/**
 * Takes a variable name and an object and places that name and associated
 * object into the global node space.  If the object is already in the
 * global space, then that reference is used and returned.  The replace
 * flag is used to override the current global reference.
 * @param name {string} the name of the variable to store globally
 * @param pkg {object} the object associated with the variable name
 * @param replace {boolean} if true, then it will always overwrite the
 * current global (if it exists)
 * @return {object} the global instance reference
 */
export declare function globalize(name: string, pkgname: any, replace?: boolean): any;
/**
 * Checks the environment for the debug flag environment variable.  If it is
 * defined, then it will resolve to true.  If it doesn't, exists, then the
 * package.json debug flag is checked.  If it exists it is returned as the
 * debug flag.  If it doesn't exist, then false is returned and debugging
 * is turned off.
 *
 * The name of the environment variable for debugging is DEBUG_GADGETS if
 * in a node environment.
 * @return true if debugging is turned on, otherwise false.
 */
export declare function isDebug(): boolean;