/**
 * Provides JSON serialization and deserialization functions for use
 * in HotMesh mapping rules. Although inspired by JavaScript, they
 * have been adapted to follow a functional approach. Each transformation
 * is a function that expects one or more input parameters from the
 * prior row in the `@pipe` structure.
 *
 * @remarks
 * Invoked in mapping rules using `{@json.<method>}` syntax.
 */
declare class JsonHandler {
    /**
     * Converts a JavaScript object or value to a JSON string.
     * Wraps `JSON.stringify` with support for optional replacer
     * and space parameters for pretty-printing.
     *
     * @param {any} value - The value to convert to a JSON string
     * @param {Function | Array | null} [replacer] - A function that alters the behavior of the stringification process, or an array of strings and numbers to filter properties
     * @param {string | number} [space] - A string or number used to insert whitespace for readability
     * @returns {string} The JSON string representation of the value
     * @example
     * ```yaml
     * json_string:
     *   "@pipe":
     *     - ["{a}", null, 2]
     *     - ["{@json.stringify}"]
     * ```
     */
    stringify(value: any, replacer?: (this: any, key: string, value: any) => any | (number | string)[] | null, space?: string | number): string;
    /**
     * Parses a JSON string and returns the resulting JavaScript object.
     * Wraps `JSON.parse` with support for an optional reviver function.
     *
     * @param {string} text - The JSON string to parse
     * @param {Function} [reviver] - A function that transforms the results, called for each key-value pair
     * @returns {any} The JavaScript value parsed from the JSON string
     * @example
     * ```yaml
     * js_object:
     *   "@pipe":
     *     - ["{a}"]
     *     - ["{@json.parse}"]
     * ```
     */
    parse(text: string, reviver?: (this: any, key: string, value: any) => any): any;
}
export { JsonHandler };