import * as plugins from './tapbundle.plugins.js';
import { TapTest } from './tapbundle.classes.taptest.js';
export interface IPromiseFunc {
    (): Promise<any>;
}
export declare class TapTools {
    /**
     * the referenced TapTest
     */
    private _tapTest;
    constructor(TapTestArg: TapTest<any>);
    /**
     * allow failure
     */
    allowFailure(): void;
    /**
     * async/await delay method
     */
    delayFor(timeMilliArg: number): Promise<void>;
    delayForRandom(timeMilliMinArg: number, timeMilliMaxArg: number): Promise<void>;
    coloredString(...args: Parameters<typeof plugins.consolecolor.coloredString>): Promise<string>;
    timeout(timeMilliArg: number): Promise<void>;
    returnError(throwingFuncArg: IPromiseFunc): Promise<Error>;
    defer(): plugins.smartpromise.Deferred<unknown>;
    cumulativeDefer(): plugins.smartpromise.CumulativeDeferred;
    smartjson: typeof plugins.smartjson;
}