import "reflect-metadata";
import { Connection } from "typeorm";
import DBSubmission from "./entities/db-submission";
import DBComment from "./entities/db-comment";
export declare function makeDB(): Promise<Connection>;
/**  Generic type for things that can be Comments or Submissions. */
export declare type DBPost = DBComment | DBSubmission;
/**
 * Simplifies processing Comments & Submissions by splitting the input into the result of either function,
 * based off its class.
 * @param post The Comment/Submission to check.
 * @param comment A callback if this Post is a Comment.
 * @param submission A callback if this Post is a Submission.
 */
export declare function forkPost<C, S>(post: DBPost, comment: (cmm: DBComment) => C, submission: (s: DBSubmission) => S): C | S;