@alterior/annotations 3.13.3 → 3.13.4

package/dist/annotations.d.ts

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-/**
- * @alterior/annotations
- * A class library for handling Typescript metadata decorators via "annotation" classes
- *
- * (C) 2017-2019 William Lahti
- *
- */
-import { NotSupportedError } from '@alterior/common';
-/**
- * Represents an annotation which could be stored in the standard annotation lists
- * on a class.
- */
-export interface IAnnotation {
-    $metadataName?: string;
-}
-export declare const ANNOTATIONS_KEY = "__annotations__";
-export declare const CONSTRUCTOR_PARAMETERS_ANNOTATIONS_KEY = "__parameters__";
-export declare const PROPERTY_ANNOTATIONS_KEY = "__prop__metadata__";
-export declare const METHOD_PARAMETER_ANNOTATIONS_KEY = "__parameter__metadata__";
-/**
- * Represents an Annotation subclass from the perspective of using it to
- * construct itself by passing an options object.
- */
-interface AnnotationConstructor<AnnoT extends Annotation, TS extends any[]> {
-    new (...args: TS): AnnoT;
-    getMetadataName(): any;
-}
-export type AnnotationClassDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ((target: any) => void);
-export type AnnotationPropertyDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ((target: any, propertyKey: string | symbol, descriptor: PropertyDescriptor) => void);
-export type AnnotationMethodDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ((target: any, propertyKey: string | symbol) => void);
-export type AnnotationParameterDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ((target: any, propertyKey: string | symbol, index: number) => void);
-type UnionToIntersection<U> = (U extends any ? (x: U) => void : never) extends ((x: infer I) => void) ? I : never;
-type DecoratorTypeUnionForValidTargets<Targets> = Targets extends 'class' ? ClassDecorator : Targets extends 'method' ? MethodDecorator : Targets extends 'property' ? PropertyDecorator : Targets extends 'parameter' ? ParameterDecorator : never;
-type DecoratorTypeForValidTargets<Targets> = UnionToIntersection<DecoratorTypeUnionForValidTargets<Targets>>;
-/**
- * Represents a decorator which accepts an Annotation's options object.
- */
-export type AnnotationDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ClassDecorator & PropertyDecorator & MethodDecorator & ParameterDecorator;
-export interface DecoratorSite {
-    type: 'class' | 'method' | 'property' | 'parameter';
-    target: any;
-    propertyKey?: string;
-    propertyDescriptor?: PropertyDescriptor;
-    index?: number;
-}
-export type AnnotationDecoratorTarget = 'class' | 'property' | 'method' | 'parameter';
-export interface AnnotationDecoratorOptions<AnnoT, TS extends any[] = []> {
-    factory?: (target: DecoratorSite, ...args: TS) => AnnoT | void;
-    validTargets?: AnnotationDecoratorTarget[];
-    allowMultiple?: boolean;
-}
-/**
- * Thrown when a caller attempts to decorate an annotation target when the
- * annotation does not support that target.
- */
-export declare class AnnotationTargetError extends NotSupportedError {
-    constructor(annotationClass: any, invalidType: string, supportedTypes: string[], message?: string);
-    private _invalidType;
-    private _annotationClass;
-    private _supportedTypes;
-    get invalidType(): string;
-    get supportedTypes(): string[];
-    get annotationClass(): Function;
-}
-export declare function MetadataName(name: string): (target: any) => any;
-export interface MutatorDefinition {
-    invoke: (site: DecoratorSite) => void;
-    options?: AnnotationDecoratorOptions<void>;
-}
-/**
- * Represents a metadata annotation which can be applied to classes,
- * constructor parameters, methods, properties, or method parameters
- * via decorators.
- *
- * Custom annotations are defined as subclasses of this class.
- * By convention, all custom annotation classes should have a name
- * which ends in "Annotation" such as "NameAnnotation".
- *
- * To create a new annotation create a subclass of `Annotation`
- * with a constructor that takes the parameters you are interested in
- * storing, and save the appropriate information onto fields of the
- * new instance. For your convenience, Annotation provides a default
- * constructor which takes a map object and applies its properties onto
- * the current instance, but you may replace it with a constructor that
- * takes any arguments you wish.
- *
- * You may wish to add type safety to the default constructor parameter.
- * To do so, override the constructor and define it:
- *
-```
-class XYZ extends Annotation {
-    constructor(
-        options : MyOptions
-    ) {
-        super(options);
-    }
-}
-```
- *
- * Annotations are applied by using decorators.
- * When you define a custom annotation, you must also define a
- * custom decorator:
- *
-```
-const Name =
-    NameAnnotation.decorator();
-```
- * You can then use that decorator:
-```
-@Name()
-class ABC {
-    // ...
-}
-```
- *
- */
-export declare class Annotation implements IAnnotation {
-    constructor(props?: any);
-    readonly $metadataName: string;
-    toString(): string;
-    static getMetadataName(): string;
-    /**
-     * Construct a decorator suitable for attaching annotations of the called type
-     * onto classes, constructor parameters, methods, properties, and parameters.
-     * Must be called while referencing the subclass of Annotation you wish to construct
-     * the decorator for. E.g., for FooAnnotation, call FooAnnotation.decorator().
-     *
-     * @param this The Annotation subclass for which the decorator is being constructed
-     * @param options Allows for specifying options which will modify the behavior of the decorator.
-     *  See the DecoratorOptions documentation for more information.
-     */
-    static decorator<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[], U extends AnnotationDecoratorTarget>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, options?: Exclude<AnnotationDecoratorOptions<T, TS>, 'validTargets'> & {
-        validTargets: U[];
-    }): (...args: TS) => DecoratorTypeForValidTargets<U>;
-    static decorator<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, options?: AnnotationDecoratorOptions<T, TS>): AnnotationDecorator<TS>;
-    /**
-     * Clone this annotation instance into a new one. This is not a deep copy.
-     */
-    clone(): this;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation to a given target.
-     * @param target
-     */
-    applyToClass(target: any): this;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation instance to the given property.
-     * @param target
-     * @param name
-     */
-    applyToProperty(target: any, name: string): this;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation instance to the given method.
-     * @param target
-     * @param name
-     */
-    applyToMethod(target: any, name: string): this;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation instance to the given method parameter.
-     * @param target
-     * @param name
-     * @param index
-     */
-    applyToParameter(target: any, name: string, index: number): this;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation instance to the given constructor parameter.
-     * @param target
-     * @param name
-     * @param index
-     */
-    applyToConstructorParameter(target: any, index: number): this;
-    /**
-     * Filter the given list of annotations for the ones which match this annotation class
-     * based on matching $metadataName.
-     *
-     * @param this
-     * @param annotations
-     */
-    static filter<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, annotations: IAnnotation[]): T[];
-    /**
-     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the given class.
-     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
-     * that subclass.
-     * @param this
-     * @param type The class to check
-     */
-    static getAllForClass<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any): T[];
-    /**
-     * Get a single instance of this annotation class attached to the given class.
-     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
-     * that subclass.
-     *
-     * @param this
-     * @param type
-     */
-    static getForClass<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any): T;
-    /**
-     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the given method.
-     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
-     * that subclass.
-     *
-     * @param this
-     * @param type The class where the method is defined
-     * @param methodName The name of the method to check
-     */
-    static getAllForMethod<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, methodName: string): T[];
-    /**
-     * Get one instance of this annotation class attached to the given method.
-     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
-     * that subclass.
-     *
-     * @param this
-     * @param type The class where the method is defined
-     * @param methodName The name of the method to check
-     */
-    static getForMethod<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, methodName: string): T;
-    /**
-     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the given property.
-     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
-     * that subclass.
-     *
-     * @param this
-     * @param type The class where the property is defined
-     * @param propertyName The name of the property to check
-     */
-    static getAllForProperty<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, propertyName: string): T[];
-    /**
-     * Get one instance of this annotation class attached to the given property.
-     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
-     * that subclass.
-     *
-     * @param this
-     * @param type The class where the property is defined
-     * @param propertyName The name of the property to check
-     */
-    static getForProperty<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, propertyName: string): T;
-    /**
-     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the parameters of the given method.
-     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
-     * that subclass.
-     *
-     * @param this
-     * @param type The class where the method is defined
-     * @param methodName The name of the method where parameter annotations should be checked for
-     */
-    static getAllForParameters<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, methodName: string): T[][];
-    /**
-     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the parameters of the constructor
-     * for the given class.
-     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
-     * that subclass.
-     *
-     * @param this
-     * @param type The class where constructor parameter annotations should be checked for
-     */
-    static getAllForConstructorParameters<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any): T[][];
-}
-/**
- * A helper class for managing annotations
- */
-export declare class Annotations {
-    /**
-     * Copy the annotations defined for one class onto another.
-     * @param from The class to copy annotations from
-     * @param to The class to copy annotations to
-     */
-    static copyClassAnnotations(from: Function, to: Function): void;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation to a given target.
-     * @param target
-     */
-    static applyToClass<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any): T;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation instance to the given property.
-     * @param target
-     * @param name
-     */
-    static applyToProperty<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any, name: string): T;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation instance to the given method.
-     * @param target
-     * @param name
-     */
-    static applyToMethod<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any, name: string): T;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation instance to the given method parameter.
-     * @param target
-     * @param name
-     * @param index
-     */
-    static applyToParameter<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any, name: string, index: number): T;
-    /**
-     * Apply this annotation instance to the given constructor parameter.
-     * @param target
-     * @param name
-     * @param index
-     */
-    static applyToConstructorParameter<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any, index: number): T;
-    /**
-     * Clone the given Annotation instance into a new instance. This is not
-     * a deep copy.
-     *
-     * @param annotation
-     */
-    static clone<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T): T;
-    /**
-     * Get all annotations (including from Angular and other compatible
-     * frameworks).
-     *
-     * @param target The target to fetch annotations for
-     */
-    static getClassAnnotations(target: any): IAnnotation[];
-    /**
-     * Get all annotations (including from Angular and other compatible
-     * frameworks).
-     *
-     * @param target The target to fetch annotations for
-     */
-    static getMethodAnnotations(target: any, methodName: string, isStatic?: boolean): IAnnotation[];
-    /**
-     * Get all annotations (including from Angular and other compatible
-     * frameworks).
-     *
-     * @param target The target to fetch annotations for
-     */
-    static getPropertyAnnotations(target: any, methodName: string, isStatic?: boolean): IAnnotation[];
-    /**
-     * Get the annotations defined on the parameters of the given method of the given
-     * class.
-     *
-     * @param type
-     * @param methodName
-     * @param isStatic Whether `type` itself (isStatic = true), or `type.prototype` (isStatic = false) should be the target.
-     *  Note that passing true may indicate that the passed `type` is already the prototype of a class.
-     */
-    static getParameterAnnotations(type: any, methodName: string, isStatic?: boolean): IAnnotation[][];
-    /**
-     * Get the annotations defined on the parameters of the given method of the given
-     * class.
-     *
-     * @param type
-     * @param methodName
-     */
-    static getConstructorParameterAnnotations(type: any): IAnnotation[][];
-    /**
-     * Get a list of annotations for the given class.
-     * @param target
-     */
-    private static getListForClass;
-    /**
-     * Get a list of own annotations for the given class, or create that list.
-     * @param target
-     */
-    private static getOrCreateListForClass;
-    /**
-     * Gets a map of the annotations defined on all properties of the given class/function. To get the annotations of instance fields,
-     * make sure to use `Class.prototype`, otherwise static annotations are returned.
-     */
-    static getMapForClassProperties(target: Object, mapToPopulate?: Record<string, IAnnotation[]>): Record<string, IAnnotation[]>;
-    private static getOrCreateMapForClassProperties;
-    private static getListForProperty;
-    private static getOrCreateListForProperty;
-    private static getOrCreateListForMethod;
-    private static getListForMethod;
-    /**
-     * Get a map of the annotations defined on all parameters of all methods of the given class/function.
-     * To get instance methods, make sure to pass `Class.prototype`, otherwise the results are for static fields.
-     */
-    static getMapForMethodParameters(target: Object, mapToPopulate?: Record<string, IAnnotation[][]>): Record<string, IAnnotation[][]>;
-    private static getOrCreateMapForMethodParameters;
-    private static getListForMethodParameters;
-    private static getOrCreateListForMethodParameters;
-    private static getOrCreateListForConstructorParameters;
-    private static getListForConstructorParameters;
-}
-/**
- * An annotation for attaching a label to a programmatic element.
- * Can be queried with LabelAnnotation.getForClass() for example.
- */
-export declare class LabelAnnotation extends Annotation {
-    readonly text: string;
-    constructor(text: string);
-}
-export declare const Label: (text: string) => ClassDecorator & PropertyDecorator & MethodDecorator & ParameterDecorator;
-export {};
+/**
+ * @alterior/annotations
+ * A class library for handling Typescript metadata decorators via "annotation" classes
+ *
+ * (C) 2017-2019 William Lahti
+ *
+ */
+import { NotSupportedError } from '@alterior/common';
+/**
+ * Represents an annotation which could be stored in the standard annotation lists
+ * on a class.
+ */
+export interface IAnnotation {
+    $metadataName?: string;
+}
+export declare const ANNOTATIONS_KEY = "__annotations__";
+export declare const CONSTRUCTOR_PARAMETERS_ANNOTATIONS_KEY = "__parameters__";
+export declare const PROPERTY_ANNOTATIONS_KEY = "__prop__metadata__";
+export declare const METHOD_PARAMETER_ANNOTATIONS_KEY = "__parameter__metadata__";
+/**
+ * Represents an Annotation subclass from the perspective of using it to
+ * construct itself by passing an options object.
+ */
+interface AnnotationConstructor<AnnoT extends Annotation, TS extends any[]> {
+    new (...args: TS): AnnoT;
+    getMetadataName(): any;
+}
+export type AnnotationClassDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ((target: any) => void);
+export type AnnotationPropertyDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ((target: any, propertyKey: string | symbol, descriptor: PropertyDescriptor) => void);
+export type AnnotationMethodDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ((target: any, propertyKey: string | symbol) => void);
+export type AnnotationParameterDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ((target: any, propertyKey: string | symbol, index: number) => void);
+type UnionToIntersection<U> = (U extends any ? (x: U) => void : never) extends ((x: infer I) => void) ? I : never;
+type DecoratorTypeUnionForValidTargets<Targets> = Targets extends 'class' ? ClassDecorator : Targets extends 'method' ? MethodDecorator : Targets extends 'property' ? PropertyDecorator : Targets extends 'parameter' ? ParameterDecorator : never;
+type DecoratorTypeForValidTargets<Targets> = UnionToIntersection<DecoratorTypeUnionForValidTargets<Targets>>;
+/**
+ * Represents a decorator which accepts an Annotation's options object.
+ */
+export type AnnotationDecorator<TS extends any[]> = (...args: TS) => ClassDecorator & PropertyDecorator & MethodDecorator & ParameterDecorator;
+export interface DecoratorSite {
+    type: 'class' | 'method' | 'property' | 'parameter';
+    target: any;
+    propertyKey?: string;
+    propertyDescriptor?: PropertyDescriptor;
+    index?: number;
+}
+export type AnnotationDecoratorTarget = 'class' | 'property' | 'method' | 'parameter';
+export interface AnnotationDecoratorOptions<AnnoT, TS extends any[] = []> {
+    factory?: (target: DecoratorSite, ...args: TS) => AnnoT | void;
+    validTargets?: AnnotationDecoratorTarget[];
+    allowMultiple?: boolean;
+}
+/**
+ * Thrown when a caller attempts to decorate an annotation target when the
+ * annotation does not support that target.
+ */
+export declare class AnnotationTargetError extends NotSupportedError {
+    constructor(annotationClass: any, invalidType: string, supportedTypes: string[], message?: string);
+    private _invalidType;
+    private _annotationClass;
+    private _supportedTypes;
+    get invalidType(): string;
+    get supportedTypes(): string[];
+    get annotationClass(): Function;
+}
+export declare function MetadataName(name: string): (target: any) => any;
+export interface MutatorDefinition {
+    invoke: (site: DecoratorSite) => void;
+    options?: AnnotationDecoratorOptions<void>;
+}
+/**
+ * Represents a metadata annotation which can be applied to classes,
+ * constructor parameters, methods, properties, or method parameters
+ * via decorators.
+ *
+ * Custom annotations are defined as subclasses of this class.
+ * By convention, all custom annotation classes should have a name
+ * which ends in "Annotation" such as "NameAnnotation".
+ *
+ * To create a new annotation create a subclass of `Annotation`
+ * with a constructor that takes the parameters you are interested in
+ * storing, and save the appropriate information onto fields of the
+ * new instance. For your convenience, Annotation provides a default
+ * constructor which takes a map object and applies its properties onto
+ * the current instance, but you may replace it with a constructor that
+ * takes any arguments you wish.
+ *
+ * You may wish to add type safety to the default constructor parameter.
+ * To do so, override the constructor and define it:
+ *
+```
+class XYZ extends Annotation {
+    constructor(
+        options : MyOptions
+    ) {
+        super(options);
+    }
+}
+```
+ *
+ * Annotations are applied by using decorators.
+ * When you define a custom annotation, you must also define a
+ * custom decorator:
+ *
+```
+const Name =
+    NameAnnotation.decorator();
+```
+ * You can then use that decorator:
+```
+@Name()
+class ABC {
+    // ...
+}
+```
+ *
+ */
+export declare class Annotation implements IAnnotation {
+    constructor(props?: any);
+    readonly $metadataName: string;
+    toString(): string;
+    static getMetadataName(): string;
+    /**
+     * Construct a decorator suitable for attaching annotations of the called type
+     * onto classes, constructor parameters, methods, properties, and parameters.
+     * Must be called while referencing the subclass of Annotation you wish to construct
+     * the decorator for. E.g., for FooAnnotation, call FooAnnotation.decorator().
+     *
+     * @param this The Annotation subclass for which the decorator is being constructed
+     * @param options Allows for specifying options which will modify the behavior of the decorator.
+     *  See the DecoratorOptions documentation for more information.
+     */
+    static decorator<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[], U extends AnnotationDecoratorTarget>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, options?: Exclude<AnnotationDecoratorOptions<T, TS>, 'validTargets'> & {
+        validTargets: U[];
+    }): (...args: TS) => DecoratorTypeForValidTargets<U>;
+    static decorator<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, options?: AnnotationDecoratorOptions<T, TS>): AnnotationDecorator<TS>;
+    /**
+     * Clone this annotation instance into a new one. This is not a deep copy.
+     */
+    clone(): this;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation to a given target.
+     * @param target
+     */
+    applyToClass(target: any): this;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation instance to the given property.
+     * @param target
+     * @param name
+     */
+    applyToProperty(target: any, name: string): this;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation instance to the given method.
+     * @param target
+     * @param name
+     */
+    applyToMethod(target: any, name: string): this;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation instance to the given method parameter.
+     * @param target
+     * @param name
+     * @param index
+     */
+    applyToParameter(target: any, name: string, index: number): this;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation instance to the given constructor parameter.
+     * @param target
+     * @param name
+     * @param index
+     */
+    applyToConstructorParameter(target: any, index: number): this;
+    /**
+     * Filter the given list of annotations for the ones which match this annotation class
+     * based on matching $metadataName.
+     *
+     * @param this
+     * @param annotations
+     */
+    static filter<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, annotations: IAnnotation[]): T[];
+    /**
+     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the given class.
+     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
+     * that subclass.
+     * @param this
+     * @param type The class to check
+     */
+    static getAllForClass<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any): T[];
+    /**
+     * Get a single instance of this annotation class attached to the given class.
+     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
+     * that subclass.
+     *
+     * @param this
+     * @param type
+     */
+    static getForClass<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any): T;
+    /**
+     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the given method.
+     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
+     * that subclass.
+     *
+     * @param this
+     * @param type The class where the method is defined
+     * @param methodName The name of the method to check
+     */
+    static getAllForMethod<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, methodName: string): T[];
+    /**
+     * Get one instance of this annotation class attached to the given method.
+     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
+     * that subclass.
+     *
+     * @param this
+     * @param type The class where the method is defined
+     * @param methodName The name of the method to check
+     */
+    static getForMethod<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, methodName: string): T;
+    /**
+     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the given property.
+     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
+     * that subclass.
+     *
+     * @param this
+     * @param type The class where the property is defined
+     * @param propertyName The name of the property to check
+     */
+    static getAllForProperty<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, propertyName: string): T[];
+    /**
+     * Get one instance of this annotation class attached to the given property.
+     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
+     * that subclass.
+     *
+     * @param this
+     * @param type The class where the property is defined
+     * @param propertyName The name of the property to check
+     */
+    static getForProperty<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, propertyName: string): T;
+    /**
+     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the parameters of the given method.
+     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
+     * that subclass.
+     *
+     * @param this
+     * @param type The class where the method is defined
+     * @param methodName The name of the method where parameter annotations should be checked for
+     */
+    static getAllForParameters<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any, methodName: string): T[][];
+    /**
+     * Get all instances of this annotation class attached to the parameters of the constructor
+     * for the given class.
+     * If called on a subclass of Annotation, it returns only annotations that match
+     * that subclass.
+     *
+     * @param this
+     * @param type The class where constructor parameter annotations should be checked for
+     */
+    static getAllForConstructorParameters<T extends Annotation, TS extends any[]>(this: AnnotationConstructor<T, TS>, type: any): T[][];
+}
+/**
+ * A helper class for managing annotations
+ */
+export declare class Annotations {
+    /**
+     * Copy the annotations defined for one class onto another.
+     * @param from The class to copy annotations from
+     * @param to The class to copy annotations to
+     */
+    static copyClassAnnotations(from: Function, to: Function): void;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation to a given target.
+     * @param target
+     */
+    static applyToClass<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any): T;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation instance to the given property.
+     * @param target
+     * @param name
+     */
+    static applyToProperty<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any, name: string): T;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation instance to the given method.
+     * @param target
+     * @param name
+     */
+    static applyToMethod<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any, name: string): T;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation instance to the given method parameter.
+     * @param target
+     * @param name
+     * @param index
+     */
+    static applyToParameter<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any, name: string, index: number): T;
+    /**
+     * Apply this annotation instance to the given constructor parameter.
+     * @param target
+     * @param name
+     * @param index
+     */
+    static applyToConstructorParameter<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T, target: any, index: number): T;
+    /**
+     * Clone the given Annotation instance into a new instance. This is not
+     * a deep copy.
+     *
+     * @param annotation
+     */
+    static clone<T extends IAnnotation>(annotation: T): T;
+    /**
+     * Get all annotations (including from Angular and other compatible
+     * frameworks).
+     *
+     * @param target The target to fetch annotations for
+     */
+    static getClassAnnotations(target: any): IAnnotation[];
+    /**
+     * Get all annotations (including from Angular and other compatible
+     * frameworks).
+     *
+     * @param target The target to fetch annotations for
+     */
+    static getMethodAnnotations(target: any, methodName: string, isStatic?: boolean): IAnnotation[];
+    /**
+     * Get all annotations (including from Angular and other compatible
+     * frameworks).
+     *
+     * @param target The target to fetch annotations for
+     */
+    static getPropertyAnnotations(target: any, methodName: string, isStatic?: boolean): IAnnotation[];
+    /**
+     * Get the annotations defined on the parameters of the given method of the given
+     * class.
+     *
+     * @param type
+     * @param methodName
+     * @param isStatic Whether `type` itself (isStatic = true), or `type.prototype` (isStatic = false) should be the target.
+     *  Note that passing true may indicate that the passed `type` is already the prototype of a class.
+     */
+    static getParameterAnnotations(type: any, methodName: string, isStatic?: boolean): IAnnotation[][];
+    /**
+     * Get the annotations defined on the parameters of the given method of the given
+     * class.
+     *
+     * @param type
+     * @param methodName
+     */
+    static getConstructorParameterAnnotations(type: any): IAnnotation[][];
+    /**
+     * Get a list of annotations for the given class.
+     * @param target
+     */
+    private static getListForClass;
+    /**
+     * Get a list of own annotations for the given class, or create that list.
+     * @param target
+     */
+    private static getOrCreateListForClass;
+    /**
+     * Gets a map of the annotations defined on all properties of the given class/function. To get the annotations of instance fields,
+     * make sure to use `Class.prototype`, otherwise static annotations are returned.
+     */
+    static getMapForClassProperties(target: Object, mapToPopulate?: Record<string, IAnnotation[]>): Record<string, IAnnotation[]>;
+    private static getOrCreateMapForClassProperties;
+    private static getListForProperty;
+    private static getOrCreateListForProperty;
+    private static getOrCreateListForMethod;
+    private static getListForMethod;
+    /**
+     * Get a map of the annotations defined on all parameters of all methods of the given class/function.
+     * To get instance methods, make sure to pass `Class.prototype`, otherwise the results are for static fields.
+     */
+    static getMapForMethodParameters(target: Object, mapToPopulate?: Record<string, IAnnotation[][]>): Record<string, IAnnotation[][]>;
+    private static getOrCreateMapForMethodParameters;
+    private static getListForMethodParameters;
+    private static getOrCreateListForMethodParameters;
+    private static getOrCreateListForConstructorParameters;
+    private static getListForConstructorParameters;
+}
+/**
+ * An annotation for attaching a label to a programmatic element.
+ * Can be queried with LabelAnnotation.getForClass() for example.
+ */
+export declare class LabelAnnotation extends Annotation {
+    readonly text: string;
+    constructor(text: string);
+}
+export declare const Label: (text: string) => ClassDecorator & PropertyDecorator & MethodDecorator & ParameterDecorator;
+export {};
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