import * as ts from 'typescript';
import { AstImport } from './AstImport';
/**
 * Return value for DtsRollupGenerator._followAliases()
 */
export interface IFollowAliasesResult {
    /**
     * The original symbol that defined this entry, after following any aliases.
     */
    readonly followedSymbol: ts.Symbol;
    /**
     * The original name used where it was defined.
     */
    readonly localName: string;
    /**
     * True if this is an ambient definition, e.g. from a "typings" folder.
     */
    readonly isAmbient: boolean;
    /**
     * If this followedSymbol was reached by traversing
     */
    readonly astImport: AstImport | undefined;
}
/**
 * This is a helper class for DtsRollupGenerator and AstSymbolTable.
 * Its main role is to provide an expanded version of TypeScriptHelpers.followAliases()
 * that supports tracking of imports from eternal packages.
 */
export declare class SymbolAnalyzer {
    /**
     * This function determines which ts.Node kinds will generate an AstDeclaration.
     * These correspond to the definitions that we can add AEDoc to.
     */
    static isAstDeclaration(kind: ts.SyntaxKind): boolean;
    /**
     * For the given symbol, follow imports and type alias to find the symbol that represents
     * the original definition.
     */
    static followAliases(symbol: ts.Symbol, typeChecker: ts.TypeChecker): IFollowAliasesResult;
    /**
     * Helper function for _followAliases(), for handling ts.ExportDeclaration patterns
     */
    private static _followAliasesForExportDeclaration(declaration, symbol, typeChecker);
    /**
     * Helper function for _followAliases(), for handling ts.ImportDeclaration patterns
     */
    private static _followAliasesForImportDeclaration(declaration, symbol, typeChecker);
    private static _getPackagePathFromModuleSpecifier(moduleSpecifier);
}