import { ValidationException } from './ValidationException';
/**
 * Is the value a structural type (object)?
 * See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#objects
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * isStructural({}) // true
 * isStructural(1) // false
 * ```
 *
 * @param value the value to check
 * @returns a boolean indicating whether the value is the expected type
 */
export declare const isStructural: (value: unknown) => boolean;
/**
 * Validate that the value is a structural type (object).
 * See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#objects
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * validateStructural({}) // null
 * validateStructural(1) // ValidationException
 * ```
 *
 * @param value the value to check
 * @returns `null` if the value is the expected type or a `ValidationException`
 * if not
 */
export declare const validateStructural: (value: unknown) => ValidationException | null;
/**
 * Assert that the value is a structural type (object).
 * See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#objects
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * assertStructural({}) // void
 * assertStructural(1) // throws AssertionException
 * ```
 *
 * @param value the value to check
 * @throws an `AssertionException` if the value is not the expected type
 */
export declare const assertStructural: (value: unknown) => void;