import { Permission, PermissionsList } from "../permission";
import { PermissibleEntity } from "./entity";
/**
 * Collective
 *
 * A group of entities under the same name, and share resources.
 */
export declare class Collective extends PermissibleEntity {
    private readonly whitelist;
    private readonly blacklist;
    constructor(name: string, permissions: Permission[], scope?: string);
    /**
     * InheritFrom()
     *
     * extends an existing collective.
     * @param collective the collective to inherit from
     * @param name the name of the derived collective.
     * @param permissions permissions overrides.
     * @param scope the new scope. If omitted, the collective's scope is inherited.
     * @returns the derived collective.
     */
    static InheritFrom(collective: Collective, name: string, permissions?: Permission[], scope?: string | null): Collective;
    get can(): PermissionsList;
    get cannot(): PermissionsList;
    equals(suspect: any): boolean;
}