import * as I from './interfaces';
/**
 * Class for JSON Mapping.
 *
 * @export
 * @class JsonMapper
 */
export declare class JsonMapper {
    /**
     * Serialization method.
     * Transforms `source` into a new JSON value by applying the "serialization" step for each property decorator.
     *
     * Annotated properties are serialized into a property using the `name` value as the destination name (defaults to the property name).
     *
     * @param {*} source the value to be serialized.
     * @returns {string} the transformed JSON value.
     * @throws An error if a class encountered while serializing has no {@link JsonClass} decorator.
     * @memberof JsonMapper
     */
    serialize(source: any): any;
    /**
     * Deserializes an array by applying {@link deserialize} to each element.
     * @template T the type of output object
     * @param {I.Constructable<T>} ctor the destination constructor
     * @param jsonArray the array to be deserialized
     * @returns {T} the deserialized object
     * @memberof JsonMapper
     */
    deserializeArray<T>(ctor: I.Constructable<T>, jsonArray: any[]): T[];
    /**
     * Deserialization method.
     * Deserializes `source` into an object built using `ctor`.
     *
     * Annotated properties are deserialized into a property using the `name` value as the source name (defaults to the property name).
     *
     * @template T the type of output object
     * @param {I.Constructable<T>} ctor the destination constructor
     * @param {*} source the value to be deserialized
     * @param {(s: string) => any} stringParser the string parser to deserialize strings into JSON objects. Defaults to `JSON.parse`.
     * @returns {T} the deserialized object
     * @throws An error if a class encountered while deserializing has no {@link JsonClass} decorator.
     * @memberof JsonMapper
     */
    deserialize<T>(ctor: I.Constructable<T>, source: string | object, stringParser?: (s: string) => any): T;
}