 */
export declare const assertEmptyStructural: (value: unknown) => void;