import { ZPubSubEventObject } from './zpubsub-event';
/**
 * Represents an object that implements a messaging platform.
 *
 * This object is an object that encapsulates 3 different possible
 * patterns:
 *  1.  Request/Receive
 *  2.  Event Aggregation
 *  3.  Command
 *
 * Unlike other publish/subscribe implementations, this one returns
 * an array of responses from its publish method.  This allows
 * subscribers to give information about the event or command
 * that was received.
 */
export interface IZPubSub {
    /**
     * Publishes an event.
     *
     * The argument list beyond the message is passed through.
     *
     * @param {String} topic    This is the string message that
     *                          represents the event id.
     * @param {Array} args      The optional arguments to the callback.
     *
     * @returns {Array} The list of return values.  This list can contain undefined and
     *                  null values.  If there are no callbacks, then you will receive an
     *                  empty array.  If you need just the first value of the array, use
     *                  yell instead.
     */
    publish(topic: string, ...args: any[]): any[];
    /**
     * Publishes the message and arguments and returns the first
     * defined response, if any.
     *
     * @param {String} topic The message to publish.
     *
     * @return {Object} The first defined response to the publish message.
     *                  Returns null if nobody responds.
     */
    yell(topic: string, ...args: any[]): any;
    /**
     * Subscribes to an event.
     *
     * @param {String} topic        The id of the event to subscribe to.
     * @param {Object} owner        The object that owns the subscription.
     * @param {Function} callback   The callback to invoke when the event is raised.  This callback
     *                              will be invoked with 3 arguments.  The first is the data that
     *                              gets passed to the publish method, and the 2nd is the owner of the
     *                              message callback, and the 3rd argument is the message itself..
     *
     * @return {ZPubSubEventObject} This method returns an object that contains two properties:
     *                  1.  owner:  The passed owner object.
     *                  2.  callback: The callback that will be invoked when msg is published.
     */
    subscribe(topic: string, owner: any, callback: (...args: any[]) => any): ZPubSubEventObject;
    /**
     * Removes a subscription from the callback list.
     *
     * @param {String} topic        The id of the message to remove.
     * @param {Object} owner        The object that owns the subscription.
     * @param {Function} callback   The callback that was registered in the subscribe method.
     *
     * @returns {Boolean} True if the subscription list was modified, false otherwise.
     */
    unsubscribe(topic: string, owner: any, callback: (...args: any[]) => any): boolean;
    /**
     * Removes all subscriptions from an owner.
     *
     * @param {type} owner The object to remove all subscriptions for.
     *
     * @returns {boolean} True if the subscription list was modified, false otherwise.
     */
    unsubscribeAll(owner: any): boolean;
    /**
     * Registers a series of method objects on the service
     * for the given topic.
     *
     * This method creates convinence methods for a given topic
     * name.
     *
     * You will get the following methods on this service by calling
     * this function:
     * 1.  publish{topic}(args) => shortcut to publish(topic, args);
     * 2.  subscribe{topic}(owner, callback) => shortcut to subscribe(topic, owner, callback);
     * 3.  unsubscribe{topic}(owner, callback) => shortcut to unsubscribe(topic, owner, callback);
     *
     * It's good practice to make sure that the topic name is javascript
     * friendly.
     *
     * @param {String} topic The sur name of the convinence function.
     */
    register(topic: string): void;
    /**
     * Removes the convinence methods created by register.
     *
     * @param {String} topic The topic to deregister.
     */
    deregister(topic: string): void;
}
/**
 * Represents an implementation of the IZPubSub contract.
 *
 * @this {ZPubSub}
 */
export declare class ZPubSub implements IZPubSub {
    private subMap;
    /**
     * Initializes a new instance of this object.
     */
    constructor();
    /**
     * Publishes an event.
     *
     * The argument list beyond the message is passed through.
     *
     * @param {String} topic    This is the string message that
     *                          represents the event id.
     * @param {Array} args      The optional arguments to the callback.
     *
     * @returns {Array} The list of return values.  This list can contain undefined and
     *                  null values.  If there are no callbacks, then you will receive an
     *                  empty array.  If you need just the first value of the array, use
     *                  yell instead.
     */
    publish(topic: string, ...args: any[]): any[];
    /**
     * Publishes the message and arguments and returns the first
     * defined response, if any.
     *
     * @param {String} topic The message to publish.
     *
     * @return {Object} The first defined response to the publish message.
     *                  Returns null if nobody responds.
     */
    yell(topic: string, ...args: any[]): any;
    /**
     * Subscribes to an event.
     *
     * @param {String} topic          The id of the event to subscribe to.
     * @param {Object} owner        The object that owns the subscription.
     * @param {Function} callback   The callback to invoke when the event is raised.  This callback
     *                              will be invoked with 3 arguments.  The first is the data that
     *                              gets passed to the publish method, and the 2nd is the owner of the
     *                              message callback, and the 3rd argument is the message itself..
     *
     * @return {Object} This method returns an object that contains two properties:
     *                  1.  owner:  The passed owner object.
     *                  2.  callback: The callback that will be invoked when msg is published.
     */
    subscribe(topic: string, owner: any, callback: (...args: any[]) => any): ZPubSubEventObject;
    /**
     * Removes a subscription from the callback list.
     *
     * @param {String} topic          The id of the message to remove.
     * @param {Object} owner        The object that owns the subscription.
     * @param {Function} callback   The callback that was registered in the subscribe method.
     *
     * @returns {Boolean} True if the subscription list was modified, false otherwise.
     */
    unsubscribe(topic: string, owner: any, callback: (...args: any[]) => any): boolean;
    /**
     * Removes all subscriptions from an owner.
     *
     * @param {type} owner The object to remove all subscriptions for.
     *
     * @returns {boolean} True if the subscription list was modified, false otherwise.
     */
    unsubscribeAll(owner: any): boolean;
    /**
     * Registers a series of method objects on the service
     * for the given topic.
     *
     * This method creates convinence methods for a given topic
     * name.
     *
     * You will get the following methods on this service by calling
     * this function:
     * 1.  publish{topic}(args) => shortcut to publish(topic, args);
     * 2.  subscribe{topic}(owner, callback) => shortcut to subscribe(topic, owner, callback);
     * 3.  unsubscribe{topic}(owner, callback) => shortcut to unsubscribe(topic, owner, callback);
     *
     * It's good practice to make sure that the topic name is javascript
     * friendly.
     *
     * @param {String} topic The sur name of the convinence function.
     */
    register(topic: string): void;
    /**
     * Removes the convinence methods created by register.
     *
     * @param {String} topic The topic to deregister.
     */
    deregister(topic: string): void;
    /**
     * Gets the subscription list for the specified topic.
     *
     * @param {String} topic The topic to retrieve the list for.
     *
     * @return {Array<ZPubSubEventObject>} The list of events for the topic.
     */
    private _getSubscription(topic);
}