/**
 * A parameter metadata that specifies a dependency.
 *
 * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/6uHYJK?p=preview))
 *
 * ```typescript
 * class Engine {}
 *
 * @Injectable()
 * class Car {
 *   engine;
 *   constructor(@Inject("MyEngine") engine:Engine) {
 *     this.engine = engine;
 *   }
 * }
 *
 * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([
 *  provide("MyEngine", {useClass: Engine}),
 *  Car
 * ]);
 *
 * expect(injector.get(Car).engine instanceof Engine).toBe(true);
 * ```
 *
 * When `@Inject()` is not present, {@link Injector} will use the type annotation of the parameter.
 *
 * ### Example
 *
 * ```typescript
 * class Engine {}
 *
 * @Injectable()
 * class Car {
 *   constructor(public engine: Engine) {} //same as constructor(@Inject(Engine) engine:Engine)
 * }
 *
 * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([Engine, Car]);
 * expect(injector.get(Car).engine instanceof Engine).toBe(true);
 * ```
 */
export declare class InjectMetadata {
    token: any;
    constructor(token: any);
    toString(): string;
}
/**
 * A parameter metadata that marks a dependency as optional. {@link Injector} provides `null` if
 * the dependency is not found.
 *
 * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/AsryOm?p=preview))
 *
 * ```typescript
 * class Engine {}
 *
 * @Injectable()
 * class Car {
 *   engine;
 *   constructor(@Optional() engine:Engine) {
 *     this.engine = engine;
 *   }
 * }
 *
 * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([Car]);
 * expect(injector.get(Car).engine).toBeNull();
 * ```
 */
export declare class OptionalMetadata {
    toString(): string;
}
/**
 * `DependencyMetadata` is used by the framework to extend DI.
 * This is internal to Angular and should not be used directly.
 */
export declare class DependencyMetadata {
    token: any;
}
/**
 * A marker metadata that marks a class as available to {@link Injector} for creation.
 *
 * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/Wk4DMQ?p=preview))
 *
 * ```typescript
 * @Injectable()
 * class UsefulService {}
 *
 * @Injectable()
 * class NeedsService {
 *   constructor(public service:UsefulService) {}
 * }
 *
 * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([NeedsService, UsefulService]);
 * expect(injector.get(NeedsService).service instanceof UsefulService).toBe(true);
 * ```
 * {@link Injector} will throw {@link NoAnnotationError} when trying to instantiate a class that
 * does not have `@Injectable` marker, as shown in the example below.
 *
 * ```typescript
 * class UsefulService {}
 *
 * class NeedsService {
 *   constructor(public service:UsefulService) {}
 * }
 *
 * var injector = Injector.resolveAndCreate([NeedsService, UsefulService]);
 * expect(() => injector.get(NeedsService)).toThrowError();
 * ```
 */
export declare class InjectableMetadata {
    constructor();
}
/**
 * Specifies that an {@link Injector} should retrieve a dependency only from itself.
 *
 * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/NeagAg?p=preview))
 *
 * ```typescript
 * class Dependency {
 * }
 *
 * @Injectable()
 * class NeedsDependency {
 *   dependency;
 *   constructor(@Self() dependency:Dependency) {
 *     this.dependency = dependency;
 *   }
 * }
 *
 * var inj = Injector.resolveAndCreate([Dependency, NeedsDependency]);
 * var nd = inj.get(NeedsDependency);
 *
 * expect(nd.dependency instanceof Dependency).toBe(true);
 *
 * var inj = Injector.resolveAndCreate([Dependency]);
 * var child = inj.resolveAndCreateChild([NeedsDependency]);
 * expect(() => child.get(NeedsDependency)).toThrowError();
 * ```
 */
export declare class SelfMetadata {
    toString(): string;
}
/**
 * Specifies that the dependency resolution should start from the parent injector.
 *
 * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/Wchdzb?p=preview))
 *
 * ```typescript
 * class Dependency {
 * }
 *
 * @Injectable()
 * class NeedsDependency {
 *   dependency;
 *   constructor(@SkipSelf() dependency:Dependency) {
 *     this.dependency = dependency;
 *   }
 * }
 *
 * var parent = Injector.resolveAndCreate([Dependency]);
 * var child = parent.resolveAndCreateChild([NeedsDependency]);
 * expect(child.get(NeedsDependency).dependency instanceof Depedency).toBe(true);
 *
 * var inj = Injector.resolveAndCreate([Dependency, NeedsDependency]);
 * expect(() => inj.get(NeedsDependency)).toThrowError();
 * ```
 */
export declare class SkipSelfMetadata {
    toString(): string;
}
/**
 * Specifies that an injector should retrieve a dependency from any injector until reaching the
 * closest host.
 *
 * In Angular, a component element is automatically declared as a host for all the injectors in
 * its view.
 *
 * ### Example ([live demo](http://plnkr.co/edit/GX79pV?p=preview))
 *
 * In the following example `App` contains `ParentCmp`, which contains `ChildDirective`.
 * So `ParentCmp` is the host of `ChildDirective`.
 *
 * `ChildDirective` depends on two services: `HostService` and `OtherService`.
 * `HostService` is defined at `ParentCmp`, and `OtherService` is defined at `App`.
 *
 *```typescript
 * class OtherService {}
 * class HostService {}
 *
 * @Directive({
 *   selector: 'child-directive'
 * })
 * class ChildDirective {
 *   constructor(@Optional() @Host() os:OtherService, @Optional() @Host() hs:HostService){
 *     console.log("os is null", os);
 *     console.log("hs is NOT null", hs);
 *   }
 * }
 *
 * @Component({
 *   selector: 'parent-cmp',
 *   providers: [HostService],
 *   template: `
 *     Dir: <child-directive></child-directive>
 *   `,
 *   directives: [ChildDirective]
 * })
 * class ParentCmp {
 * }
 *
 * @Component({
 *   selector: 'app',
 *   providers: [OtherService],
 *   template: `
 *     Parent: <parent-cmp></parent-cmp>
 *   `,
 *   directives: [ParentCmp]
 * })
 * class App {
 * }
 *
 * bootstrap(App);
 *```
 */
export declare class HostMetadata {
    toString(): string;
}