import { type ValidationFailure } from "./internal/internal.mjs";
/**
 * A collection of validation failures.
 */
declare class ValidationFailures {
    /**
     * A collection that does not contain any failures.
     */
    static readonly EMPTY: ValidationFailures;
    private readonly failures;
    /**
     * Creates a new instance.
     *
     * @param failures - the validation failures
     * @throws TypeError if `failures` is `undefined` or `null`
     */
    constructor(failures: ValidationFailure[]);
    /**
     * Checks if any validation has failed.
     *
     * @returns `false` if at least one validation has failed
     */
    isEmpty(): boolean;
    /**
     * Returns the list of failed validations.
     *
     * @returns an unmodifiable list of failed validations
     */
    getFailures(): ValidationFailure[];
    /**
     * Throws an error if a validation failed; otherwise, returns `true`.
     *
     * @returns true if the validation passed
     * @throws RangeError if a method precondition was violated
     * @throws AssertionError if a class invariant or method postcondition was violated
     * @throws MultipleFailuresError if more than one validation failed. This error contains a list of the
     * failures
     */
    throwOnFailure(): boolean;
    /**
     * Returns the validation failure messages.
     *
     * @returns an empty list if the validation was successful
     */
    getMessages(): string[];
    /**
     * Returns the error for the validation failures, if any.
     *
     * <ol>
     *   <li>Returns `null` if no validation has failed.</li>
     *   <li>Returns `MultipleFailuresError` if there were multiple failures.</li>
     *   <li>Returns `Throwable` if there was one failure.</li>
     * </ol>
     *
     * @returns the error or `null` if no validation has failed
     */
    getError(): Error | null;
    /**
     * Adds validation failures into this collection.
     *
     * @param failures - the failures to add
     * @returns this
     * @throws TypeError if `failures` is `undefined` or `null`
     */
    addAll(failures: ValidationFailures): this;
}
export { ValidationFailures };