/**
 * Returns a refined type of an object. Defaults to `typeof` unless the value is
 * null, in which case 'null' is returned
 *
 * @param value value to get the type of
 */
export declare function getType(value: unknown): "string" | "number" | "bigint" | "boolean" | "symbol" | "undefined" | "object" | "function" | "null";
export declare type AssertionMessageType = (value: unknown, type: string, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string) => string;
/**
 * Sets the global AssertionMessage with the `message` provided
 *
 * @param message assertion message generator to replace the current generator with
 */
export declare function setAssertionMessage(message: AssertionMessageType): void;
/**
 * Gets the currently set global AssertionMessage
 */
export declare function getAssertionMessage(): AssertionMessageType;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is a number
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as a number
 */
export declare function isNumber(value: unknown): value is number;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is a bigint
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as a bigint
 */
export declare function isBigInt(value: unknown): value is bigint;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is a boolean
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as a boolean
 */
export declare function isBoolean(value: unknown): value is boolean;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is a string
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as a string
 */
export declare function isString(value: unknown): value is string;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is an array
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as an array
 */
export declare function isArray(value: unknown): value is unknown[];
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is an object.
 * null is not considered an 'object'.
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as an object
 */
export declare function isObject<T extends {
    [key: string]: unknown;
}>(value: unknown): value is T;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is not undefined (NonNullable)
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as NonNullable
 */
export declare function isDefined(value: unknown): value is NonNullable<any>;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is undefined
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as undefined
 */
export declare function isUndefined(value: unknown): value is undefined;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is undefined
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as undefined
 */
export declare function isNotUndefined(value: unknown): value is undefined;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is null
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as null
 */
export declare function isNull(value: unknown): value is null;
/**
 * Returns the boolean and hoisted type-check value that `value` is a symbol
 *
 * @param value value to type-check as a symbol
 */
export declare function isSymbol(value: unknown): value is symbol;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided `value` to be a string, throws an Error if it is not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as a string
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsString(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is string;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided `value` to be a boolean, throws an Error if it is
 * not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as a boolean
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsBoolean(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is boolean;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided 'value' to be a number, throws an Error if it is not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as a number
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsNumber(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is number;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided 'value' to be a bigint, throws an Error if it is not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as a bigint
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsBigInt(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is bigint;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided `value` to be an array, throws an Error if it is not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as an array
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsArray<T>(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is T[];
/**
 * Type-checks the provided `value` to be null, throws an Error if it is not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as null
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsNull(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is null;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided `value` to be an object, throws an Error if it is
 * not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as an object
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsObject(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is object;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided `value` to be a symbol, throws an Error if it is not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as a symbol
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsSymbol(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is symbol;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided `value` to be undefined, throws an Error if it is
 * not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as undefined
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsUndefined(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is undefined;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided `value` to be not undefined, throws an Error if it is
 * not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as undefined
 * @param variableName the name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsNotUndefined(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is undefined;
/**
 * Type-checks the provided `value` to be defined. throws and Error if it is not
 *
 * @param value the value to type-check as as defined
 * @param variableName teh name of the variable to be type-checked
 * @param additionalMessage  further information on failure
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assertIsDefined(value: unknown, variableName?: string, additionalMessage?: string): asserts value is NonNullable<any>;
/**
 * General assertion helper. Asserts the provided `condition` is met, if it is
 * not, throws an Error with the provided `message`
 *
 * @param condition the condition to be asserted
 * @throws {Error}
 */
export declare function assert(condition: unknown, message?: string): asserts condition;