import { Type } from './types';
declare let MISSING_NODE: Node;
/**
 * Wrapper for a typed value with some utility methods.
 */
declare class Node {
    readonly type: Type;
    readonly value: any;
    constructor(value: any, type?: Type);
    isNull(): boolean;
    isMissing(): boolean;
    equals(other: any): boolean;
    compare(other: any): number;
    /**
     * Returns the number of properties in an object, or number of elements in
     * an array. All other types return 0.
     */
    size(): number;
    /**
     * This converts a value to a boolean using the Jackson JSON rules.
     * For example, string "true" is true, all other string values are false.
     */
    asBoolean(): boolean;
    /**
     * Return the node's value as a string.
     */
    asString(): string;
    /**
     * Return the node's value as a number, converting where needed.
     */
    asNumber(): number;
    /**
     * Replace characters in the string with those in the mapping.
     */
    replace(mapping: any): string;
    path(path: (string | number)[]): Node;
    get(key: string | number): Node;
}
/**
 * Wrap a value in a Node if not already.
 */
export declare const toNode: (value: any) => Node;
/**
 * Returns true or false indicating the value is "truthy" per the
 * template compiler's rules.
 */
export declare const isTruthy: (n: Node | any) => any;
export { Node, MISSING_NODE };