/** @packageDocumentation
 * @module Schema
 */
import { IModelJsNative } from "@bentley/imodeljs-native";
/** @internal */
export type SchemaKey = IModelJsNative.ECSchemaXmlContext.SchemaKey;
/** @internal */
export type SchemaMatchType = IModelJsNative.ECSchemaXmlContext.SchemaMatchType;
/** Context used when deserializing a [Schema]($ecschema-metadata) from an XML file.
 * A schema may contain references to other schemas, which may reside elsewhere on the local disk than the referencing schema.
 * The context maintains a list of directories ("search paths") to search for referenced schemas. Directories can be appended to the list via [[addSchemaPath]].
 * When a referenced schema needs to be located, the list of directories is searched in the order in which each was added.
 * Once located, the schema is cached to avoid performing repeated lookups in the file system.
 * @see [[readSchemaFromXmlFile]] to deserialize a schema.
 * @public @preview
 */
export declare class ECSchemaXmlContext {
    private _nativeContext;
    /** Construct a context with an empty list of search paths. */
    constructor();
    /** @internal */
    get nativeContext(): IModelJsNative.ECSchemaXmlContext;
    /** Append a directory to the list of directories that will be searched to locate referenced schemas.
     * The directories are searched in the order in which they were added to the list.
     * @param searchPath The absolute path to the directory to search.
     */
    addSchemaPath(searchPath: string): void;
    /** Set the last locater to be used when trying to find a schema
     * @param locater Locater that should be used as the last locater when trying to find a schema
     * @internal
     */
    setSchemaLocater(locater: IModelJsNative.ECSchemaXmlContext.SchemaLocaterCallback): void;
    /** Adds a schema locator to the beginning of the list of locators used to search for schemas.
     * This schema locator will be prioritized over other locators when searching for schemas in the current context.
     * @param locater Locater to add to the current context
     * @internal
     */
    setFirstSchemaLocater(locater: IModelJsNative.ECSchemaXmlContext.SchemaLocaterCallback): void;
    /** Deserialize a [Schema]($ecschema-metadata) from an ECSchemaXML-formatted file.
     * @param filePath The absolute path of the XML file.
     * @returns The JSON representation of the schema, as a [SchemaProps]($ecschema-metadata).
     * @throws [[IModelError]] if there is a problem reading schema from the XML file
     */
    readSchemaFromXmlFile(filePath: string): any;
}
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