/**
 * Original work Copyright (c) 2020 Burst Apps Team
 * Modfied work Copyright (c) 2021 Signum Network
 */
/**
 * A Value Object to facilitate Chain Timestamp conversions.
 *
 * @category value-objects
 */
export declare class ChainTime {
    private _chainTimestamp;
    private constructor();
    /**
     * Creates a Block Time object from Chain Time Stamp
     * @param timestamp The timestamp from Chain
     */
    static fromChainTimestamp(timestamp: number): ChainTime;
    /**
     * Creates a Block Time object from Date
     * @param date Any Date object
     */
    static fromDate(date: Date): ChainTime;
    /**
     * @return Gets Chain Timestamp representation
     */
    getChainTimestamp(): number;
    /**
     * Sets ChainTime using Chain Timestamp
     */
    setChainTimestamp(blockTimestamp: number): void;
    /**
     * @return Time in seconds since 01.01.1970
     */
    getEpoch(): number;
    /**
     * @return real Date representation
     */
    getDate(): Date;
    /**
     * Sets blockTime using native Date
     * @param date Any Date object
     */
    setDate(date: Date): void;
    /**
     * Checks for equality
     * @param chainTime The other value to be compared
     * @return true if equal, otherwise false
     */
    equals(chainTime: ChainTime): boolean;
    /**
     * Checks if a chainTime is before a given one
     * @param chainTime The other value to be compared
     * @return true if _before_ a given chainTime, otherwise false
     */
    before(chainTime: ChainTime): boolean;
    /**
     * Checks if a chainTime is after a given one
     * @param chainTime The other value to be compared
     * @return true if _after_ a given chainTime, otherwise false
     */
    after(chainTime: ChainTime): boolean;
}