import { Model } from "@decaf-ts/decorator-validation";
/**
 * @summary Returns the primary key attribute for a {@link Model}
 * @description searches in all the properties in the object for an {@link id} decorated property
 *
 * @param {Model} model
 *
 * @throws {InternalError} if no property or more than one properties are {@link id} decorated
 * or no value is set in that property
 *
 * @function findPrimaryKey
 *
 * @category managers
 */
export declare function findPrimaryKey<T extends Model>(model: T): {
    id: string;
    props: any;
};
/**
 * @summary Returns the primary key value for a {@link Model}
 * @description searches in all the properties in the object for an {@link pk} decorated property
 *
 * @param {Model} model
 * @param {boolean} [returnEmpty]
 * @return {string} primary key
 *
 * @throws {InternalError} if no property or more than one properties are {@link pk} decorated
 * @throws {NotFoundError} returnEmpty is false and no value is set on the {@link pk} decorated property
 *
 * @function findModelID
 *
 * @category managers
 */
export declare function findModelId(model: Model, returnEmpty?: boolean): any;