import 'reflect-metadata';
import { Collection } from './collection';
import { ThingField } from './thingField';
import { ThingFieldObject } from './types';
export declare abstract class BaseThing {
    private static fields;
    constructor();
    private static getMetadata;
    static getType(): string;
    static getName(): string;
    static getLabel(): string;
    static getFields(): ThingFieldObject;
    static addField(field: ThingField): void;
    static getCollection(): Collection;
    private getMetadata;
    private verifyMetadata;
    getType(): string;
    getCollection(): Collection;
    getTypeName(): string;
    getTypeLabel(): string;
    toString(): string;
}