import { STMessage } from "./STMessage";
import { STObject } from "./STObject";
export declare type MessageHandler = (message: STMessage) => STObject;
/**
 * Base class of almost every object hierarchy
 * that simplifies method handling and provides
 * objects with a set of standard methods.
 *
 * ALWAYS inherit from this class (rather than from
 * STObject directly), unless you have a very good
 * reason not to.
 */
export declare class STObjectBase extends STObject {
    private methods;
    private preMethodHandler;
    private postMethodHandler;
    private delegate;
    constructor();
    protected handleMessage(message: STMessage): STObject;
    protected setPreMethodHandler(handler: (msg: STMessage) => STObject): void;
    protected setPostMethodHandler(handler: (msg: STMessage) => STObject): void;
    protected setDelegate(delegate: STObject): void;
    protected addMethod(selector: string, handler: MessageHandler): void;
    getClassName(): string;
}