import * as z from 'zod';
/**
 * This file is taken from:
 *   https://github.com/kbkk/abitia/blob/master/packages/zod-dto/src/createZodDto.ts
 *
 * It is used to create a DTO from a Zod object.
 * I assume that the create method is called within NestJS.
 */
/**
 * ZodType is a very complex interface describing not just public properties but private ones as well
 * causing the interface to change fairly often among versions
 *
 * Since we're interested in the main subset of Zod functionality (type infering + parsing) this type is introduced
 * to achieve the most compatibility.
 */
export declare type CompatibleZodType = Pick<z.ZodType<unknown>, '_input' | '_output' | 'parse' | 'safeParse'>;
export declare type CompatibleZodInfer<T extends CompatibleZodType> = T['_output'];
export declare type ZodDtoStatic<T> = {
    new (): T;
    zodSchema: CompatibleZodType;
    create(input: unknown): T;
};
export declare const createZodDto: <T extends CompatibleZodType>(zodSchema: T) => ZodDtoStatic<CompatibleZodInfer<T>>;