import { Config, Tsoa } from '@tsoa/runtime';
import { type ClassDeclaration, type CompilerOptions, type TypeChecker } from 'typescript';
export declare class MetadataGenerator {
    private readonly compilerOptions?;
    private readonly ignorePaths?;
    private readonly rootSecurity;
    readonly defaultNumberType: NonNullable<Config['defaultNumberType']>;
    readonly controllerNodes: ClassDeclaration[];
    readonly typeChecker: TypeChecker;
    private readonly program;
    private referenceTypeMap;
    private modelDefinitionPosMap;
    private expressionOrigNameMap;
    constructor(entryFile: string, compilerOptions?: CompilerOptions | undefined, ignorePaths?: string[] | undefined, controllers?: string[], rootSecurity?: Tsoa.Security[], defaultNumberType?: NonNullable<Config['defaultNumberType']>, esm?: boolean);
    Generate(): Tsoa.Metadata;
    private setProgramToDynamicControllersFiles;
    private extractNodeFromProgramSourceFiles;
    private checkForMethodSignatureDuplicates;
    private checkForPathParamSignatureDuplicates;
    TypeChecker(): TypeChecker;
    AddReferenceType(referenceType: Tsoa.ReferenceType): void;
    GetReferenceType(refName: string): Tsoa.ReferenceType;
    CheckModelUnicity(refName: string, positions: Array<{
        fileName: string;
        pos: number;
    }>): void;
    CheckExpressionUnicity(formattedRefName: string, refName: string): void;
    private buildControllers;
}