/**
 * A class that represents a {@link https://semver.org/} versioning.
 */
export declare class Version {
    private $major;
    private $minor;
    private $patch?;
    static readonly LESS_THAN: number;
    static readonly EQUAL: number;
    static readonly GREATER_THAN: number;
    constructor(major: number, minor?: number, patch?: number);
    /**
     * @remarks
     * Parses a semver-formatted version string and creates a Version object.
     * Does not support pre-release labels, which will be chopped off.
     * If any dot notation segment is missing or is not parseable as an integer,
     * it will default to 0.
     *
     * @param version - Semver formatted version string
     * @returns A version object
     */
    static parseVersionString(version: string): Version;
    /**
     * @sealed
     * @returns The major component of this version
     */
    getMajor(): number;
    /**
     * @sealed
     * @returns The minor component of this version
     */
    getMinor(): number;
    /**
     * @sealed
     * @returns The patch component of this version
     */
    getPatch(): number;
    /**
     * @sealed
     * @returns A semver-formatted string
     */
    toString(): string;
    /**
     * @sealed
     * @param b - The right side version
     * @remarks
     *  This is the equivilant in using `Version.compare(this, b)`.
     *  See {@link copmare} for more details.
     */
    compare(b: Version): number;
    /**
     * @remarks
     * Compares this version with another. If left side is greater than right side,
     * {@link GREATER_THAN} is returned. If they are equal, {@link EQUAL} is returned.
     * Otherwise, {@link LESS_THAN} is returned.
     *
     * @param lhs - The left side version
     * @param rhs - The right side version
     * @returns
     */
    static compare(lhs: Version, rhs: Version): number;
}