import * as plugins from './smartdata.plugins';
import { Db } from './smartdata.classes.db';
import { DbDoc } from './smartdata.classes.dbdoc';
export interface IFindOptions {
    limit?: number;
}
export interface IDocValidation<T> {
    (doc: T): boolean;
}
export declare function Collection(db: Db): (constructor: any) => void;
export declare class DbCollection<T> {
    /**
     * the collection that is used, defaults to mongodb collection,
     * can be nedb datastore (sub api of mongodb)
     */
    collection: plugins.mongodb.Collection;
    collectedClass: T & DbDoc<T>;
    objectValidation: IDocValidation<T>;
    name: string;
    db: Db;
    constructor(collectedClassArg: T & DbDoc<T>, dbArg: Db);
    /**
     * adds a validation function that all newly inserted and updated objects have to pass
     */
    addDocValidation(funcArg: IDocValidation<T>): void;
    /**
     * finds an object in the DbCollection
     */
    find(docMatchArg: T | any, optionsArg?: IFindOptions): Promise<T[]>;
    /**
     * inserts object into the DbCollection
     */
    insertOne(docArg: T): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * inserts many objects at once into the DbCollection
     */
    insertMany(docArrayArg: T[]): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * checks a Doc for constraints
     */
    private checkDoc(docArg);
}