import 'reflect-metadata';
import { ContractCondition, ContractPredicate, ContractSettings } from './types';
export default abstract class Contract {
    /**
     * Set Contract settings
     * @param settings - contract settings object
     */
    static setSettings(settings: ContractSettings): void;
    /**
     * Represents values as they were at the start of a method or property.
     * @param value - value of type T
     */
    static OldValue<T>(value: T): T;
    /**
     * Represents values as they were at the start of a method or property.
     * @param path - path to the value
     */
    static OldValueByPath<T>(path: string): T;
    /**
     * Represents the return value of a method or property.
     */
    static ContractResult(): {};
    /**
     * Checks for a condition; if the condition is false, follows the escalation policy set for the analyzer.
     * @param condition - The conditional expression to test
     * @param message - The message to post if the assumption fails.
     */
    static Assert(condition: ContractCondition, message?: string): (...args: any[]) => void;
    /**
     * Determines whether an element within a collection of elements exists within a function.
     * @param collection<T> - Collection of type T
     * @param predicate<T> - Predicate condition with return type T
     * @param message - The message to post if the assumption fails.
     */
    static Exists<T>(collection: T[], predicate: ContractPredicate<T>, message?: string): void;
    /**
     * Determines whether all the elements in a collection exist within a function.
     * @param collection<T> - Collection of type T
     * @param predicate<T> - Predicate condition with return type T
     * @param message - The message to post if the assumption fails.
     */
    static ForAll<T>(collection: T[], predicate: ContractPredicate<T>, message?: string): void;
    /**
     * Specifies a precondition contract for the enclosing method or property, and displays a message if the condition for the contract fails.
     * @param condition - The conditional expression to test
     * @param message - The message to post if the assumption fails.
     */
    static Requires(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;
}