/**
 * A failed validation.
 */
interface ValidationFailure {
    /**
     * Returns the message corresponding to the validation failure.
     *
     * @returns the message corresponding to the validation failure
     */
    getMessage(): string;
    /**
     * Returns the type of error that is associated with this failure.
     *
     * @returns the type of error that is associated with this failure
     */
    getType(): string;
    /**
     * Returns the error corresponding to the validation failure.
     *
     * @returns the error corresponding to the validation failure
     */
    getError(): Error;
}
/**
 * @param value - a value
 * @returns true if the value is an instance of `ValidationFailure`
 */
declare function isValidationFailure(value: unknown): value is ValidationFailure;
export { type ValidationFailure, isValidationFailure };