import { RepositoryModelBase } from "../repositories/RepositoryModelBase";
import { mySqlConnection } from "../repositories/mySqlConnection";
export declare class Category extends RepositoryModelBase<Category> {
    categoryName: string;
    categoryDbId: number;
    parentCategory: Category;
    childrenCategories: Category[];
    constructor(categoryName: string);
    private addChildren(segments, categories);
    static parseCategory(parent: Category | null, segments: string[], categories: Category[]): Category;
    static save(connection: mySqlConnection, categories: Category[]): Promise<Category[]>;
}