/**
 * @summary Mimics Java's String's Hash implementation
 *
 * @param {string | number | symbol | Date} obj
 * @return {number} hash value of obj
 *
 * @function hashCode
 * @memberOf module:decorator-validation
 * @category Model
 */
export declare function hashCode(obj: string | number | symbol | Date): string;
/**
 * @summary Defines teh type for a Hashing function
 * @memberOf module:decorator-validation
 * @category Model
 */
export type HashingFunction = (value: any, ...args: any[]) => string;
/**
 * @summary Hashes an object by combining the hash of all its properties
 *
 * @param {Record<string, any>} obj
 * @return {string} the resulting hash
 *
 * @function hashObj
 * @memberOf module:decorator-validation
 * @category Model
 */
export declare function hashObj(obj: Record<string, any> | any[]): string;
export declare const DefaultHashingMethod = "default";
/**
 * @description Manages hashing methods and provides a unified hashing interface
 * @summary A utility class that provides a registry for different hashing functions and methods to hash objects.
 * The class maintains a cache of registered hashing functions and allows setting a default hashing method.
 * It prevents direct instantiation and provides static methods for registration and hashing.
 *
 * @class Hashing
 * @category Model
 *
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * // Register a custom hashing function
 * Hashing.register('md5', (obj) => createMD5Hash(obj), true);
 *
 * // Hash an object using default method
 * const hash1 = Hashing.hash(myObject);
 *
 * // Hash using specific method
 * const hash2 = Hashing.hash(myObject, 'md5');
 * ```
 */
export declare class Hashing {
    /**
     * @description Current default hashing method identifier
     * @private
     */
    private static current;
    /**
     * @description Cache of registered hashing functions
     * @private
     */
    private static cache;
    private constructor();
    /**
     * @description Retrieves a registered hashing function
     * @summary Fetches a hashing function from the cache by its key. Throws an error if the method is not registered.
     *
     * @param {string} key - The identifier of the hashing function to retrieve
     * @return {HashingFunction} The requested hashing function
     * @private
     */
    private static get;
    /**
     * @description Registers a new hashing function
     * @summary Adds a new hashing function to the registry. Optionally sets it as the default method.
     * Throws an error if a method with the same key is already registered.
     *
     * @param {string} key - The identifier for the hashing function
     */
    static register(key: string, func: HashingFunction, setDefault?: boolean): void;
    static hash(obj: any, method?: string, ...args: any[]): any;
    static setDefault(method: string): void;
}