import { IBaseHint, IBase } from "./IBase";
import { IExtension } from "./IExtension";
import { ExtConsOfBuilder, Constructor, BuilderWithExt, ConstructedType, DropFirst, ExtensionConstructionArray, ConstructedExtensions } from "./Utility";
/**
 * A function that provides a consumer the ability to extend the base with extensions.
 * @typeparam T extends ExtensibleBase: what kind of extensible object are we creating?
 * @typeparam A: original form of the builder
 * @typeparam B: new form of the builder
 */
export type BuilderFunction<T extends IBaseHint, A extends Builder<T>, B extends Builder<T>> = (b: A) => B;
/**
 * A builder that should produce a base
 * @typeparam T extends ExtensibleBase: what kind of extensible object are we creating?
 */
export declare class Builder<TBase extends IBaseHint, TExts extends ExtensionConstructionArray<TBase> = []> {
    private _base;
    /**
     * Create a new ExtensibleBase object with optional extensions, added via a builder function.
     * @param builder Builder function that describes the desired extensions for the object
     * @returns New instance of ExtensibleBase object with the requested extensions present
     */
    static Create<TBase extends IBaseHint<TBase>, TBuilder extends Builder<TBase, any>>(base: Constructor<TBase>, builder: BuilderFunction<TBase, Builder<TBase>, TBuilder>, ...args: any): IBase<TBase, ConstructedExtensions<TBase, ExtConsOfBuilder<TBuilder>>>;
    private constructor();
    private _extensions;
    private _methodNameFilter;
    /**
     * Add a compatible extension to be grafted onto the base.
     * @param extClass Extension class (non-instantiated: use the class name as a value!)
     * @param args Arguments, if any, to pass along to the extension constructor. Do not include the
     * Base instance parameter, this is automatically provided to the extension constructor later.
     * @returns The builder, now aware of this extension
     */
    with<TSelf extends Builder<TBase, TExts>, TNewExt extends Constructor<IExtension<TBase>>, TExtArgs extends DropFirst<ConstructorParameters<TNewExt>>>(this: TSelf, extClass: TNewExt, ...args: TExtArgs): BuilderWithExt<TBase, TSelf, ConstructedType<TNewExt>>;
    /**
     * Change the default method name filter for creating extension forwarding functions in the base.
     *
     * By default, this is `(m) => m.startsWith('$')`, meaning only public functions that start with
     * a dollar sign ($) have method forwarders constructed on the base instance.
     *
     * You can disable method forwarding entirely by just setting this to `() => false`.
     * @param f method name filter
     * @returns The builder, with modified filter.
     */
    withMethodNameFilter(f: (m: string) => boolean): this;
    private make;
}