import { ValidationException } from './ValidationException';
/**
 * Is the value immutable?
 * See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Mutable
 *
 * ```ts
 * isImmutable(Object.freeze({})) // true
 * isImmutable({}) // false
 * ```
 *
 * @param value the value to check
 * @returns a boolean indicating whether the value is the expected type
 */
export declare const isImmutable: (value: unknown) => boolean;
/**
 * Validate that the value is immutable.
 * See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Mutable
 *
 * ```ts
 * validateImmutable(Object.freeze({})) // null
 * validateImmutable({}) // ValidationException
 * ```
 *
 * @param value the value to check
 * @returns `null` if the value is the expected type or a `ValidationException`
 * if not
 */
export declare const validateImmutable: (value: unknown) => ValidationException | null;
/**
 * Assert that the value is immutable.
 * See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Glossary/Mutable
 *
 * ```ts
 * assertImmutable(Object.freeze({})) // void
 * assertImmutable({}) // throws AssertionException
 * ```
 *
 * @param value the value to check
 * @throws an `AssertionException` if the value is not the expected type
 */
export declare const assertImmutable: (value: unknown) => void;