import 'reflect-metadata';
import { ContractCondition, ContractPredicate, ContractSettings } from './types';
export default abstract class Contract {
    static setSettings(settings: ContractSettings): void;
    static OldValue<T>(value: T): T;
    static OldValueByPath<T>(path: string): T;
    static ContractResult(): {};
    /**
     * Not a Decorator. Specifies a condition to test. Executes at the place of call.
     * @param condition - The conditional expression to test
     * @param message - The message to post if the assumption fails.
     */
    static Assert<T extends Error>(condition: ContractCondition, message?: string): (...args: any[]) => void;
    static Exists<T, E extends Error>(collection: T[], predicate: ContractPredicate<T>, message?: string): void;
    static ForAll<T, E extends Error>(collection: T[], predicate: ContractPredicate<T>, message?: string): void;
    static Requires<T extends Error>(condition: ContractCondition, message?: string): (target: Object, key: string | symbol, descriptor: PropertyDescriptor) => PropertyDescriptor;
    /**
     * Specifies a postcondition contract for the enclosing method or property.
     * @param condition - The conditional expression to test
     * @param message - The message to post if the assumption fails.
     */
    static Ensures<T extends Error>(condition: ContractCondition, message?: string): (target: Object, key: string | symbol, descriptor: PropertyDescriptor) => PropertyDescriptor;
}