/**
 * @module Serde
 */
import type { ISerializable } from "../../serde/contracts/serializable.contract.js";
import type { ISerde } from "../../serde/contracts/serde.contract.js";
import type { OneOrMore } from "../../utilities/_module-exports.js";
/**
 * The `SerializableClass` contract defines standard way to make a class instance serializable and deserializable.
 *
 * IMPORT_PATH: `"@daiso-tech/core/serde/contracts"`
 * @group Contracts
 */
export type SerializableClass<TSerializedValue> = {
    new (...arguments_: any[]): ISerializable<TSerializedValue>;
    deserialize(serializedValue: TSerializedValue): ISerializable<TSerializedValue>;
};
/**
 *
 * IMPORT_PATH: `"@daiso-tech/core/serde/contracts"`
 * @group Contracts
 */
export type ISerdeTransformer<TDeserializedValue, TSerializedValue> = {
    name: OneOrMore<string>;
    isApplicable(value: unknown): value is TDeserializedValue;
    deserialize(serializedValue: TSerializedValue): TDeserializedValue;
    serialize(deserializedValue: TDeserializedValue): TSerializedValue;
};
/**
 * The `IFlexibleSerde` contract defines a standard way to serialize and deserialize both plain data and custom classes.
 *
 * IMPORT_PATH: `"@daiso-tech/core/serde/contracts"`
 * @group Contracts
 */
export interface IFlexibleSerde<TSerializedValue = unknown> extends ISerde<TSerializedValue> {
    /**
     * The `registerClass` method is used for registering custom class for serialization and deserialization.
     * The `class_` parameter must be of type {@link SerializableClass | `SerializableClass`}.
     */
    registerClass<TSerializedClassInstance>(class_: SerializableClass<TSerializedClassInstance>, prefix?: OneOrMore<string>): this;
    /**
     * The `registerCustom` method is used for registering custom values for serialization and deserialization.
     */
    registerCustom<TCustomDeserialized, TCustomSerialized>(transformer: ISerdeTransformer<TCustomDeserialized, TCustomSerialized>, prefix?: OneOrMore<string>): this;
}