import { CBFileSystem } from '../node/file-system';
import { IparamDefns } from '../types/common';
/**
 * Validator for iparamDefns
 * Validates the sectioned iparams.json schema
 */
export declare class IparamDefnsValidator {
    private fileSystem;
    private inputsValidator;
    constructor(fileSystem: CBFileSystem);
    /**
     * Validates and loads the iparamDefns from a file
     * @param {string} path - Path to the iparams.json file
     * @returns {IparamDefns} The validated iparamDefns
     * @throws {Error} If the iparamDefns is invalid or cannot be read
     */
    validateAndGetIparamDefnsFile(path: string): IparamDefns;
    /**
     * Validates an iparamDefns object
     * @param {IparamDefns} iparamDefns - The iparamDefns object to validate
     * @throws {Error} If the iparamDefns is invalid
     */
    validate(iparamDefns: IparamDefns): void;
    /**
     * Validates a single section definition
     * @param {any} section - The section definition to validate
     * @param {number} index - The index of the section in the array (for error messages)
     * @throws {Error} If the section is invalid
     */
    private validateSection;
    /**
     * Validates a single parameter definition
     * @param {any} param - The parameter definition to validate
     * @param {string} sectionName - Parent section name for error messages
     * @param {number} index - The index of the parameter in the section (for error messages)
     * @throws {Error} If the parameter is invalid
     */
    private validateParameter;
    private requireNonEmptyStringField;
    private rejectUnknownKeys;
    private validateSectionName;
    private validateParamName;
    private validateType;
    private validateOptions;
    private validateDefaultValue;
}