import { Constructable, DecoratorInputWithoutCustomFunctions } from '../interfaces';
/**
 * Decorator for complex-type array properties to be (de)serialized correctly.
 * Use this if the property is an array of a type that needs recursive (de)serialization.
 *
 * Usage examples:
 * ```typescript
 * import {
 *  JsonClass,
 *  JsonMapper,
 *  JsonProperty,
 *  JsonArrayOfComplexProperty
 * } from '@mdcc/at-json';
 *
 * @JsonClass()
 * class SubClass
 * {
 *   @JsonProperty()
 *   foo: string;
 * }
 *
 * @JsonClass()
 * class MyClass
 * {
 *    @JsonArrayOfComplexProperty(SubClass)
 *    sub1: SubClass[];
 *
 *    @JsonArrayOfComplexProperty(SubClass, 'extSub2', true)
 *    sub2: SubClass[];
 * }
 *
 * const backendObject = {
 *   sub1: [{ foo: 'bar' }],
 *   extSub2: [{ foo: 'baz' }]
 * };
 * const mapper = new JsonMapper();
 * const deserialized = mapper.deserialize<MyClass>(MyClass, backendObject);
 *
 * // sub1 keeps the same name
 * assert.isInstanceOf(deserialized.sub1, Array);
 * assert.isInstanceOf(deserialized.sub1[0], SubClass);
 * assert.equal(deserialized.sub1[0].foo, 'bar');
 *
 * // extSub2 became sub2
 * assert.isInstanceOf(deserialized.sub2, Array);
 * assert.isInstanceOf(deserialized.sub2[0], SubClass);
 * assert.equal(deserialized.sub2[0].foo, 'baz');
 *
 * const backendObjectSerialized = mapper.serialize(deserialized);
 * // reverse conversion was performed
 * assert.deepEqual(backendObjectSerialized, backendObject);
 *
 * const errorObject = { sub1: {} };
 * const deserializedErrorObject = mapper.deserialize<MyClass>(MyClass, errorObject);
 * // sub1 is null
 * assert.isNull(deserializedErrorObject.sub1);
 *
 * const errorObject2 = { sub1: [], sub2: {} };
 * // this throws because sub2 was decorated with `@JsonArrayOfComplexProperty(..., true)`
 * const deserializedErrorObject2 = mapper.deserialize<MyClass>(MyClass, errorObject2);
 * ```
 *
 * @export
 * @param {Constructable<any>} constructor the constructor type of the array items.
 * @param {DecoratorInputWithoutCustomFunctions} params params
 * @param {boolean} throwIfNotArray if true, throws an error if the property is not an array.
 * @returns the decorator for the property.
 */
export declare function JsonArrayOfComplexProperty<T>(constructor: Constructable<T>, params?: DecoratorInputWithoutCustomFunctions, throwIfNotArray?: boolean): PropertyDecorator;