/**
 * Generates the metadata for the widget designer based on a decorated widget entity.
 */
export declare class EntityMetadataGenerator {
    /**
     * Compiles the designer metadata from the widget entity.
     * The passed class should be decorated with {@link WidgetEntity}.
     * @param widgetEntityClass The widget enitity class.
     * @returns The generated designer metadata.
     */
    static extractMetadata(widgetEntityClass: any): MetadataModel | undefined;
    /**
     * Extracts the entity's default values according to the widget designer metadata.
     * The designer metadata (the {@link DefaultValue} decorator) takes precedence over the defaults set in the entity class definition.
     * Handles special scenarios such as complex objects, booleans, numbers.
     * @param {MetadataModel} metadata The designer metadata.
     */
    static extractDefaultValues(metadata: MetadataModel): {
        [key: string]: any;
    };
    /**
     * Deserializes the values for widget properties. Parses JSON objects, turns boolean properties from string to true boolean, parses numbers.
     * @param serializedValues The values assigned to the widget's properties that are received from the server.
     * @param metadata The widget designer metadata.
     */
    static parseValues(serializedValues: {
        [key: string]: any;
    }, metadata: MetadataModel): any;
    private static getPropertyDefaultValue;
    private static getDefaultValuesForComplexType;
    private static deserializeProperties;
    private static buildMetadata;
    private static pushIfHasSections;
    private static compileProperty;
    private static unpackDataModel;
    private static assignIfEmpty;
    private static modifyPropertyMeta;
    private static compileSpecialProperties;
    private static generateCategory;
    private static generateSection;
    private static capitalize;
    private static parseBooleanValue;
    private static parseChoiceBooleanValue;
    private static parseMultipleChoicesValue;
    private static isMultipleChoice;
    private static extractPropertiesMetadataFromHierarchy;
    private static skipMetaKeyword;
    private static mergePrototypes;
    private static isChoiceKey;
}
export interface MetadataModel {
    Name: string;
    Caption: string;
    PropertyMetadata: CategoryModel[];
    PropertyMetadataFlat?: PropertyModel[];
}
export interface CategoryModel {
    Name: string;
    Sections: SectionModel[];
}
export interface SectionModel {
    Name: string;
    Title: string | null;
    Properties: PropertyModel[];
    CategoryName?: string;
}
export interface PropertyModel {
    Name: string;
    DefaultValue: any;
    Title: string;
    SectionName: string | null;
    CategoryName: string | null;
    Type: string | null;
    Properties: {
        [key: string]: any;
    };
    TypeChildProperties: PropertyModel[];
    Position: number;
    [key: string]: any;
}