/**
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
import { type ResourceRef } from './resource_ref.js';
import { type ResourceName } from './resource_name.js';
export declare abstract class NestedResourceRef<P extends ResourceRef<any>, T extends ResourceName> {
    readonly parentRef: P;
    readonly name: T;
    protected constructor(parentRef: P, name: T);
    /**
     * Compares this instance with another NestedResourceRef.
     * @param other The other NestedResourceRef instance.
     * @returns true if both instances have the same parent reference and name.
     */
    equals(other: NestedResourceRef<P, T>): boolean;
    /**
     * Allows implicit conversion to a string.
     * @returns The nested resource reference as a string.
     */
    toString(): string;
}