import { Model } from "../model";
import { SerialMeta } from "./base";
import { BaseRelationField, BaseRelationMeta, BaseRelationOptions } from "./base_relation";
export interface RefOptions<T, R> extends BaseRelationOptions<T, R> {
    parent?: boolean;
}
export declare class ReferenceField<S extends Model<any, any>, R> extends BaseRelationField<{} & BaseRelationMeta, RefOptions<S, R>, S> {
    constructor(ctx: ClassMemberDecoratorContext, options?: RefOptions<S, R>);
    get isPrimaryRelation(): boolean;
    protected getValue(inst: S): any;
    protected setValue(inst: S, v: any): void;
    offerObjectFromInverse(inst: S, object: any, inverseField: BaseRelationField<any, any, any>): void;
    removeObjectFromInverse(inst: S, object: any, inverseField: BaseRelationField<any, any, any>): void;
    private access;
    decorate(value: any, ctx: ClassMemberDecoratorContext): any;
    serialize(inst: S, object: any, meta: SerialMeta): void;
    deserialize(inst: S, object: any, meta: SerialMeta): void;
    attach(inst: S): void;
    detach(inst: S): void;
    protected updateInverseReference(inst: S, newInvInst: any): void;
}
export type AnyReferenceField = ReferenceField<any, any>;
/**
 * Mark a property as a Collection reference.
 * Automatically handles adding/removing Model instances from the collection when this property is changed.
 * Will not add the Model instance to the collection until it is saved (has an `id`).
 * @param collection_field The field_name on the Collection object
 */
export declare const reference: <R, T extends Model<any, any>>(options: RefOptions<T, R>) => (value: any, ctx: ClassAccessorDecoratorContext<T>) => any;
/**
 * Mark a property as an ID for a collection.
 * Requires a resolver function that, given an ID, returns the collections instance.
 *
 * Accepts an optional `name` parameter as the first parameter. This should be the same as the `@collection` property name.
 * If not provided, defaults to the `@collection_id` property name, minus the last underscore-separated segment.
 * Eg `some_collection_id` -> `some_collection`
 */
export declare function reference_id<T, C = any>(retrieveReference: (id: number, self: T) => C): any;
export declare function reference_id<T, C = any>(reference_field: string, retrieveReference: (id: number, self: T) => C): any;