/**
 * TurboCommons is a general purpose and cross-language library that implements frequently used and generic software development tasks.
 *
 * Website : -> https://turboframework.org/en/libs/turbocommons
 * License : -> Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * License Url : -> http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * CopyRight : -> Copyright 2015 Edertone Advanded Solutions (08211 Castellar del Vallès, Barcelona). http://www.edertone.com
 */
import { JavaPropertiesObject } from '../model/JavaPropertiesObject';
/**
 * Contains methods that allow us to convert data from one complex data structure
 * format to another complex data structure format
 */
export declare class SerializationManager {
    /**
     * When set to true, the structures that are passed as serialization sources must match the structures
     * that are passed as serialization targets: All keys or properties that are defined on the serialization sources
     * must exist on the serialization targets, otherwise an exception will be thrown
     */
    strictMode: boolean;
    /**
     * Generate a valid JSON string from a given class instance
     *
     * @param classInstance A class instance
     *
     * @returns A valid JSON string containing all the data on the provided class
     */
    classToJson(classInstance: any): string;
    classToObject(): void;
    /**
     * Copy data from a HashMapObject instance to an arbitrary class instance which contains
     * the same properties as the hashmap keys. Class property values will be set to the same value of the hash map key
     *
     * @param hashMap An object that contains data which is organized as a hash map. For example: An associative array or an object with key / value pairs
     * @param classInstance A class instance that will be filled with all the values that are found on the hashmap (the instance is modified by this method and all values erased).
     *
     * @return The provided class instance with all its properties filled with the corresponding hashmap values
     */
    /**
     * Convert a JavaPropertiesObject instance to a string that is valid so it can be saved to a .properties file.
     *
     * @param javaProperties An instance of a JavaPropertiesObject
     *
     * @return An ISO-8859-1 string containing valid properties data, ready to be stored as a .properties java format file.
     */
    javaPropertiesObjectToString(javaProperties: JavaPropertiesObject): string;
    /**
     * Copy data from a json string to a class instance. All class properties will be filled with the values from the json
     * For more information on how the conversion is performed, see this class objectToClass method
     *
     * @see SerializationManager.objectToClass
     *
     * @param string A string containing valid json data
     * @param classInstance A class instance that will be filled with all the json data (the instance is modified by this method and all values erased).
     *
     * @return The provided class instance with all its properties filled with the corresponding json values
     */
    jsonToClass<T>(string: string, classInstance: T): T;
    /**
     * Copy data from an object instance to a class instance. All class properties will be filled with the values
     * from the object.
     *
     * If a property from the class instance contains a default value, it will be used as a reference to restrict
     * the value type. If the same key on the object has a different type value, an exception will happen.
     * Null values on the source object keys will leave the same destination class properties untouched.
     *
     * Typed arrays can be forced by setting a class property as an array with a single default item. That item type
     * will be used as the reference for all the array values on the object property.
     *
     * @param object An object containing the source data to serialize
     * @param classInstance An empty class instance that will be filled with all the values from the object
     *
     * @return The provided class instance with all its properties filled with the corresponding object values
     */
    objectToClass(object: Object, classInstance: any): any;
    /**
     * Convert a string containing the contents of a Java properties file to a JavaPropertiesObject instance
     * Note that the input string must be encoded with ISO-8859-1 and strictly follow the Java
     * properties file format (Otherwise results may not be correct).
     *
     * @param string String containing the contents of a .properties Java file
     *
     * @return The properties format parsed as an object
     */
    stringToJavaPropertiesObject(string: string): JavaPropertiesObject;
}