/**
 * ReferenceManager associates constructors with a id
 */
export declare class ReferenceManager<T extends {
    name: string;
}> {
    private readonly references;
    private readonly rewrites;
    /**
     * Resolves the name of the given entity.
     * If the given entity is already a string, the same string will be returned.
     *
     * @param reference Reference
     * @param error Throw Error on resolve failure
     *
     * @returns Entity Name or null
     */
    resolve(reference: string | T, error?: boolean): string;
    /**
     * Registers an entity in a reference map so the type can be used instead of the entity name.
     * This only works if the entity has a constructor function.
     *
     * @param entity The entity to be registered
     */
    add(entity: T, name?: string): void;
    /**
     * Removes an entity from the reference map.
     * This only works if the entity has a constructor function.
     *
     * @param entity The entity to be removed
     */
    remove(entity: T): void;
    addRewrite(entity: string | T, rewrite: string): void;
    removeRewrite(entity: string | T): void;
}