import type { Entity } from "./Entity";
export declare class Component<InitializationParameters extends unknown[] = unknown[], E extends Entity = Entity> {
    static has(entity: Entity): boolean;
    static clear(entity: Entity): boolean;
    static argMap: string[];
    readonly entity: E;
    readonly derived: boolean;
    constructor(entity: E, ...rest: InitializationParameters);
    protected initialize?(...rest: InitializationParameters): void;
    dispose(): void;
    /**
     * Disposes `this` and adds a new component of the same type to the entity.
     * Skips informing the app the original component was removed and instead
     * relies on the new component informing the app of the change.
     */
    replace(...args: InitializationParameters): Component<InitializationParameters, E>;
    toJSON(): {
        type: string;
        [key: string]: unknown;
    };
    static fromJSON(...args: ConstructorParameters<typeof Component>): Component;
}
export interface ComponentConstructor<T extends Component = Component> {
    new (...args: any[]): T;
    fromJSON: typeof Component["fromJSON"];
    argMap: string[];
}
export declare const isComponentConstructor: (value: unknown) => value is ComponentConstructor<Component<unknown[], Entity>>;