/**
 * @module common
 */
/** End Typedoc Module Declaration */
import { RegistryEntityStatic, RegistryEntity } from '../registry/entityRegistry';
import { ModelMetadata } from '../metadata/metadata';
export declare type identifier = string | number | symbol;
/**
 * Helper class for differentiating string keys with uuid keys
 */
export declare class UUID extends String {
    constructor(value?: any);
}
export interface ModelConstructor<T extends AbstractModel> extends Function {
    constructor: ModelStatic<T>;
}
export interface ModelStatic<T extends AbstractModel> extends RegistryEntityStatic<ModelMetadata> {
    new (data?: any, exists?: boolean): T;
    prototype: T;
}
/**
 * Common abstract class that **all** models must extend from. Provides common interfaces for other
 * services to interact with without knowing about the concrete implementation
 */
export declare abstract class AbstractModel extends RegistryEntity<ModelMetadata> {
    constructor(data?: any);
    /**
     * Hydrates the model from given data
     * @param data
     * @returns {AbstractModel}
     */
    protected hydrate(data: Object): this;
    /**
     * Get the primary identifier of the model
     * @returns {any}
     */
    getIdentifier(): identifier;
}