/**
 * @module common
 */
/** End Typedoc Module Declaration */
import { AbstractModel, identifier } from './model';
/**
 * Collection holds an array of [[AbstractModel|models]]. It provides common collection manipulation
 * methods for the controllers, services etc to work with models in an abstracted manner
 */
export declare class Collection<T extends AbstractModel> extends Array<T> {
    constructor(initialItems?: T[]);
    /**
     * Find an item in the collection by primary identifier
     * @param id
     * @returns {T}
     */
    findById(id: identifier): T;
    /**
     * Remove an item from the collection
     * @param model
     */
    remove(model: T): void;
    /**
     * Check if the collection contains a given model
     * @param model
     * @returns {boolean}
     */
    contains(model: T): boolean;
}