import { InternalManifestHandle, ManifestHandle } from "./wasm";
/**
 * Use this entity for defining the structure of the election and associated
 * information such as candidates, contests, and vote counts.  This class is
 * based on the NIST Election Common Standard Data Specification.  Some deviations
 * from the standard exist.
 *
 * This structure is considered an immutable input object and should not be changed
 * through the course of an election, as it's hash representation is the basis for all
 * other hash representations within an ElectionGuard election context.
 *
 * @see https://developers.google.com/elections-data/reference/election
 */
export declare class Manifest {
    _handle: ManifestHandle;
    constructor(handle: ManifestHandle);
    toJson(): string;
    /**
     * @brief Creates a Manifest object from a [RFC-8259](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8259.html#section-8.1) UTF-8 encoded JSON string
     */
    static fromJson(json: string): Promise<Manifest>;
}
/**
 * `InternalManifest` is a subset of the `Manifest` structure that specifies
 * the components that ElectionGuard uses for conducting an election.  The key component is the
 * `contests` collection, which applies placeholder selections to the `Manifest` contests
 */
export declare class InternalManifest {
    _handle: InternalManifestHandle;
    constructor(handle: InternalManifestHandle);
    toJson(): string;
    /**
     * @brief Creates an Internal Manifest object from a [RFC-8259](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8259.html#section-8.1) UTF-8 encoded JSON string representation of an Internal Manifest object
     */
    static fromJson(json: string): Promise<InternalManifest>;
    /**
     * @brief Creates an Internal Manifest object from a Manifest object
     */
    static fromManifest(manifest: Manifest): Promise<InternalManifest>;
    /**
     * @brief Creates an Internal Manifest object from a [RFC-8259](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8259.html#section-8.1) UTF-8 encoded JSON string representation of a Manifest object
     */
    static fromManifestJson(json: string): Promise<InternalManifest>;
}