export declare const ITPT_LINEAR_SPLIT = "l";
export declare const ITPT_REFMAP_BASE = "rmb";
export declare const ITPT_TAG_SPECIAL = "special";
export declare const ITPT_TAG_ATOMIC = "atomic";
export declare const ITPT_TAG_MOD = "mod";
export declare const ITPT_TAG_COMPOUND = "compound";
export interface IItptRetriever {
    /**
     * the interpreter has a name-attribute so
     * that different ILDOptions-typed objects can use their
     * visualInfo property to choose their own retriever
     */
    name: string;
    searchForObjItpt(term: string | Array<string>, crudSkills: string): any;
    searchForKVItpt(term: string, crudSkills: string): any;
    addItpt(typeName: string, itpt: any, crudSkills: string, tags: string[]): void;
    getItptList(): Array<any>;
    getItptByNameSelf(nameSelf: string): any;
    /**
     * sets an interpreter that is derived from other existing interpreters,
     * for a specific ldTokenVal (which are unique).
     * Derived Interpreters will not be used for automatic matching, they're
     * used for sub-Interpreters in ReferenceMaps e.g.
     * @param ldTokenVal the ldTokenValue as found in the application's state
     * @param itpt the interpreter function or class
     */
    setDerivedItpt(ldTokenVal: string, itpt: any): void;
    /**
     * checks whether an interpreter exists for this ldTokenVal
     * @param ldTokenVal the ldTokenValue as found in the application's state
     */
    hasDerivedItpt(ldTokenVal: string): boolean;
    /**
     * retrieves the interpreter for this ldTokenVal, if it exists
     * @param ldTokenVal the ldTokenValue as found in the application's state
     * @returns the interpreter or null
     */
    getDerivedItpt(ldTokenVal: string): any;
}