import * as GraphQLNorm from "graphql-norm";
/**
 * A definition of an operation that modifies fields in the cache
 */
export declare type Patch = CreateEntity | DeleteEntity | UpdateEntity | UpdateField | InsertElement | RemoveElement | RemoveEntityElement;
export interface CreateEntity {
    readonly type: "CreateEntity";
    readonly id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey;
    readonly newValue: GraphQLNorm.NormObj;
}
export interface UpdateEntity {
    readonly type: "UpdateEntity";
    readonly id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey;
    readonly newValues: GraphQLNorm.NormObj;
}
export interface DeleteEntity {
    readonly type: "DeleteEntity";
    readonly id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey;
}
export interface UpdateField {
    readonly type: "UpdateField";
    readonly id: string;
    readonly fieldName: string;
    readonly newValue: GraphQLNorm.NormFieldValue | null;
    readonly fieldArguments: {} | undefined;
}
export interface InsertElement {
    readonly type: "InsertElement";
    readonly id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey;
    readonly fieldName: string;
    readonly index: number;
    readonly newValue: GraphQLNorm.NormFieldValue;
    readonly fieldArguments: {} | undefined;
}
export interface RemoveElement {
    readonly type: "RemoveElement";
    readonly id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey;
    readonly fieldName: string;
    readonly index: number;
    readonly fieldArguments: {} | undefined;
}
export interface RemoveEntityElement {
    readonly type: "RemoveEntityElement";
    readonly id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey;
    readonly fieldName: string;
    readonly entityId: GraphQLNorm.NormKey;
    readonly fieldArguments: {} | undefined;
}
/**
 * Create a new entity
 */
export declare function createEntity<T = GraphQLNorm.NormObj>(id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey, newValue: T): CreateEntity;
/**
 * Update multiple fields (without arguments) on an existing entity
 */
export declare function updateEntity<T = GraphQLNorm.NormObj>(id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey, newValues: Partial<T>): UpdateEntity;
/**
 * Deletes an existing entity
 */
export declare function deleteEntity(id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey): DeleteEntity;
/**
 * Update a single field with optional arguments
 */
export declare function updateField<T = GraphQLNorm.NormObj, A extends {} = {}>(id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey, fieldName: Extract<keyof T, string>, newValue: GraphQLNorm.NormFieldValue | null, fieldArguments?: A): UpdateField;
/**
 * Inserts an element into an array-field in an entity
 */
export declare function insertElement<T = GraphQLNorm.NormObj, A extends {} = {}>(id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey, fieldName: Extract<keyof T, string>, index: number, newValue: GraphQLNorm.NormFieldValue | null, fieldArguments?: A): InsertElement;
/**
 * Remove an element from an array-field in an entity
 */
export declare function removeElement<T = GraphQLNorm.NormObj, A extends {} = {}>(id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey, fieldName: Extract<keyof T, string>, index: number, fieldArguments?: A): RemoveElement;
/**
 * Remove all occurances of elements with specified ID from an array-field in an entity
 */
export declare function removeEntityElement<T = GraphQLNorm.NormObj, A extends {} = {}>(id: GraphQLNorm.NormKey, fieldName: Extract<keyof T, string>, entityId: GraphQLNorm.NormKey, fieldArguments?: A): RemoveEntityElement;