import Node from '../parser/nodes/nodes.js';
import IODefinitions from '../core/definitions.js';
import IOSchema from './schema.js';
import MemberDef from './types/memberdef.js';
import '../core/positions.js';
import './schema-types.js';

/**
 * Defines the SchemaValidator interface.
 */
interface TypeDef {
    /**
     * Returns the type this instance is going to handle.
     */
    get type(): string;
    /**
     * Returns the schema for the type this instance is going to handle.
     */
    get schema(): IOSchema;
    /**
     * Validates and parses the value as per the memberDef and returns the results
     * specifying whether the value adhers to the schema or not!
     */
    parse(node: Node, memberDef: MemberDef, definitions?: IODefinitions): any;
    /** Load: JS Value → Validated JS Value (optional until all types adopt) */
    load?(value: any, memberDef: MemberDef, definitions?: IODefinitions): any;
    /** Stringify: Validated JS Value → IO Text (optional until all types adopt)
     *  Returns undefined to signal "skip this field entirely" (for missing optional values)
     */
    stringify?(value: any, memberDef: MemberDef, definitions?: IODefinitions): string | undefined;
}

export type { TypeDef as default };