export declare type BufferEncoding = "buffer" | "utf8";
export declare abstract class MemoryFile<ContentType> {
    protected _content: ContentType;
    constructor(fileContent?: string);
    replaceContent(content: ContentType): void;
    readonly content: ContentType;
    toString(): string;
    protected abstract create_default(): ContentType;
    protected abstract parse_file(content: string): ContentType;
    protected abstract stringify_file(): string;
}
export declare abstract class BaseFile<ContentType> extends MemoryFile<ContentType> {
    protected _fileName: string;
    protected _create: boolean;
    protected _exists: boolean;
    protected _charset: string;
    private _old_content;
    logger: {
        (message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void;
        (message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void;
    };
    constructor(fileName: string);
    constructor(fileName: string, charset: BufferEncoding, create: boolean);
    constructor(fileName: string, charset: BufferEncoding);
    constructor(fileName: string, create: boolean);
    reload(): void;
    exists(): boolean;
    write(): boolean;
    writeTo(otherFilePath: string): void;
    readonly fileName: string;
}