import { ClassType } from "../type";
import { TypeMetadataInternal } from "./data/TypeMetadataInternal";
import { TypeMetadata } from "./data/TypeMetadata";
/**
 * Internal metadata provider that should be used only within metadata package
 */
export declare const metadataInternal: {
    /**
     * Retrieve some type metadata.
     * This should not be used from outside of metadata package!
     * @param type
     * @returns {TypeMetadataInternal}
     */
    getTypeDescriptor: (type: ClassType<any>) => TypeMetadataInternal;
};
/**
 * Public data provider for registered type metadata
 */
export declare const metadata: {
    /**
     * Check if particular type has registered metadata
     * @param type
     * @returns {boolean}
     */
    hasMetadata: (type: ClassType<any>) => boolean;
    /**
     * Retrieve some type metadataInternal
     * @param type
     * @returns {TypeMetadataInternal}
     */
    getTypeDescriptor: (type: ClassType<any>) => TypeMetadata;
    /**
     * Get inherited metadata for some instance (including its own prototype)
     * @param instance Any class instance that might be inheriting from any of metadata clients
     * @returns {TypeMetadata[]} A collection of all metadata entries that can be matched with instance
     */
    getInheritedMetadata: (instance: any) => TypeMetadata[];
};