import { Filter } from './Filter';
/**
 * FilterChain - Manages execution of filters in priority order.
 * Similar to Java servlet filter chains.
 *
 * Filters are sorted by priority (highest first) and each filter
 * calls nextFilter.invoke() to invoke the next filter in the chain.
 *
 * The final "filter" in the chain is the controller method itself.
 */
export declare class FilterChain<REQ, RESP> {
    private filters;
    constructor(filters: Filter<REQ, RESP>[]);
    /**
     * Execute the filter chain.
     *
     * @param meta - Request metadata
     * @param finalHandler - The controller method to execute at the end
     * @returns Promise of the response
     */
    execute(meta: REQ, finalHandler: () => Promise<RESP>): Promise<RESP>;
    /**
     * Get all filters in the chain (sorted by priority).
     */
    getFilters(): Filter<REQ, RESP>[];
    /**
     * Get the number of filters in the chain.
     */
    size(): number;
}