/**
 * The abstract DCSerializable class represents the basic unit of data interchange for the application.
 * DCSerializable objects correspond to MongoDB documents in the database.  Subtypes of the abstract class
 * correspond to collections in the database, and the application schema is defined in the subtype definitions.
 */
import { IDCAssociationManager } from "./IDCAssociationManager";
export interface IDCSerializable {
    _id: string;
    name: string;
    createdAt?: string;
    updatedAt?: string;
    [prop: string]: any;
}
export interface IDCSerializableClass {
    new (init: IDCSerializable, am: IDCAssociationManager, tableName: string): DCSerializable;
}
export declare type DCSerializableClassGetter = () => typeof DCSerializable;
export declare abstract class DCSerializable {
    private am;
    tableName: string;
    _id: string;
    shortId: string;
    _name: string;
    dataLoaded: boolean;
    createdAt: Date;
    updatedAt: Date;
    constructor(data: IDCSerializable, am: IDCAssociationManager, tableName: string);
    readonly id: string;
    name: string;
    clone(): DCSerializable;
    equals(obj: DCSerializable): boolean;
    fkSelectName(): string;
    loadData(data: IDCSerializable): void;
    protected loadForeignColumns(data: IDCSerializable): void;
    serializable(): IDCSerializable;
    static readonly tableName: string;
    /**
     * For use as an the ngFor trackBy function
     */
    static trackById(idx: number, obj: DCSerializable): string;
}