/**
 * @module botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive
 */
/**
 * Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 * Licensed under the MIT License.
 */
import { ArrayProperty, StringProperty } from '../properties';
import { SendActivity, SendActivityConfiguration } from '../actions/sendActivity';
import { ArrayExpression, StringExpression } from 'adaptive-expressions';
import { Converter, ConverterFactory, DialogContext, DialogTurnResult } from 'botbuilder-dialogs';
export interface AskConfiguration extends SendActivityConfiguration {
    expectedProperties?: ArrayProperty<string>;
    defaultOperation?: StringProperty;
}
/**
 * Ask for an open-ended response.
 * This sends an activity and then terminates the turn with `DialogTurnStatus.completeAndWait`.
 * The next activity from the user will then be handled by the parent adaptive dialog.
 * It also builds in a model of the properties that are expected in response through `DialogPath.expectedProperties`.
 * `DialogPath.retries` is updated as the same question is asked multiple times.
 */
export declare class Ask extends SendActivity implements AskConfiguration {
    static $kind: string;
    /**
     *Initializes a new instance of the [Ask](xref:botbuilder-dialogs-adaptive.Ask) class.
     *
     * @param text Optional, text value.
     * @param expectedProperties Optional, [ArrayExpression](xref:adaptive-expressions.ArrayExpression) of expected properties.
     */
    constructor(text?: string, expectedProperties?: ArrayExpression<string>);
    /**
     * Gets or sets properties expected to be filled by response.
     */
    expectedProperties: ArrayExpression<string>;
    /**
     * Gets or sets the default operation that will be used when no operation is recognized.
     */
    defaultOperation: StringExpression;
    /**
     * Called when the [Dialog](xref:botbuilder-dialogs.Dialog) is started and pushed onto the dialog stack.
     *
     * @param property The key of the conditional selector configuration.
     * @returns The converter for the selector configuration.
     */
    getConverter(property: keyof AskConfiguration): Converter | ConverterFactory;
    /**
     * Called when the dialog is started and pushed onto the dialog stack.
     *
     * @summary
     * If the task is successful, the result indicates whether the dialog is still
     * active after the turn has been processed by the dialog.
     *
     * You can use the [options](#options) parameter to include the QnA Maker context data,
     * which represents context from the previous query. To do so, the value should include a
     * `context` property of type [QnAResponseContext](#QnAResponseContext).
     *
     * @param {DialogContext} dc The [DialogContext](xref:botbuilder-dialogs.DialogContext) for the current turn of conversation.
     * @param {object} options (Optional) Initial information to pass to the dialog.
     * @returns {Promise<DialogTurnResult>} A promise resolving to the turn result
     */
    beginDialog(dc: DialogContext, options?: object): Promise<DialogTurnResult>;
    protected onComputeId(): string;
}
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