import { ClassType } from "../../type";
import { TypeMetadataInternal } from "../data/TypeMetadataInternal";
import { TypeMetadata } from "../data/TypeMetadata";
/**
 * Internal class that stores information on registered type metadata
 */
export declare class MetadataCollection {
    private rawTypeMetadata;
    private exportedTypeMetadata;
    private inheritedMetadata;
    /**
     * Get or create internal type metadata object
     * @param type
     * @returns {TypeMetadataInternal}
     */
    getOrCreateTypeMetadata(type: ClassType): TypeMetadataInternal;
    /**
     * Get type metadata in clean export format
     * @param type
     * @throws Error if unre4gistered metadata is requested
     * @returns {TypeMetadata}
     */
    getTypeMetadataExportFormat(type: ClassType): TypeMetadata;
    /**
     * Check if particular type has registered entry
     * @param type
     * @returns {boolean}
     */
    typeMetadataIsRegistered(type: ClassType): boolean;
    /**
     * 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[];
}