import * as Ajv from 'ajv';
/**
 * Typescript Validator type
 */
export declare type Validator<T = any> = (data: Partial<T>) => Promise<T>;
/**
 * ValidatorFunction module definition
 */
export interface ValidatorFunction<T extends {} = any> {
    /**
     * default export should be a function for validating
     *  the (potentially incomplete) input and returning
     *  it completely valid.
     *
     * @param obj Potentially incomplete object
     *
     * @returns The complete, validated object
     *
     * @throws AssertionError, Ajv.ErrorParameters
     */
    default: Validator<T>;
}
/**
 * Initialize an ajv instance
 */
export declare function init_ajv(): Ajv.Ajv;
/**
 * Given a validator reference, resolve it into a function capable of doing a validation.
 *
 * @param validator Function, URL, or Module path to validation function
 *
 * @throws Ajv.ErrorParameters
 * @returns Validation function
 */
export declare function get_validator(validator: string | object | Validator): Promise<Validator>;
/**
 * Given data validate it.
 *
 * @param data Object being validated
 * @param validator (optional) validator for which to validate against (schema, function, etc..)
 *
 * @returns A promise to the complete object
 * @throws Ajv.ErrorParameters
 */
export declare function validate<T>(data: Partial<T>, validator: any): Promise<T>;