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 * @license
 * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
 *
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
 *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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import { Pipeline } from './pipeline';
import { PipelineSnapshot } from './pipeline-result';
import { PipelineSource } from './pipeline-source';
declare module './database' {
    interface Firestore {
        /**
         * @beta
         * Creates and returns a new PipelineSource, which allows specifying the source stage of a {@link @firebase/firestore/pipelines#Pipeline}.
         *
         * @example
         * ```
         * let myPipeline: Pipeline = firestore.pipeline().collection('books');
         * ```
         */
        pipeline(): PipelineSource<Pipeline>;
    }
}
/**
 * @beta
 * Executes this pipeline and returns a Promise to represent the asynchronous operation.
 *
 * The returned Promise can be used to track the progress of the pipeline execution
 * and retrieve the results (or handle any errors) asynchronously.
 *
 * The pipeline results are returned as a {@link @firebase/firestore/pipelines#PipelineSnapshot} that contains
 * a list of {@link @firebase/firestore/pipelines#PipelineResult} objects. Each {@link @firebase/firestore/pipelines#PipelineResult} typically
 * represents a single key/value map that has passed through all the
 * stages of the pipeline, however this might differ depending on the stages involved in the
 * pipeline. For example:
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>If there are no stages or only transformation stages, each {@link @firebase/firestore/pipelines#PipelineResult}
 *       represents a single document.</li>
 *   <li>If there is an aggregation, only a single {@link @firebase/firestore/pipelines#PipelineResult} is returned,
 *       representing the aggregated results over the entire dataset .</li>
 *   <li>If there is an aggregation stage with grouping, each {@link @firebase/firestore/pipelines#PipelineResult} represents a
 *       distinct group and its associated aggregated values.</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * const snapshot: PipelineSnapshot = await execute(firestore.pipeline().collection("books")
 *     .where(gt(field("rating"), 4.5))
 *     .select("title", "author", "rating"));
 *
 * const results: PipelineResults = snapshot.results;
 * ```
 *
 * @param pipeline - The pipeline to execute.
 * @returns A Promise representing the asynchronous pipeline execution.
 */
export declare function execute(pipeline: Pipeline): Promise<PipelineSnapshot>;