import { MyJson, MyJsonBaseObject } from "./myjsonImpl";
/**
 * @brief A special kind of JSON object.
 * It has some mandatory fields, and other optionals, as long as they respect a
 * validator.
 * It is inspired by C "flex" structs, i.e. structs with some fields ending with
 * an array:
 * ```c
 * struct FlexExample
 * {
 *     int a;
 *     double b;
 *     unsigned flex[0];
 * };
 * ```
 */
declare class MyJsonFlex<Element extends MyJson> extends MyJsonBaseObject {
    /**
     * @brief Constructor.
     * @param {Element} element The validator for flex elements. If it is
     *     mandatory, then the list cannot be empty.
     * @param {boolean} isMandatory True if the object must appear in the
     *     hierarchy.
     * @param {string} name The name of the object.
     */
    constructor(element: Element, isMandatory: boolean, name: string);
    /**
     * @brief Return the internal validator element of the flex object.
     * It uses a symbol to hide the properties to "usual" javascript methods.
     * @private
     * @return {Element} The validator.
     */
    private _getValidatorElement;
    /**
     * @brief Parse a JSON object.
     * @param {any} json The JSON to parse.
     * @throws {Error} If a validation error occurrs.
     */
    protected parseJsonImpl(json: any): void;
    /**
     * @brief Ensure that mandatory properties exists.
     * @param {any} json The json to validate.
     * @throws {Error} If the check fails.
     */
    private _ensureMandatory;
    /**
     * @brief Do actual parsing.
     * @param {any} json The json to parse.
     * @throws {Error} If the parsing fails.
     */
    private _parseJson;
    private _parseRecurse;
    /**
     * @brief Clear the object content.
     */
    protected clearImpl(): void;
    /**
     * @brief Clone this object.
     * @return {MyJsonFlex<Element>} The copy.
     */
    clone(): MyJsonFlex<Element>;
    /**
     * @brief Check if two JSON objects are equals.
     * @param {MyJson} other The other object of comparison.
     * @return {boolean} True if they are equals.
     */
    isEqual(other: MyJson): boolean;
    /**
     * @brief Execute the given callback on each element.
     * The callback takes the key, the element, and the whole object.
     * It returns true to break the loop before having rolled on all elements.
     * @param {(key:string,value:MyJson,obj:MyJsonFlex<Element>)=>boolean} func
     *     The callback.
     * @param {any | null | undefined} [funcThis=null] The optional "this" for
     *     the callback.
     */
    forEach(func: (key: string, value: MyJson, obj: MyJsonFlex<Element>) => boolean, funcThis?: any | null | undefined): boolean;
    /**
     * @brief Merge the two objects.
     * Already existent keys are merged recursively.
     * @param {MyJson} other The other object to merge.
     * @throws {Error} If the two objects cannot be merged.
     */
    merge(other: MyJson): void;
    /**
     * @brief Add a new child element.
     * This is a build-time support method.
     * @param {MyJson} element The child element.
     * @return {MyJson} This.
     * @throws {Error} If element cannot be added.
     */
    add(element: MyJson): MyJsonFlex<Element>;
}
export { MyJsonFlex };
export default MyJsonFlex;