import IFile from "../storage/IFile";
import { IEventHandler } from "ste-events";
import IDialogueWrapper, { IDialogueSceneButton } from "./IDialogue";
export default class Dialogue {
    private _file?;
    private _id?;
    private _isLoaded;
    private _loadedWithComments;
    definition?: IDialogueWrapper;
    private _onLoaded;
    get isLoaded(): boolean;
    get file(): IFile | undefined;
    set file(newFile: IFile | undefined);
    get onLoaded(): import("ste-events").IEvent<Dialogue, Dialogue>;
    static ensureOnFile(file: IFile, loadHandler?: IEventHandler<Dialogue, Dialogue>): Promise<Dialogue>;
    getAllButtons(): IDialogueSceneButton[];
    persist(): boolean;
    ensureDefinition(name: string, description: string): void;
    save(): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * Loads the definition from the file.
     * @param preserveComments If true, uses comment-preserving JSON parsing for edit/save cycles.
     *                         If false (default), uses efficient standard JSON parsing.
     *                         Can be called again with true to "upgrade" a read-only load to read/write.
     */
    load(preserveComments?: boolean): Promise<void>;
}