/**
 * Copyright (c) 2020 IoTize SAS <contact@iotize.com>
 *
 * The following code is based on https://github.com/cosmosio/nested-property
 * It has been translated to Typescript (based on Javascript implementation)
 * Function behavior has been modified from original version
 *
 * @license nested-property https://github.com/cosmosio/nested-property
 *
 * The MIT License (MIT)
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Olivier Scherrer <pode.fr@gmail.com>
 */
/**
 * Get the property of an object nested in one or more objects
 * given an object such as a.b.c.d = 5, getNestedProperty(a, "b.c.d") will return 5.
 *
 * @param object the object to get the property from
 * @param property the path to the property as a string
 * @returns the object or the the property value if found
 */
export declare function getNestedProperty<T extends Object>(object: T, property: string | keyof T): T | T[keyof T & number] | undefined;
/**
 * Tell if a nested object has a given property (or array a given index)
 * given an object such as a.b.c.d = 5, hasNestedProperty(a, "b.c.d") will return true.
 * It also returns true if the property is in the prototype chain.
 *
 * The MIT License (MIT)
 * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Olivier Scherrer <pode.fr@gmail.com>
 *
 * @param object the object to get the property from
 * @param property the path to the property as a string
 * @param options:
 *  - own: set to reject properties from the prototype
 * @returns true if has (property in object), false otherwise
 */
export declare function hasNestedProperty<T extends Object>(object: T, property: string | keyof T, options?: {
    own?: boolean;
}): boolean | T;
/**
 * Set the property of an object nested in one or more objects
 * If the property doesn't exist, it gets created.
 *
 * The MIT License (MIT)
 * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Olivier Scherrer <pode.fr@gmail.com>
 *
 * @param object
 * @param property
 * @param value the value to set
 * @returns object if no assignment was made or the value if the assignment was made
 */
export declare function setNestedProperty<T extends Object>(object: T, property: string | number, value: any): any;