/** Value used to represent epsilon */
export declare const EPSILON: null;
/**
 * An helper class to build non deterministic finite state automata with epsilon
 * transitions by composing automatas
 */
export declare class AutomataComposer {
    /** Id of the starting state */
    readonly start: number;
    /** Id of the ending state */
    readonly end: number;
    /** All transitions */
    readonly transitions: Transition[];
    /**
     * Build a new automata composer
     * @param start Starting state
     * @param end Ending state
     * @param transitions List of transitions
     */
    constructor(start: number, end: number, transitions: Transition[]);
    build(): Automata;
}
/**
 * Build an automata with only one transition
 * @param symbol The symbol on the transition
 * @returns The automata
 */
export declare function unit(symbol: string): AutomataComposer;
/**
 * Build an automata that recognizes both the language in lhs and the language
 * in rhs
 * @param lhs The first language
 * @param rhs The second language
 * @returns An automata that recognizes both languages
 */
export declare function or(lhs: AutomataComposer, rhs: AutomataComposer): AutomataComposer;
/**
 * Build an automata that recognizes the language described by the sequence
 * of given automatas
 * @param lhs The first part
 * @param rhs The second part
 * @returns lhs -eps-> rhs
 */
export declare function chain(...subAutomatas: AutomataComposer[]): AutomataComposer;
/** Builds the automata (self)? */
export declare function maybe(self: AutomataComposer): AutomataComposer;
/** Builds the automata (self)+ */
export declare function plus(self: AutomataComposer): AutomataComposer;
/** Builds the automata (self)* */
export declare function star(self: AutomataComposer): AutomataComposer;
/**
 * Build an automata where all symbols has been modified
 */
export declare function modifyTransitions(self: AutomataComposer, modifier: (symbol: string) => string): AutomataComposer;
/**
 * Inverse the automata state
 * @param self The base automata
 * @param modifier A function to apply to the transition names. Default value
 * is the identity function (i.e. the transitions are not changed)
 * @returns An automata composer that is the inverse of the original one
 */
export declare function inverse(self: AutomataComposer, modifier?: (symbol: string) => string): AutomataComposer;
/** A transition */
export declare type Transition = {
    /** Starting state id */
    readonly from: number;
    /** Symbol used to travel through the transition */
    readonly symbol: string | typeof EPSILON;
    /** Destination state id */
    readonly to: number;
};
/** A finite state automata */
export declare class Automata {
    /** Starting state */
    readonly start: State;
    /** Validating states */
    readonly ends: State[];
    /** All existing states */
    readonly states: State[];
    /**
     * Builds a new finite state automata
     * @param start The starting node
     * @param ends The end node
     * @param allStates Every known states. start and ends should be included in
     * it.
     */
    constructor(start: State, ends: State[], allStates: State[]);
    /**
     * Test if the given sequence is accepted by the automata.
     * @param sequence The sequence
     * @returns True if from the starting node, the given sequence can be used
     * to reach one of the end of the automata.
     */
    test(sequence: string[]): boolean;
    /**
     * Gives a string representation of the automata
     */
    toLongString(): string;
}
/**
 * A state in a finite state automata
 */
export declare class State {
    /** A unique id */
    readonly id: number;
    /** The list of transitions */
    readonly transitions: Map<string, State>;
    /**
     * Builds a new state
     * @param id The id of the state
     * @param transitions The list of transitions
     */
    constructor(id: number, transitions: Map<string, State>);
    /**
     * Returns the state after travelling through the given symbol
     * @param symbol The symbol used
     * @returns The state at the end of the transition corresponding to the given
     * symbol, or null if there is no such state
     */
    next(symbol: string): State | null;
}