/**
 * Parses semantic versioning strings.
 * Expected format: "major.minor.patch" or "major.minor.patch-tag" (e.g., "1.25.0" or "2.0.1-beta").
 * @template {string} VersionString
 */
declare class TinyVersion<VersionString extends string> {
    #private;
    /**
     * Creates a new TinyVersion instance.
     *
     * @param {VersionString} versionString - The version string to parse.
     * @throws {TypeError} If the provided versionString is not a string.
     * @throws {Error} If the version string does not match the expected format.
     */
    constructor(versionString: VersionString);
    /**
     * Retrieves the major version number (incompatible API changes).
     * @returns {number}
     */
    get major(): number;
    /**
     * Retrieves the minor version number (added functionality in a backwards-compatible manner).
     * @returns {number}
     */
    get minor(): number;
    /**
     * Retrieves the patch version number (backwards-compatible bug fixes).
     * @returns {number}
     */
    get patch(): number;
    /**
     * Retrieves the release tag, or null if it does not exist (e.g., "alpha", "rc.1").
     * @returns {string | null}
     */
    get tag(): string | null;
    /**
     * Compares this version with another version to see if it is greater.
     *
     * @template {TinyVersion<string>} VersionInstance
     * @param {VersionInstance} version - The version to compare against.
     * @returns {boolean} True if this version is greater than the provided version.
     * @throws {TypeError} If the provided version is not an instance of TinyVersion.
     */
    isGreaterThan<VersionInstance extends TinyVersion<string>>(version: VersionInstance): boolean;
    /**
     * Compares this version with another version to see if they are equal.
     *
     * @template {TinyVersion<string>} VersionInstance
     * @param {VersionInstance} version - The version to compare against.
     * @returns {boolean} True if both versions are identical.
     * @throws {TypeError} If the provided version is not an instance of TinyVersion.
     */
    isEqualTo<VersionInstance extends TinyVersion<string>>(version: VersionInstance): boolean;
    /**
     * Compares this version with another version to see if it is less.
     *
     * @template {TinyVersion<string>} VersionInstance
     * @param {VersionInstance} version - The version to compare against.
     * @returns {boolean} True if this version is less than the provided version.
     * @throws {TypeError} If the provided version is not an instance of TinyVersion.
     */
    isLessThan<VersionInstance extends TinyVersion<string>>(version: VersionInstance): boolean;
    /**
     * Returns the string representation of the version.
     * @returns {VersionString} The reconstructed version string.
     */
    toString(): VersionString;
}
export default TinyVersion;
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