import { BaseManagedFile } from '../file';
/**
 * Base class for creating managers, these can dynamically load and reload files for the framework.
 */
export declare abstract class BaseManager extends BaseManagedFile {
    /** All the loaded files of the manager */
    protected abstract files: BaseManagedFile[];
    /**
     * @param {string} filePath - The absolute path of the current file.
     */
    constructor(filePath: string);
    /**
     * Called to start the processes needed for the manager. i.e. fetch managed files.
     */
    abstract init(): Promise<void> | void;
    /**
     * "Reloads" all managed files.
     * This removes each file from the cache and Node will re-load them once they're required again.
     */
    reloadAllFiles(): void;
    /**
     * Fetches all files in a given directory, returning the required files found within it.
     * @param {string} directoryPath - The directory to crawl through.
     * @param {Object} options - The options for fetching
     * @param {boolean} [options.shouldUseIndex = true] - Whether index files should be used when a directory has one, ignoring the other files within it.
     * @param {string[]} [options.exportedModuleNames = []] - The exported module names that you want to required.
     * @param {Object[]} [options.constructorArguments = []] - The arguments passed to the constructor of required files.
     * @returns {BaseManagedFile[]}
     */
    protected fetchDirectoryFiles(directoryPath: string, { shouldUseIndex, exportedModuleNames, constructorArguments, }: {
        shouldUseIndex?: boolean;
        exportedModuleNames?: string[];
        constructorArguments?: any[];
    }): Promise<BaseManagedFile[]>;
    /**
     * @param {string} directoryPath - The directory that contains the file being required.
     * @param {string} fileName - The name of the file being required.
     * @param {string[]} moduleNames - The names of the modules wanted to be required.
     * @param {string[]} constructorArguments - The arguments passed to the constructor of required files.
     * @returns {BaseManagedFile}
     */
    private requireFile;
}