import type { Contact } from './Contact';
import type { Group } from './Group';
/**
 * Represents the account type of a container.
 */
export type ContainerType = 'local' | 'exchange' | 'cardDAV' | 'unassigned' | 'unknown';
export declare class Container {
    /**
     * Constructor for Container instance.
     * While you can instantiate this class directly if you have an ID, the recommended way to obtain a `Container` instance
     * is to use static methods like `Container.getAll` or `Container.getDefault`.
     *
     * @param id - The unique identifier of the container.
     * @platform ios
     */
    constructor(id: string);
    /**
     * The unique identifier for the container.
     * @platform ios
     */
    readonly id: string;
    /**
     * Retrieves the name of the container.
     * @returns a promise resolving to the container name string (for example, "iCloud", "Gmail") or `null` if not available.
     * @platform ios
     * @example
     * ```ts
     * const name = await container.getName(); // 'iCloud'
     * ```
     */
    getName(): Promise<string | null>;
    /**
     * Retrieves the type of the container.
     * @returns a promise resolving to the [`ContainerType`](#containertype) (for example, 'cardDAV', 'exchange') or `null`.
     * @platform ios
     * @example
     * ```ts
     * const type = await container.getType(); // 'cardDAV'
     * ```
     */
    getType(): Promise<ContainerType | null>;
    /**
     * Retrieves all groups associated with this container.
     * @returns a promise resolving to an array of [`Group`](#group) instances within this container.
     * @platform ios
     * @example
     * ```ts
     * const groups = await container.getGroups();
     * ```
     */
    getGroups(): Promise<Group[]>;
    /**
     * Retrieves all contacts stored in this container.
     * @returns a promise resolving to an array of [`Contact`](#contact) instances within this container.
     * @platform ios
     * @example
     * ```ts
     * const contacts = await container.getContacts();
     * ```
     */
    getContacts(): Promise<Contact[]>;
    /**
     * A static method that retrieves all contact containers available on the device.
     * @returns a promise resolving to an array of [`Container`](#container) instances.
     * @platform ios
     * @example
     * ```ts
     * const containers = await Container.getAll();
     * ```
     */
    static getAll(): Promise<Container[]>;
    /**
     * A static method that retrieves the default container.
     * The default container is where new contacts are added if no specific container is specified.
     * @returns a promise resolving to the default [`Container`](#container) instance or `null` if not found.
     * @platform ios
     * @example
     * ```ts
     * const defaultContainer = await Container.getDefault();
     * ```
     */
    static getDefault(): Promise<Container | null>;
}
export declare class FallbackContainer {
    constructor(id: string);
    readonly id: string;
    getName(): Promise<string | null>;
    getType(): Promise<ContainerType | null>;
    getGroups(): Promise<Group[]>;
    getContacts(): Promise<Contact[]>;
    static getAll(): Promise<Container[]>;
    static getDefault(): Promise<Container | null>;
}
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