import { IR8BtnProps } from './IR8BtnProps';
/** FireStore Database  Category  JSON Format. Same as IR8Category.
 */
export declare type IR8CategoryFS = IR8Category;
/**
 * Articles Categorie
 * Stored Inside La Carte
 * Categorie are auto linked. ex 111 belong to 11, belong to 1
 * One Article can belong to zero or Only One Categorie, but belong also to Categorie.Parent
 *
 */
export interface IR8Category {
    guid: string;
    category: string;
    name: string;
    description?: string;
    extref?: string;
    tags?: string[];
    webOrderPlatforms?: string[];
    btnProps?: IR8BtnProps;
}
export declare function CategoryInitialValue(): Partial<IR8Category>;
/** Default Validation Category
 * Throw Error if fail
 */
export declare function CheckCategoryIsValid(Obj: Partial<IR8Category> | Partial<IR8CategoryFS>): void;
/** Default Validation Category
 * return Error message if failure
 */
export declare function CategoryIsValid(Obj: Partial<IR8Category> | Partial<IR8CategoryFS>): string;
/** Serialize IR8Category to Firestore JSON */
export declare function Category2JSON(Obj: Partial<IR8Category>): IR8CategoryFS;
/** Serialize Firestore JSON to IR8Category. json can be undefined */
export declare function JSON2Category(json: Partial<IR8CategoryFS> | undefined, target: IR8Category): void;
/** New Category from Firestore JSON */
export declare function JSONAsCategory(json?: Partial<IR8CategoryFS>): IR8Category;