import { IControlInput } from './IControlInput';
import { IControlResultBuilder } from './IControlResultBuilder';
/**
 * Defines a Control object that manages state and dialog behavior.
 *
 * This is the minimal definition required by the Runtime (ControlHandler)
 * See `Control` for the actual class used by Control implementations.
 */
export interface IControl {
    id: string;
    /**
     * Determines if the Control or one of its children can consume the request.
     */
    canHandle(input: IControlInput): boolean | Promise<boolean>;
    /**
     * Handles the request.
     */
    handle(input: IControlInput, resultBuilder: IControlResultBuilder): void | Promise<void>;
    /**
     * Determines if the Control can take the initiative.
     */
    canTakeInitiative(input: IControlInput): boolean | Promise<boolean>;
    /**
     * Takes the initiative by adding an InitiativeAct to the result.
     */
    takeInitiative(input: IControlInput, resultBuilder: IControlResultBuilder): void | Promise<void>;
    /** TODO */
    reestablishState(state: any, controlStateMap: {
        [index: string]: any;
    }): void;
    /**
     * Gets the Control's state as an object that is serializable.
     *
     * Framework behavior:
     * - The object will be serialized via a call to `JSON.stringify(obj)`
     */
    getSerializableState(): any;
    /**
     * Sets the state from a serialized state object
     */
    setSerializableState(serializedState: any): void;
}
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