import type { Faker } from '.';
/**
 * Module to generate dates.
 */
export declare class _Date {
    private readonly faker;
    constructor(faker: Faker);
    /**
     * Generates a random date in the past.
     *
     * @param years The range of years the date may be in the past. Defaults to `1`.
     * @param refDate The date to use as reference point for the newly generated date. Defaults to now.
     *
     * @see faker.date.recent()
     *
     * @example
     * faker.date.past() // '2021-12-03T05:40:44.408Z'
     * faker.date.past(10) // '2017-10-25T21:34:19.488Z'
     * faker.date.past(10, '2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z') // '2017-08-18T02:59:12.350Z'
     */
    past(years?: number, refDate?: string | Date | number): Date;
    /**
     * Generates a random date in the future.
     *
     * @param years The range of years the date may be in the future. Defaults to `1`.
     * @param refDate The date to use as reference point for the newly generated date. Defaults to now.
     *
     * @see faker.date.soon()
     *
     * @example
     * faker.date.future() // '2022-11-19T05:52:49.100Z'
     * faker.date.future(10) // '2030-11-23T09:38:28.710Z'
     * faker.date.future(10, '2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z') // '2020-12-13T22:45:10.252Z'
     */
    future(years?: number, refDate?: string | Date | number): Date;
    /**
     * Generates a random date between the given boundaries.
     *
     * @param from The early date boundary.
     * @param to The late date boundary.
     *
     * @example
     * faker.date.between('2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z', '2030-01-01T00:00:00.000Z') // '2026-05-16T02:22:53.002Z'
     */
    between(from: string | Date | number, to: string | Date | number): Date;
    /**
     * Generates n random dates between the given boundaries.
     *
     * @param from The early date boundary.
     * @param to The late date boundary.
     * @param num The number of dates to generate. Defaults to `3`.
     *
     * @example
     * faker.date.betweens('2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z', '2030-01-01T00:00:00.000Z')
     * // [
     * //   2022-07-02T06:00:00.000Z,
     * //   2024-12-31T12:00:00.000Z,
     * //   2027-07-02T18:00:00.000Z
     * // ]
     * faker.date.betweens('2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z', '2030-01-01T00:00:00.000Z', 2)
     * // [ 2023-05-02T16:00:00.000Z, 2026-09-01T08:00:00.000Z ]
     */
    betweens(from: string | Date | number, to: string | Date | number, num?: number): Date[];
    /**
     * Generates a random date in the recent past.
     *
     * @param days The range of days the date may be in the past. Defaults to `1`.
     * @param refDate The date to use as reference point for the newly generated date. Defaults to now.
     *
     * @see faker.date.past()
     *
     * @example
     * faker.date.recent() // '2022-02-04T02:09:35.077Z'
     * faker.date.recent(10) // '2022-01-29T06:12:12.829Z'
     * faker.date.recent(10, '2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z') // '2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z'
     */
    recent(days?: number, refDate?: string | Date | number): Date;
    /**
     * Generates a random date in the near future.
     *
     * @param days The range of days the date may be in the future. Defaults to `1`.
     * @param refDate The date to use as reference point for the newly generated date. Defaults to now.
     *
     * @see faker.date.future()
     *
     * @example
     * faker.date.soon() // '2022-02-05T09:55:39.216Z'
     * faker.date.soon(10) // '2022-02-11T05:14:39.138Z'
     * faker.date.soon(10, '2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z') // '2020-01-01T02:40:44.990Z'
     */
    soon(days?: number, refDate?: string | Date | number): Date;
    /**
     * Returns a random name of a month.
     *
     * @param options The optional options to use.
     * @param options.abbr Whether to return an abbreviation. Defaults to `false`.
     * @param options.context Whether to return the name of a month in a context. Defaults to `false`.
     *
     * @example
     * faker.date.month() // 'October'
     * faker.date.month({ abbr: true }) // 'Feb'
     * faker.date.month({ context: true }) // 'June'
     * faker.date.month({ abbr: true, context: true }) // 'Sep'
     */
    month(options?: {
        abbr?: boolean;
        context?: boolean;
    }): string;
    /**
     * Returns a random day of the week.
     *
     * @param options The optional options to use.
     * @param options.abbr Whether to return an abbreviation. Defaults to `false`.
     * @param options.context Whether to return the day of the week in a context. Defaults to `false`.
     *
     * @example
     * faker.date.weekday() // 'Monday'
     * faker.date.weekday({ abbr: true }) // 'Thu'
     * faker.date.weekday({ context: true }) // 'Thursday'
     * faker.date.weekday({ abbr: true, context: true }) // 'Fri'
     */
    weekday(options?: {
        abbr?: boolean;
        context?: boolean;
    }): string;
}