import { IRouterResourceTarget } from "./interfaces";
import { RouterResource } from "./router-resource";
/**
 * Helpers for working with router metadata on ViewModels
 */
export interface IRouterMetadataType {
    /**
     * Gets router metadata specified on a target, only searching the own instance.
     * @param target The target to lookup the metadata on.
     */
    getOwn(target: IRouterResourceTarget): RouterResource;
    /**
     * Defines router metadata on a target.
     * @param metadataKey The key for the metadata to define.
     * @param target The target to set the metadata on.
     */
    define(metadataValue: RouterResource, target: IRouterResourceTarget): void;
    /**
     * Gets router metadata specified on a target, or creates an instance of the specified metadata if not found.
     * @param metadataKey The key for the metadata to lookup or create.
     * @param target The target to lookup or create the metadata on.
     * @param moduleId The moduleId associated with the target to lookup or create the metadata on.
     */
    getOrCreateOwn(target: IRouterResourceTarget, moduleId?: string): RouterResource;
}
export declare const routerMetadata: IRouterMetadataType;