@sitevision/api 2.0.0-alpha.1 → 2.0.0-alpha.2

package/server/CollectionsInstance/index.d.ts

@@ -1,643 +1,3 @@
-/**
- * Sorts the specified list into ascending order, according to the <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aList the list to be sorted.
- * @throws ClassCastException if the list contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> (for example, strings and integers).
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list's list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
- */
-export function sort(aList: unknown): void;
-
-/**
- * Sorts the specified list according to the order induced by the specified comparator.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aList the list to be sorted.
- * @param aComparator the comparator to determine the order of the list. A <tt>null</tt> value indicates that the elements' <i>natural ordering</i> should be used.
- * @throws ClassCastException if the list contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the specified comparator.
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list's list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
- */
-export function sort(aList: unknown, aComparator: unknown): void;
-
-/**
- * Searches the specified list for the specified object using the binary search algorithm.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aList the list to be searched.
- * @param aKey the key to be searched for.
- * @return the index of the search key, if it is contained in the list; otherwise, <tt>(-(<i>insertion point</i>) - 1)</tt>. The <i>insertion point</i> is defined as the point at which the key would be inserted into the list: the index of the first element greater than the key, or <tt>aList.size()</tt> if all elements in the list are less than the specified key. Note that this guarantees that the return value will be &gt;= 0 if and only if the key is found.
- * @throws ClassCastException if the list contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> (for example, strings and integers), or the search key is not mutually comparable with the elements of the list.
- */
-export function binarySearch(aList: unknown, aKey: unknown): number;
-
-/**
- * Searches the specified list for the specified object using the binary search algorithm.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aList the list to be searched.
- * @param aKey the key to be searched for.
- * @param aComparator the comparator by which the list is ordered. A <tt>null</tt> value indicates that the elements' Comparable natural ordering should be used.
- * @return the index of the search key, if it is contained in the list; otherwise, <tt>(-(<i>insertion point</i>) - 1)</tt>. The <i>insertion point</i> is defined as the point at which the key would be inserted into the list: the index of the first element greater than the key, or <tt>aList.size()</tt> if all elements in the list are less than the specified key. Note that this guarantees that the return value will be &gt;= 0 if and only if the key is found.
- * @throws ClassCastException if the list contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the specified comparator, or the search key is not mutually comparable with the elements of the list using this comparator.
- */
-export function binarySearch(
-  aList: unknown,
-  aKey: unknown,
-  aComparator: unknown
-): number;
-
-/**
- * Reverses the order of the elements in the specified list.
- * @param aList the list whose elements are to be reversed.
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
- */
-export function reverse(aList: unknown): void;
-
-/**
- * Randomly permutes the specified list using a default source of randomness.
- * @param aList the list to be shuffled.
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
- */
-export function shuffle(aList: unknown): void;
-
-/**
- * Randomly permute the specified list using the specified source of randomness.
- * @param aList the list to be shuffled.
- * @param aRandom the source of randomness to use to shuffle the list.
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
- */
-export function shuffle(aList: unknown, aRandom: unknown): void;
-
-/**
- * Swaps the elements at the specified positions in the specified list.
- * @param aList The list in which to swap elements.
- * @param anIndex the index of one element to be swapped.
- * @param anAnotherIndex the index of the other element to be swapped.
- * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if either <tt>anIndex</tt> or <tt>j</tt> is out of range (anIndex &lt; 0 || anIndex &gt;= aList.size() || anAnotherIndex &lt; 0 || anAnotherIndex &gt;= aList.size()).
- */
-export function swap(
-  aList: unknown,
-  anIndex: number,
-  anAnotherIndex: number
-): void;
-
-/**
- * Replaces all of the elements of the specified list with the specified element.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aList the list to be filled with the specified element.
- * @param aValue The element with which to fill the specified list.
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
- */
-export function fill(aList: unknown, aValue: unknown): void;
-
-/**
- * Copies all of the elements from one list into another.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aDestination The destination list.
- * @param aSource The source list.
- * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the destination list is too small to contain the entire source List.
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the destination list's list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
- */
-export function copy(aDestination: unknown, aSource: unknown): void;
-
-/**
- * Returns the minimum element of the given collection, according to the <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
- * @param aCollection the collection whose minimum element is to be determined.
- * @return the minimum element of the given collection, according to the <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
- * @throws ClassCastException if the collection contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> (for example, strings and integers).
- * @throws NoSuchElementException if the collection is empty.
- */
-export function min(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns the minimum element of the given collection, according to the order induced by the specified comparator.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
- * @param aCollection the collection whose minimum element is to be determined.
- * @param aComparator the comparator with which to determine the minimum element. A <tt>null</tt> value indicates that the elements' <i>natural ordering</i> should be used.
- * @return the minimum element of the given collection, according to the specified comparator.
- * @throws ClassCastException if the collection contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the specified comparator.
- * @throws NoSuchElementException if the collection is empty.
- */
-export function min(aCollection: unknown, aComparator: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns the maximum element of the given collection, according to the
- * <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
- * @param aCollection the collection whose maximum element is to be determined.
- * @return the maximum element of the given collection, according to the <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
- * @throws ClassCastException if the collection contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> (for example, strings and integers).
- * @throws NoSuchElementException if the collection is empty.
- */
-export function max(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns the maximum element of the given collection, according to the
- * order induced by the specified comparator.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
- * @param aCollection the collection whose maximum element is to be determined.
- * @param aComparator the comparator with which to determine the maximum element. A <tt>null</tt> value indicates that the elements' <i>natural ordering</i> should be used.
- * @return the maximum element of the given collection, according to the specified comparator.
- * @throws ClassCastException if the collection contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the specified comparator.
- * @throws NoSuchElementException if the collection is empty.
- */
-export function max(aCollection: unknown, aComparator: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Rotates the elements in the specified list by the specified distance.
- * @param aList the list to be rotated.
- * @param aDistance the distance to rotate the list. There are no constraints on this value; it may be zero, negative, or greater than <tt>aList.size()</tt>.
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
- */
-export function rotate(aList: unknown, aDistance: number): void;
-
-/**
- * Replaces all occurrences of one specified value in a list with another.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aList the list in which replacement is to occur.
- * @param anOldValue the old value to be replaced.
- * @param aNewValue the new value with which <tt>anOldValue</tt> is to be replaced.
- * @return <tt>true</tt> if <tt>aList</tt> contained one or more elements <tt>e</tt> such that <tt>(anOldValue==null ? e==null : anOldValue.equals(e))</tt>.
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
- */
-export function replaceAll(
-  aList: unknown,
-  anOldValue: unknown,
-  aNewValue: unknown
-): boolean;
-
-/**
- * Returns the starting position of the first occurrence of the specified
- * target list within the specified source list, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
- * @param aSource the list in which to search for the first occurrence of <tt>target</tt>.
- * @param aTarget the list to search for as a subList of <tt>aSource</tt>.
- * @return the starting position of the first occurrence of the specified target list within the specified source list, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
- */
-export function indexOfSubList(aSource: unknown, aTarget: unknown): number;
-
-/**
- * Returns the starting position of the last occurrence of the specified
- * target list within the specified source list, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
- * @param aSource the list in which to search for the last occurrence of <tt>target</tt>.
- * @param aTarget the list to search for as a subList of <tt>aSource</tt>.
- * @return the starting position of the last occurrence of the specified target list within the specified source list, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
- */
-export function lastIndexOfSubList(aSource: unknown, aTarget: unknown): number;
-
-/**
- * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified collection.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
- * @param aCollection the collection for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
- * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified collection.
- */
-export function unmodifiableCollection(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified set.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param aSet the set for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
- * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified set.
- */
-export function unmodifiableSet(aSet: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted set.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param aSet the sorted set for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
- * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted set.
- */
-export function unmodifiableSortedSet(aSet: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified list.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aList the list for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
- * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified list.
- */
-export function unmodifiableList(aList: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified map.
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @param aMap the map for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
- * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified map.
- */
-export function unmodifiableMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted map.
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @param aMap the sorted map for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
- * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted map.
- */
-export function unmodifiableSortedMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) collection backed by the specified collection.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
- * @param aCollection the collection to be "wrapped" in a synchronized collection.
- * @return a synchronized view of the specified collection.
- */
-export function synchronizedCollection(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) set backed by the specified set.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param aSet the set to be "wrapped" in a synchronized set.
- * @return a synchronized view of the specified set.
- */
-export function synchronizedSet(aSet: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) sorted set backed by the specified sorted set.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param aSet the sorted set to be "wrapped" in a synchronized sorted set.
- * @return a synchronized view of the specified sorted set.
- */
-export function synchronizedSortedSet(aSet: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) list backed by the specified list.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aList the list to be "wrapped" in a synchronized list.
- * @return a synchronized view of the specified list.
- */
-export function synchronizedList(aList: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) map backed by the specified map.
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @param aMap the map to be "wrapped" in a synchronized map.
- * @return a synchronized view of the specified map.
- */
-export function synchronizedMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) sorted map backed by the specified sorted map.
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @param aMap the sorted map to be "wrapped" in a synchronized sorted map.
- * @return a synchronized view of the specified sorted map.
- */
-export function synchronizedSortedMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified collection.
- * @param <E> the class of the objects in the collection
- * @param aCollection the collection for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
- * @param aType the type of element that <tt>aCollection</tt> is permitted to hold
- * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified collection
- */
-export function checkedCollection(
-  aCollection: unknown,
-  aType: unknown
-): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified set.
- * @param <E> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param aSet the set for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
- * @param aType the type of element that <tt>aSet</tt> is permitted to hold
- * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified set
- */
-export function checkedSet(aSet: unknown, aType: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified sorted set.
- * @param <E> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param aSet the sorted set for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
- * @param aType the type of element that <tt>aSet</tt> is permitted to hold
- * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified sorted set
- */
-export function checkedSortedSet(aSet: unknown, aType: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified list.
- * @param <E> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aList the list for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
- * @param aType the type of element that <tt>aList</tt> is permitted to hold
- * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified list
- */
-export function checkedList(aList: unknown, aType: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified map.
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @param aMap the map for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
- * @param aKeyType the type of key that <tt>aMap</tt> is permitted to hold
- * @param aValueType the type of value that <tt>aMap</tt> is permitted to hold
- * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified map
- */
-export function checkedMap(
-  aMap: unknown,
-  aKeyType: unknown,
-  aValueType: unknown
-): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified sorted map.
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @param aMap the map for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
- * @param aKeyType the type of key that <tt>aMap</tt> is permitted to hold
- * @param aValueType the type of value that <tt>aMap</tt> is permitted to hold
- * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified map
- */
-export function checkedSortedMap(
-  aMap: unknown,
-  aKeyType: unknown,
-  aValueType: unknown
-): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns the empty set (immutable).
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
- * @return the empty set
- */
-export function emptySet(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns the empty list (immutable).
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @return the empty list
- */
-export function emptyList(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns the empty map (immutable).
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @return the empty map
- */
-export function emptyMap(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an immutable set containing only the specified object.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param aValue the sole object to be stored in the returned set.
- * @return an immutable set containing only the specified object.
- */
-export function singleton(aValue: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an immutable list containing only the specified object.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aValue the sole object to be stored in the returned list.
- * @return an immutable list containing only the specified object.
- */
-export function singletonList(aValue: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an immutable map, mapping only the specified key to the specified value.
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @param key the sole key to be stored in the returned map.
- * @param aValue the value to which the returned map maps <tt>key</tt>.
- * @return an immutable map containing only the specified key-value mapping.
- */
-export function singletonMap(key: unknown, aValue: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an immutable list consisting of <tt>n</tt> copies of the specified object.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
- * @param aCount the number of elements in the returned list.
- * @param aValue the element to appear repeatedly in the returned list.
- * @return an immutable list consisting of <tt>aCount</tt> copies of the specified object.
- * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>aCount &lt; 0</tt>.
- */
-export function nCopies(aCount: number, aValue: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a comparator that imposes the reverse of the <i>natural ordering</i> on a collection of objects that implement
- * the <tt>Comparable</tt> interface.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects compared by the comparator
- * @return a comparator that imposes the reverse of the <i>natural ordering</i> on a collection of objects that implement the <tt>Comparable</tt> interface.
- */
-export function reverseOrder(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a comparator that imposes the reverse ordering of the specified comparator.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects compared by the comparator
- * @param aComparator the Comparator
- * @return a comparator that imposes the reverse ordering of the specified comparator.
- */
-export function reverseOrder(aComparator: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an enumeration over the specified collection.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
- * @param aCollection the collection for which an enumeration is to be returned.
- * @return an enumeration over the specified collection.
- */
-export function enumeration(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an array list containing the elements returned by the specified enumeration in the order they are returned by the enumeration.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the enumeration
- * @param anEnumeration enumeration providing elements for the returned array list
- * @return an array list containing the elements returned by the specified enumeration.
- */
-export function list(anEnumeration: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns the number of elements in the specified collection equal to the specified object.
- * @param aCollection the collection in which to determine the frequency of <tt>aValue</tt>
- * @param aValue the object whose frequency is to be determined
- * @return the number of elements in {@code aCollection} equal to {@code aValue}
- * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>aCollection</tt> is null
- */
-export function frequency(aCollection: unknown, aValue: unknown): number;
-
-/**
- * Returns <tt>true</tt> if the two specified collections have no elements in common.
- * @param aCollection a collection
- * @param anAnotherCollection a collection
- * @return {@code true} if the two specified collections have no elements in common.
- * @throws NullPointerException if either collection is null
- */
-export function disjoint(
-  aCollection: unknown,
-  anAnotherCollection: unknown
-): boolean;
-
-/**
- * Adds all of the specified elements to the specified collection.
- * @param <T> the class of the elements to add and of the collection
- * @param aCollection the collection into which <tt>elements</tt> are to be inserted
- * @param aValues the elements to insert into <tt>aCollection</tt>
- * @return <tt>true</tt> if the collection changed as a result of the call
- * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if <tt>aCollection</tt> does not support the <tt>add</tt> operation
- * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>aValues</tt> contains one or more null values and <tt>aCollection</tt> does not permit null elements, or if <tt>aCollection</tt> or <tt>aValues</tt> are <tt>null</tt>
- * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of a value in <tt>aValues</tt> prevents it from being added to <tt>aCollection</tt>
- */
-export function addAll(aCollection: unknown, aValues: unknown): boolean;
-
-/**
- * Returns a set backed by the specified map.
- * @param <E> the class of the map keys and of the objects in the returned set
- * @param aMap the backing map
- * @return the set backed by the map
- * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>aMap</tt> is not empty
- */
-export function newSetFromMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a view of a <code>Deque</code> as a Last-in-first-out (Lifo) <code>Queue</code>.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the deque
- * @param aDeque the deque
- * @return the queue
- */
-export function asLifoQueue(aDeque: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an iterator that has no elements.
- * @param <T> type of elements, if there were any, in the iterator
- * @return an empty iterator
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.7
- */
-export function emptyIterator(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a list iterator that has no elements.
- * @param <T> type of elements, if there were any, in the iterator
- * @return an empty list iterator
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.7
- */
-export function emptyListIterator(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an enumeration that has no elements.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the enumeration
- * @return an empty enumeration
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.7
- */
-export function emptyEnumeration(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified navigable set.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param s the navigable set for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned
- * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified navigable set
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function unmodifiableNavigableSet(s: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified navigable map.
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @param m the navigable map for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned
- * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified navigable map
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function unmodifiableNavigableMap(m: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) navigable set backed by the
- * specified navigable set.
- * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param s the navigable set to be "wrapped" in a synchronized navigableset
- * @return a synchronized view of the specified navigable set
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function synchronizedNavigableSet(s: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) navigable map backed by the
- * specified navigable map.
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @param m the navigable map to be "wrapped" in a synchronized navigable map
- * @return a synchronized view of the specified navigable map.
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function synchronizedNavigableMap(m: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified queue.
- * @param <E> the class of the objects in the queue
- * @param queue the queue for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
- * @param type the type of element that {@code queue} is permitted to hold
- * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified queue
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function checkedQueue(queue: unknown, type: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified navigable set.
- * @param <E> the class of the objects in the set
- * @param s the navigable set for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
- * @param type the type of element that {@code s} is permitted to hold
- * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified navigable set
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function checkedNavigableSet(s: unknown, type: unknown): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified navigable map.
- * @param <K> type of map keys
- * @param <V> type of map values
- * @param m the map for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
- * @param keyType the type of key that {@code m} is permitted to hold
- * @param valueType the type of value that {@code m} is permitted to hold
- * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified map
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function checkedNavigableMap(
-  m: unknown,
-  keyType: unknown,
-  valueType: unknown
-): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an empty sorted set (immutable).
- * @param <E> type of elements, if there were any, in the set
- * @return the empty sorted set
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function emptySortedSet(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an empty navigable set (immutable).
- * @param <E> type of elements, if there were any, in the set
- * @return the empty navigable set
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function emptyNavigableSet(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an empty sorted map (immutable).
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @return an empty sorted map
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function emptySortedMap(): unknown;
-
-/**
- * Returns an empty navigable map (immutable).
- * @param <K> the class of the map keys
- * @param <V> the class of the map values
- * @return an empty navigable map
- * @since Sitevision 4.0
- * @since Java 1.8
- */
-export function emptyNavigableMap(): unknown;
-
 /**
  * Instance wrapper for the <code>java.util.Collections</code> class that delegates all method calls to
  * the corresponding <code>Collections</code> method.
@@ -649,73 +9,650 @@ export function emptyNavigableMap(): unknown;
  * <p>
  * An instance of the Sitevision class implementing this interface can be obtained via {@link InstanceCreatorUtil#getCollectionsInstance()}.
  * See {@link InstanceCreatorUtil} for how to obtain an instance of the <code>InstanceCreatorUtil</code> interface.
- * </p>The empty set (immutable).The empty list (immutable).The empty map (immutable).
+ * </p>
  * @author Magnus Lövgren
  * @since Sitevision 3.1
  */
-declare namespace collectionsInstance {
-  export {
-    sort,
-    binarySearch,
-    reverse,
-    shuffle,
-    swap,
-    fill,
-    copy,
-    min,
-    max,
-    rotate,
-    replaceAll,
-    indexOfSubList,
-    lastIndexOfSubList,
-    unmodifiableCollection,
-    unmodifiableSet,
-    unmodifiableSortedSet,
-    unmodifiableList,
-    unmodifiableMap,
-    unmodifiableSortedMap,
-    synchronizedCollection,
-    synchronizedSet,
-    synchronizedSortedSet,
-    synchronizedList,
-    synchronizedMap,
-    synchronizedSortedMap,
-    checkedCollection,
-    checkedSet,
-    checkedSortedSet,
-    checkedList,
-    checkedMap,
-    checkedSortedMap,
-    emptySet,
-    emptyList,
-    emptyMap,
-    singleton,
-    singletonList,
-    singletonMap,
-    nCopies,
-    reverseOrder,
-    enumeration,
-    list,
-    frequency,
-    disjoint,
-    addAll,
-    newSetFromMap,
-    asLifoQueue,
-    emptyIterator,
-    emptyListIterator,
-    emptyEnumeration,
-    unmodifiableNavigableSet,
-    unmodifiableNavigableMap,
-    synchronizedNavigableSet,
-    synchronizedNavigableMap,
-    checkedQueue,
-    checkedNavigableSet,
-    checkedNavigableMap,
-    emptySortedSet,
-    emptyNavigableSet,
-    emptySortedMap,
-    emptyNavigableMap,
-  };
+export interface CollectionsInstance {
+  /**
+ * The empty set (immutable).
+  
+    */
+  EMPTY_SET: unknown;
+
+  /**
+ * The empty list (immutable).
+  
+    */
+  EMPTY_LIST: unknown;
+
+  /**
+ * The empty map (immutable).
+  
+    */
+  EMPTY_MAP: unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified list into ascending order, according to the <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aList the list to be sorted.
+   * @throws ClassCastException if the list contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> (for example, strings and integers).
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list's list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
+   */
+  sort(aList: unknown): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Sorts the specified list according to the order induced by the specified comparator.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aList the list to be sorted.
+   * @param aComparator the comparator to determine the order of the list. A <tt>null</tt> value indicates that the elements' <i>natural ordering</i> should be used.
+   * @throws ClassCastException if the list contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the specified comparator.
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list's list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
+   */
+  sort(aList: unknown, aComparator: unknown): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Searches the specified list for the specified object using the binary search algorithm.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aList the list to be searched.
+   * @param aKey the key to be searched for.
+   * @return the index of the search key, if it is contained in the list; otherwise, <tt>(-(<i>insertion point</i>) - 1)</tt>. The <i>insertion point</i> is defined as the point at which the key would be inserted into the list: the index of the first element greater than the key, or <tt>aList.size()</tt> if all elements in the list are less than the specified key. Note that this guarantees that the return value will be &gt;= 0 if and only if the key is found.
+   * @throws ClassCastException if the list contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> (for example, strings and integers), or the search key is not mutually comparable with the elements of the list.
+   */
+  binarySearch(aList: unknown, aKey: unknown): number;
+
+  /**
+   * Searches the specified list for the specified object using the binary search algorithm.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aList the list to be searched.
+   * @param aKey the key to be searched for.
+   * @param aComparator the comparator by which the list is ordered. A <tt>null</tt> value indicates that the elements' Comparable natural ordering should be used.
+   * @return the index of the search key, if it is contained in the list; otherwise, <tt>(-(<i>insertion point</i>) - 1)</tt>. The <i>insertion point</i> is defined as the point at which the key would be inserted into the list: the index of the first element greater than the key, or <tt>aList.size()</tt> if all elements in the list are less than the specified key. Note that this guarantees that the return value will be &gt;= 0 if and only if the key is found.
+   * @throws ClassCastException if the list contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the specified comparator, or the search key is not mutually comparable with the elements of the list using this comparator.
+   */
+  binarySearch(aList: unknown, aKey: unknown, aComparator: unknown): number;
+
+  /**
+   * Reverses the order of the elements in the specified list.
+   * @param aList the list whose elements are to be reversed.
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
+   */
+  reverse(aList: unknown): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Randomly permutes the specified list using a default source of randomness.
+   * @param aList the list to be shuffled.
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
+   */
+  shuffle(aList: unknown): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Randomly permute the specified list using the specified source of randomness.
+   * @param aList the list to be shuffled.
+   * @param aRandom the source of randomness to use to shuffle the list.
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
+   */
+  shuffle(aList: unknown, aRandom: unknown): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Swaps the elements at the specified positions in the specified list.
+   * @param aList The list in which to swap elements.
+   * @param anIndex the index of one element to be swapped.
+   * @param anAnotherIndex the index of the other element to be swapped.
+   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if either <tt>anIndex</tt> or <tt>j</tt> is out of range (anIndex &lt; 0 || anIndex &gt;= aList.size() || anAnotherIndex &lt; 0 || anAnotherIndex &gt;= aList.size()).
+   */
+  swap(aList: unknown, anIndex: number, anAnotherIndex: number): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Replaces all of the elements of the specified list with the specified element.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aList the list to be filled with the specified element.
+   * @param aValue The element with which to fill the specified list.
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
+   */
+  fill(aList: unknown, aValue: unknown): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Copies all of the elements from one list into another.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aDestination The destination list.
+   * @param aSource The source list.
+   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the destination list is too small to contain the entire source List.
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the destination list's list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
+   */
+  copy(aDestination: unknown, aSource: unknown): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the minimum element of the given collection, according to the <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
+   * @param aCollection the collection whose minimum element is to be determined.
+   * @return the minimum element of the given collection, according to the <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
+   * @throws ClassCastException if the collection contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> (for example, strings and integers).
+   * @throws NoSuchElementException if the collection is empty.
+   */
+  min(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the minimum element of the given collection, according to the order induced by the specified comparator.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
+   * @param aCollection the collection whose minimum element is to be determined.
+   * @param aComparator the comparator with which to determine the minimum element. A <tt>null</tt> value indicates that the elements' <i>natural ordering</i> should be used.
+   * @return the minimum element of the given collection, according to the specified comparator.
+   * @throws ClassCastException if the collection contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the specified comparator.
+   * @throws NoSuchElementException if the collection is empty.
+   */
+  min(aCollection: unknown, aComparator: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the maximum element of the given collection, according to the
+   * <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
+   * @param aCollection the collection whose maximum element is to be determined.
+   * @return the maximum element of the given collection, according to the <i>natural ordering</i> of its elements.
+   * @throws ClassCastException if the collection contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> (for example, strings and integers).
+   * @throws NoSuchElementException if the collection is empty.
+   */
+  max(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the maximum element of the given collection, according to the
+   * order induced by the specified comparator.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
+   * @param aCollection the collection whose maximum element is to be determined.
+   * @param aComparator the comparator with which to determine the maximum element. A <tt>null</tt> value indicates that the elements' <i>natural ordering</i> should be used.
+   * @return the maximum element of the given collection, according to the specified comparator.
+   * @throws ClassCastException if the collection contains elements that are not <i>mutually comparable</i> using the specified comparator.
+   * @throws NoSuchElementException if the collection is empty.
+   */
+  max(aCollection: unknown, aComparator: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Rotates the elements in the specified list by the specified distance.
+   * @param aList the list to be rotated.
+   * @param aDistance the distance to rotate the list. There are no constraints on this value; it may be zero, negative, or greater than <tt>aList.size()</tt>.
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
+   */
+  rotate(aList: unknown, aDistance: number): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Replaces all occurrences of one specified value in a list with another.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aList the list in which replacement is to occur.
+   * @param anOldValue the old value to be replaced.
+   * @param aNewValue the new value with which <tt>anOldValue</tt> is to be replaced.
+   * @return <tt>true</tt> if <tt>aList</tt> contained one or more elements <tt>e</tt> such that <tt>(anOldValue==null ? e==null : anOldValue.equals(e))</tt>.
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the specified list or its list-iterator does not support the <tt>set</tt> operation.
+   */
+  replaceAll(aList: unknown, anOldValue: unknown, aNewValue: unknown): boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the starting position of the first occurrence of the specified
+   * target list within the specified source list, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
+   * @param aSource the list in which to search for the first occurrence of <tt>target</tt>.
+   * @param aTarget the list to search for as a subList of <tt>aSource</tt>.
+   * @return the starting position of the first occurrence of the specified target list within the specified source list, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
+   */
+  indexOfSubList(aSource: unknown, aTarget: unknown): number;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the starting position of the last occurrence of the specified
+   * target list within the specified source list, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
+   * @param aSource the list in which to search for the last occurrence of <tt>target</tt>.
+   * @param aTarget the list to search for as a subList of <tt>aSource</tt>.
+   * @return the starting position of the last occurrence of the specified target list within the specified source list, or -1 if there is no such occurrence.
+   */
+  lastIndexOfSubList(aSource: unknown, aTarget: unknown): number;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified collection.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
+   * @param aCollection the collection for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
+   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified collection.
+   */
+  unmodifiableCollection(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified set.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param aSet the set for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
+   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified set.
+   */
+  unmodifiableSet(aSet: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted set.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param aSet the sorted set for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
+   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted set.
+   */
+  unmodifiableSortedSet(aSet: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified list.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aList the list for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
+   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified list.
+   */
+  unmodifiableList(aList: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified map.
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @param aMap the map for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
+   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified map.
+   */
+  unmodifiableMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted map.
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @param aMap the sorted map for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned.
+   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified sorted map.
+   */
+  unmodifiableSortedMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) collection backed by the specified collection.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
+   * @param aCollection the collection to be "wrapped" in a synchronized collection.
+   * @return a synchronized view of the specified collection.
+   */
+  synchronizedCollection(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) set backed by the specified set.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param aSet the set to be "wrapped" in a synchronized set.
+   * @return a synchronized view of the specified set.
+   */
+  synchronizedSet(aSet: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) sorted set backed by the specified sorted set.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param aSet the sorted set to be "wrapped" in a synchronized sorted set.
+   * @return a synchronized view of the specified sorted set.
+   */
+  synchronizedSortedSet(aSet: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) list backed by the specified list.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aList the list to be "wrapped" in a synchronized list.
+   * @return a synchronized view of the specified list.
+   */
+  synchronizedList(aList: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) map backed by the specified map.
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @param aMap the map to be "wrapped" in a synchronized map.
+   * @return a synchronized view of the specified map.
+   */
+  synchronizedMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) sorted map backed by the specified sorted map.
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @param aMap the sorted map to be "wrapped" in a synchronized sorted map.
+   * @return a synchronized view of the specified sorted map.
+   */
+  synchronizedSortedMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified collection.
+   * @param <E> the class of the objects in the collection
+   * @param aCollection the collection for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
+   * @param aType the type of element that <tt>aCollection</tt> is permitted to hold
+   * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified collection
+   */
+  checkedCollection(aCollection: unknown, aType: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified set.
+   * @param <E> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param aSet the set for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
+   * @param aType the type of element that <tt>aSet</tt> is permitted to hold
+   * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified set
+   */
+  checkedSet(aSet: unknown, aType: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified sorted set.
+   * @param <E> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param aSet the sorted set for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
+   * @param aType the type of element that <tt>aSet</tt> is permitted to hold
+   * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified sorted set
+   */
+  checkedSortedSet(aSet: unknown, aType: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified list.
+   * @param <E> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aList the list for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
+   * @param aType the type of element that <tt>aList</tt> is permitted to hold
+   * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified list
+   */
+  checkedList(aList: unknown, aType: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified map.
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @param aMap the map for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
+   * @param aKeyType the type of key that <tt>aMap</tt> is permitted to hold
+   * @param aValueType the type of value that <tt>aMap</tt> is permitted to hold
+   * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified map
+   */
+  checkedMap(aMap: unknown, aKeyType: unknown, aValueType: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified sorted map.
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @param aMap the map for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
+   * @param aKeyType the type of key that <tt>aMap</tt> is permitted to hold
+   * @param aValueType the type of value that <tt>aMap</tt> is permitted to hold
+   * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified map
+   */
+  checkedSortedMap(
+    aMap: unknown,
+    aKeyType: unknown,
+    aValueType: unknown
+  ): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the empty set (immutable).
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @return the empty set
+   */
+  emptySet(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the empty list (immutable).
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @return the empty list
+   */
+  emptyList(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the empty map (immutable).
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @return the empty map
+   */
+  emptyMap(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an immutable set containing only the specified object.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param aValue the sole object to be stored in the returned set.
+   * @return an immutable set containing only the specified object.
+   */
+  singleton(aValue: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an immutable list containing only the specified object.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aValue the sole object to be stored in the returned list.
+   * @return an immutable list containing only the specified object.
+   */
+  singletonList(aValue: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an immutable map, mapping only the specified key to the specified value.
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @param key the sole key to be stored in the returned map.
+   * @param aValue the value to which the returned map maps <tt>key</tt>.
+   * @return an immutable map containing only the specified key-value mapping.
+   */
+  singletonMap(key: unknown, aValue: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an immutable list consisting of <tt>n</tt> copies of the specified object.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the list
+   * @param aCount the number of elements in the returned list.
+   * @param aValue the element to appear repeatedly in the returned list.
+   * @return an immutable list consisting of <tt>aCount</tt> copies of the specified object.
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>aCount &lt; 0</tt>.
+   */
+  nCopies(aCount: number, aValue: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a comparator that imposes the reverse of the <i>natural ordering</i> on a collection of objects that implement
+   * the <tt>Comparable</tt> interface.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects compared by the comparator
+   * @return a comparator that imposes the reverse of the <i>natural ordering</i> on a collection of objects that implement the <tt>Comparable</tt> interface.
+   */
+  reverseOrder(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a comparator that imposes the reverse ordering of the specified comparator.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects compared by the comparator
+   * @param aComparator the Comparator
+   * @return a comparator that imposes the reverse ordering of the specified comparator.
+   */
+  reverseOrder(aComparator: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an enumeration over the specified collection.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the collection
+   * @param aCollection the collection for which an enumeration is to be returned.
+   * @return an enumeration over the specified collection.
+   */
+  enumeration(aCollection: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an array list containing the elements returned by the specified enumeration in the order they are returned by the enumeration.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the enumeration
+   * @param anEnumeration enumeration providing elements for the returned array list
+   * @return an array list containing the elements returned by the specified enumeration.
+   */
+  list(anEnumeration: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the number of elements in the specified collection equal to the specified object.
+   * @param aCollection the collection in which to determine the frequency of <tt>aValue</tt>
+   * @param aValue the object whose frequency is to be determined
+   * @return the number of elements in {@code aCollection} equal to {@code aValue}
+   * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>aCollection</tt> is null
+   */
+  frequency(aCollection: unknown, aValue: unknown): number;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns <tt>true</tt> if the two specified collections have no elements in common.
+   * @param aCollection a collection
+   * @param anAnotherCollection a collection
+   * @return {@code true} if the two specified collections have no elements in common.
+   * @throws NullPointerException if either collection is null
+   */
+  disjoint(aCollection: unknown, anAnotherCollection: unknown): boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Adds all of the specified elements to the specified collection.
+   * @param <T> the class of the elements to add and of the collection
+   * @param aCollection the collection into which <tt>elements</tt> are to be inserted
+   * @param aValues the elements to insert into <tt>aCollection</tt>
+   * @return <tt>true</tt> if the collection changed as a result of the call
+   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if <tt>aCollection</tt> does not support the <tt>add</tt> operation
+   * @throws NullPointerException if <tt>aValues</tt> contains one or more null values and <tt>aCollection</tt> does not permit null elements, or if <tt>aCollection</tt> or <tt>aValues</tt> are <tt>null</tt>
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if some property of a value in <tt>aValues</tt> prevents it from being added to <tt>aCollection</tt>
+   */
+  addAll(aCollection: unknown, aValues: unknown): boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a set backed by the specified map.
+   * @param <E> the class of the map keys and of the objects in the returned set
+   * @param aMap the backing map
+   * @return the set backed by the map
+   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if <tt>aMap</tt> is not empty
+   */
+  newSetFromMap(aMap: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a view of a <code>Deque</code> as a Last-in-first-out (Lifo) <code>Queue</code>.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the deque
+   * @param aDeque the deque
+   * @return the queue
+   */
+  asLifoQueue(aDeque: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an iterator that has no elements.
+   * @param <T> type of elements, if there were any, in the iterator
+   * @return an empty iterator
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.7
+   */
+  emptyIterator(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a list iterator that has no elements.
+   * @param <T> type of elements, if there were any, in the iterator
+   * @return an empty list iterator
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.7
+   */
+  emptyListIterator(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an enumeration that has no elements.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the enumeration
+   * @return an empty enumeration
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.7
+   */
+  emptyEnumeration(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified navigable set.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param s the navigable set for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned
+   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified navigable set
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  unmodifiableNavigableSet(s: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an unmodifiable view of the specified navigable map.
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @param m the navigable map for which an unmodifiable view is to be returned
+   * @return an unmodifiable view of the specified navigable map
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  unmodifiableNavigableMap(m: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) navigable set backed by the
+   * specified navigable set.
+   * @param <T> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param s the navigable set to be "wrapped" in a synchronized navigableset
+   * @return a synchronized view of the specified navigable set
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  synchronizedNavigableSet(s: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) navigable map backed by the
+   * specified navigable map.
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @param m the navigable map to be "wrapped" in a synchronized navigable map
+   * @return a synchronized view of the specified navigable map.
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  synchronizedNavigableMap(m: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified queue.
+   * @param <E> the class of the objects in the queue
+   * @param queue the queue for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
+   * @param type the type of element that {@code queue} is permitted to hold
+   * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified queue
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  checkedQueue(queue: unknown, type: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified navigable set.
+   * @param <E> the class of the objects in the set
+   * @param s the navigable set for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
+   * @param type the type of element that {@code s} is permitted to hold
+   * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified navigable set
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  checkedNavigableSet(s: unknown, type: unknown): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a dynamically typesafe view of the specified navigable map.
+   * @param <K> type of map keys
+   * @param <V> type of map values
+   * @param m the map for which a dynamically typesafe view is to be returned
+   * @param keyType the type of key that {@code m} is permitted to hold
+   * @param valueType the type of value that {@code m} is permitted to hold
+   * @return a dynamically typesafe view of the specified map
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  checkedNavigableMap(
+    m: unknown,
+    keyType: unknown,
+    valueType: unknown
+  ): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an empty sorted set (immutable).
+   * @param <E> type of elements, if there were any, in the set
+   * @return the empty sorted set
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  emptySortedSet(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an empty navigable set (immutable).
+   * @param <E> type of elements, if there were any, in the set
+   * @return the empty navigable set
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  emptyNavigableSet(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an empty sorted map (immutable).
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @return an empty sorted map
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  emptySortedMap(): unknown;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns an empty navigable map (immutable).
+   * @param <K> the class of the map keys
+   * @param <V> the class of the map values
+   * @return an empty navigable map
+   * @since Sitevision 4.0
+   * @since Java 1.8
+   */
+  emptyNavigableMap(): unknown;
 }
 
-export default collectionsInstance;
+declare namespace CollectionsInstance {}
+
+declare var collectionsInstance: CollectionsInstance;
+
+export = collectionsInstance;