/**
 * Data builder is an abstract class builders can inherit to make working with the {@linkplain dossierProxy} easier.
 *
 * ```typescript
 * export class ShapeBuilder extends DataBuilder<Shape> {
 *   constructor() {
 *     super({
 *       name: randomString(10, 20),
 *       sides: randomNumberBetween(1, 4),
 *       colour: randomElement(['Blue', 'Red', 'Yellow', 'Green']),
 *     })
 *   }
 *
 *   public withName(name: string) {
 *     return this.with('name', name + ' Intercepted')
 *   }
 * }
 *
 * export const shapeBuilder = dossierProxy<ShapeBuilder, Shape>(ShapeBuilder)
 * ```
 */
export declare abstract class DataBuilder<T> {
    protected thing: T;
    protected constructor(thing: T);
    with<K extends keyof T>(key: K, value: T[K]): this;
    build(): T;
    clone(): this;
}
type WithMethods<T extends object, TBuilder> = CoerceIntellisense<{
    [K in keyof T as K extends string ? `with${Capitalize<K>}` : never]-?: (d: T[K]) => WithMethods<T, TBuilder> & TBuilder;
} & TBuilder>;
export type CoerceIntellisense<T> = T extends infer O ? {
    [K in keyof O]: O[K];
} : never;
type DynamicDataBuilder<TDataBuilder, TData extends object> = TDataBuilder & WithMethods<TData, TDataBuilder>;
/**
 * The proxy builder allows one to easily create a builder and have a [proxy]{@link https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/web/javascript/reference/global_objects/proxy/proxy}
 * instance handle any with* methods not specifically declared by the builder itself.
 *
 * ```typescript
 * class ShapeBuilder extends DataBuilder<Shape> {
 *   constructor() {
 *     super({
 *       name: randomString(10, 20),
 *       sides: randomNumberBetween(1, 4),
 *       colour: randomElement(['Blue', 'Red', 'Yellow', 'Green']),
 *     })
 *   }
 *
 *   public withName(name: string) {
 *     return this.with('name', name + ' Intercepted')
 *   }
 * }
 *
 * const shapeBuilder = dossierProxy<ShapeBuilder, Shape>(ShapeBuilder)
 *
 * const shape = shapeBuilder().withName('Square').withSides(4).withColour('Red').build()
 *
 * console.log(shape) // Outputs { name: 'Square Intercepted', sides: 4, colour: 'Red' }
 * ```
 * @param builder The constructor to call to create a new instance of the builder.
 */
export declare function dossierProxy<TDataBuilder, TData extends object>(builder: new () => TDataBuilder): () => DynamicDataBuilder<TDataBuilder, TData>;
export {};