/**
 * @fileoverview BrightDbApplication — generic BrightDB-backed application base class.
 *
 * Extends the upstream Application with:
 * - HTTP server capture during start()
 *
 * Domain-specific service wiring stays in the consuming library's App subclass.
 *
 * @module application
 */
import type { PlatformID } from '@digitaldefiance/node-ecies-lib';
import { AppRouter, Application as UpstreamApplication, type IConstants } from '@digitaldefiance/node-express-suite';
import type { Server } from 'http';
import type { BrightDbEnvironment } from './environment';
/**
 * Generic BrightDB-backed application base class.
 *
 * Extends the upstream Application with:
 * - HTTP server capture during start()
 *
 * Domain-specific service wiring stays in the consuming library's App subclass.
 */
export declare class BrightDbApplication<TID extends PlatformID, TEnvironment extends BrightDbEnvironment<TID> = BrightDbEnvironment<TID>, TConstants extends IConstants = IConstants, TAppRouter extends AppRouter<TID> = AppRouter<TID>> extends UpstreamApplication<TID, TEnvironment, TConstants, TAppRouter> {
    /**
     * Captured HTTP server reference.
     * The upstream Application stores the server as a private field,
     * so subclasses intercept expressApp.listen() to capture it here.
     */
    protected _httpServer: Server | null;
    /**
     * Get the HTTP server instance (available after start()).
     */
    get httpServer(): Server | null;
}
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