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package/lib/debug/checkpoints.d.ts

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+/**
+ * The checkpoints module of the TinyBase project provides the ability to
+ * create and track checkpoints made to the data in Store objects.
+ *
+ * The main entry point to this module is the createCheckpoints function, which
+ * returns a new Checkpoints object. From there, you can create new checkpoints,
+ * go forwards or backwards to others, and register listeners for when the list
+ * of checkpoints change.
+ *
+ * @packageDocumentation
+ * @module checkpoints
+ */
+
+import {Id, IdOrNull, Ids} from './common.d';
+import {Store} from './store.d';
+
+/**
+ * The CheckpointIds type is a representation of the list of checkpoint Ids
+ * stored in a Checkpoints object.
+ *
+ * There are three parts to a CheckpointsIds array:
+ *
+ * - The 'backward' checkpoint Ids that can be rolled backward to (in other
+ *   words, the checkpoints in the undo stack for this Store). They are in
+ *   chronological order with the oldest checkpoint at the start of the array.
+ * - The current checkpoint Id of the Store's state, or `undefined` if the
+ *   current state has not been checkpointed.
+ * - The 'forward' checkpoint Ids that can be rolled forward to (in other words,
+ *   the checkpoints in the redo stack for this Store). They are in
+ *   chronological order with the newest checkpoint at the end of the array.
+ *
+ * @category Identity
+ */
+export type CheckpointIds = [Ids, Id | undefined, Ids];
+
+/**
+ * The CheckpointIdsListener type describes a function that is used to listen to
+ * changes to the checkpoint Ids in a Checkpoints object.
+ *
+ * A CheckpointIdsListener is provided when using the addCheckpointIdsListener
+ * method. See that method for specific examples.
+ *
+ * When called, a CheckpointIdsListener is given a reference to the Checkpoints
+ * object.
+ *
+ * @param checkpoints A reference to the Checkpoints object that changed.
+ * @category Listener
+ */
+export type CheckpointIdsListener = (checkpoints: Checkpoints) => void;
+
+/**
+ * The CheckpointListener type describes a function that is used to listen to
+ * changes to a checkpoint's label in a Checkpoints object.
+ *
+ * A CheckpointListener is provided when using the addCheckpointListener method.
+ * See that method for specific examples.
+ *
+ * When called, a CheckpointListener is given a reference to the Checkpoints
+ * object, and the Id of the checkpoint whose label changed.
+ *
+ * @param checkpoints A reference to the Checkpoints object that changed.
+ * @param checkpointId The Id of the checkpoint that changed.
+ * @category Listener
+ */
+export type CheckpointListener = (
+  checkpoints: Checkpoints,
+  checkpointId: Id,
+) => void;
+
+/**
+ * The CheckpointsListenerStats type describes the number of listeners
+ * registered with the Checkpoints object, and can be used for debugging
+ * purposes.
+ *
+ * A CheckpointsListenerStats object is returned from the getListenerStats
+ * method, and is only populated in a debug build.
+ *
+ * @category Development
+ */
+export type CheckpointsListenerStats = {
+  /**
+   * The number of CheckpointIdsListeners registered with the Checkpoints
+   * object.
+   */
+  checkpointIds?: number;
+  /**
+   * The number of CheckpointListeners registered with the Checkpoints object.
+   */
+  checkpoint?: number;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A Checkpoints object lets you set checkpoints on a Store, and move forward
+ * and backward through them to create undo and redo functionality.
+ *
+ * Create a Checkpoints object easily with the createCheckpoints function. From
+ * there, you can set checkpoints (with the addCheckpoint method), query the
+ * checkpoints available (with the getCheckpointIds method), move forward and
+ * backward through them (with the goBackward method, goForward method, and goTo
+ * method), and add listeners for when the list checkpoints changes (with the
+ * addCheckpointIdsListener method).
+ *
+ * Every checkpoint can be given a label which can be used to describe the
+ * actions that changed the Store before this checkpoint. This can be useful for
+ * interfaces that let users 'Undo [last action]'.
+ *
+ * You
+ *
+ * @example
+ * This example shows a simple lifecycle of a Checkpoints object: from creation,
+ * to adding a checkpoint, getting the list of available checkpoints, and then
+ * registering and removing a listener for them.
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+ *
+ * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+ * checkpoints.setSize(200);
+ * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+ * // -> [[], '0', []]
+ *
+ * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+ * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale');
+ * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+ * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+ *
+ * checkpoints.goBackward();
+ * console.log(store.getCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold'));
+ * // -> false
+ * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+ * // -> [[], '0', ['1']]
+ *
+ * const listenerId = checkpoints.addCheckpointIdsListener(() => {
+ *   console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+ * });
+ * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'species', 'dog');
+ * // -> [['0'], undefined, []]
+ * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+ * // -> [['0'], '2', []]
+ * // Previous redo of checkpoint '1' is now not possible.
+ *
+ * checkpoints.delListener(listenerId);
+ * checkpoints.destroy();
+ * ```
+ * @category Checkpoints
+ */
+export interface Checkpoints {
+  /**
+   * The setSize method lets you specify how many checkpoints the Checkpoints
+   * object will store.
+   *
+   * If you set more checkpoints than this size, the oldest checkpoints will be
+   * pruned to make room for more recent ones.
+   *
+   * The default size for a newly-created Checkpoints object is 100.
+   *
+   * @param size The number of checkpoints that this Checkpoints object should
+   * hold.
+   * @returns A reference to the Checkpoints object.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, adds a Checkpoints object, reduces the size
+   * of the Checkpoints object dramatically and then creates more than that
+   * number of checkpoints to demonstrate the oldest being pruned.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {views: 0}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * checkpoints.setSize(2);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'views', 1);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'views', 2);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0', '1'], '2', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'views', 3);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['1', '2'], '3', []]
+   * ```
+   * @category Configuration
+   */
+  setSize(size: number): Checkpoints;
+
+  /**
+   * The addCheckpoint method records a checkpoint of the Store into the
+   * Checkpoints object that can be reverted to in the future.
+   *
+   * If no changes have been made to the Store since the last time a checkpoint
+   * was made, this method will have no effect.
+   *
+   * The optional `label` parameter can be used to describe the actions that
+   * changed the Store before this checkpoint. This can be useful for interfaces
+   * that let users 'Undo [last action]'.
+   *
+   * @param label An optional label to describe the actions leading up to this
+   * checkpoint.
+   * @returns The Id of the newly-created checkpoint.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, adds a Checkpoints object, and adds two
+   * checkpoints, one with a label.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'species', 'dog');
+   * const checkpointId1 = checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * console.log(checkpointId1);
+   * // -> '1'
+   *
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale');
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0', '1'], '2', []]
+   *
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('2'));
+   * // -> 'sale'
+   * ```
+   * @category Setter
+   */
+  addCheckpoint(label?: string): Id;
+
+  /**
+   * The setCheckpoint method updates the label for a checkpoint in the
+   * Checkpoints object after it has been created
+   *
+   * The `label` parameter can be used to describe the actions that changed the
+   * Store before the given checkpoint. This can be useful for interfaces that
+   * let users 'Undo [last action]'.
+   *
+   * Generally you will provide the `label` parameter when the addCheckpoint
+   * method is called. Use this setCheckpoint method only when you need to
+   * change the label at a later point.
+   *
+   * You cannot add a label to a checkpoint that does not yet exist.
+   *
+   * @param checkpointId The Id of the checkpoint to set the label for.
+   * @param label A label to describe the actions leading up to this checkpoint
+   * or left undefined if you want to clear the current label.
+   * @returns A reference to the Checkpoints object.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, adds a Checkpoints object, and sets two
+   * checkpoints, one with a label, which are both then re-labelled.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'species', 'dog');
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale');
+   *
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('1'));
+   * // -> ''
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('2'));
+   * // -> 'sale'
+   *
+   * checkpoints.setCheckpoint('1', 'identified');
+   * checkpoints.setCheckpoint('2', '');
+   *
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('1'));
+   * // -> 'identified'
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('2'));
+   * // -> ''
+   *
+   * checkpoints.setCheckpoint('3', 'unknown');
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('3'));
+   * // -> undefined
+   * ```
+   * @category Setter
+   */
+  setCheckpoint(checkpointId: Id, label: string): Checkpoints;
+
+  /**
+   * The getStore method returns a reference to the underlying Store that is
+   * backing this Checkpoints object.
+   *
+   * @returns A reference to the Store.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Checkpoints object against a newly-created Store
+   * and then gets its reference in order to update its data and set a
+   * checkpoint.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(createStore());
+   * checkpoints.getStore().setCell('pets', 'fido', 'species', 'dog');
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   * ```
+   * @category Getter
+   */
+  getStore(): Store;
+
+  /**
+   * The getCheckpointIds method returns an array of the checkpoint Ids being
+   * managed by this Checkpoints object.
+   *
+   * The returned CheckpointIds array contains 'backward' checkpoint Ids, the
+   * current checkpoint Id (if present), and the 'forward' checkpointIds.
+   * Together, these are sufficient to understand the state of the Checkpoints
+   * object and what movement is possible backward or forward through the
+   * checkpoint stack.
+   *
+   * @returns A CheckpointIds array, containing the checkpoint Ids managed by
+   * this Checkpoints object.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, adds a Checkpoints object, and then gets the
+   * Ids of the checkpoints as it sets them and moves around the stack.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale');
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goBackward();
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', ['1']]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goForward();
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   * ```
+   * @category Getter
+   */
+  getCheckpointIds(): CheckpointIds;
+
+  /**
+   * The getCheckpoint method fetches the label for a checkpoint, if it had been
+   * provided at the time of the addCheckpoint method or set subsequently with
+   * the setCheckpoint method.
+   *
+   * If the checkpoint has had no label provided, this method will return an
+   * empty string.
+   *
+   * @param checkpointId The Id of the checkpoint to get the label for.
+   * @returns A string label for the requested checkpoint, an empty string if it
+   * was never set, or `undefined` if the checkpoint does not exist.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, adds a Checkpoints object, and sets a
+   * checkpoint with a label, before retrieving it again.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale'));
+   * // -> '1'
+   *
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('1'));
+   * // -> 'sale'
+   * ```
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, adds a Checkpoints object, and sets a
+   * checkpoint without a label, setting it subsequently. A non-existent
+   * checkpoint return an `undefined` label.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('1'));
+   * // -> ''
+   *
+   * checkpoints.setCheckpoint('1', 'sold');
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('1'));
+   * // -> 'sold'
+   *
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('2'));
+   * // -> undefined
+   * ```
+   * @category Getter
+   */
+  getCheckpoint(checkpointId: Id): string | undefined;
+
+  /**
+   * The addCheckpointIdsListener method registers a listener function with the
+   * Checkpoints object that will be called whenever its set of checkpoints
+   * changes.
+   *
+   * The provided listener is a CheckpointIdsListener function, and will be
+   * called with a reference to the Checkpoints object.
+   *
+   * @param listener The function that will be called whenever the checkpoints
+   * change.
+   * @returns A unique Id for the listener that can later be used to remove it.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, a Checkpoints object, and then registers a
+   * listener that responds to any changes to the checkpoints.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * const listenerId = checkpoints.addCheckpointIdsListener(() => {
+   *   console.log('Checkpoint Ids changed');
+   *   console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * });
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'species', 'dog');
+   * // -> 'Checkpoint Ids changed'
+   * // -> [['0'], undefined, []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * // -> 'Checkpoint Ids changed'
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goBackward();
+   * // -> 'Checkpoint Ids changed'
+   * // -> [[], '0', ['1']]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goForward();
+   * // -> 'Checkpoint Ids changed'
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.delListener(listenerId);
+   * checkpoints.destroy();
+   * ```
+   * @category Listener
+   */
+  addCheckpointIdsListener(listener: CheckpointIdsListener): Id;
+
+  /**
+   * The addCheckpointListener method registers a listener function with the
+   * Checkpoints object that will be called whenever the label of a checkpoint
+   * changes.
+   *
+   * You can either listen to a single checkpoint label (by specifying the
+   * checkpoint Id as the method's first parameter), or changes to any
+   * checkpoint label (by providing a `null` wildcard).
+   *
+   * The provided listener is a CheckpointListener function, and will be called
+   * with a reference to the Checkpoints object, and the Id of the checkpoint
+   * whose label changed.
+   *
+   * @param checkpointId The Id of the checkpoint to listen to, or `null` as a
+   * wildcard.
+   * @param listener The function that will be called whenever the checkpoint
+   * label changes.
+   * @returns A unique Id for the listener that can later be used to remove it.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, a Checkpoints object, and then registers a
+   * listener that responds to any changes to a specific checkpoint label,
+   * including when the checkpoint no longer exists.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {species: 'dog'}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * const listenerId = checkpoints.addCheckpointListener('1', () => {
+   *   console.log('Checkpoint 1 label changed');
+   *   console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpoint('1'));
+   * });
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale');
+   * // -> 'Checkpoint 1 label changed'
+   * // -> 'sale'
+   *
+   * checkpoints.setCheckpoint('1', 'sold');
+   * // -> 'Checkpoint 1 label changed'
+   * // -> 'sold'
+   *
+   * checkpoints.setCheckpoint('1', 'sold');
+   * // The listener is not called when the label does not change.
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goTo('0');
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', false);
+   * // -> 'Checkpoint 1 label changed'
+   * // -> undefined
+   * // The checkpoint no longer exists.
+   *
+   * checkpoints.delListener(listenerId);
+   * checkpoints.destroy();
+   * ```
+   * @category Listener
+   */
+  addCheckpointListener(
+    checkpointId: IdOrNull,
+    listener: CheckpointListener,
+  ): Id;
+
+  /**
+   * The delListener method removes a listener that was previously added to the
+   * Checkpoints object.
+   *
+   * Use the Id returned by the addCheckpointIdsListener method. Note that the
+   * Checkpoints object may re-use this Id for future listeners added to it.
+   *
+   * @param listenerId The Id of the listener to remove.
+   * @returns A reference to the Checkpoints object.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, a Checkpoints object, registers a listener,
+   * and then removes it.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * const listenerId = checkpoints.addCheckpointIdsListener(() => {
+   *   console.log('checkpoints changed');
+   * });
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'species', 'dog');
+   * // -> 'checkpoints changed'
+   *
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * // -> 'checkpoints changed'
+   *
+   * checkpoints.delListener(listenerId);
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', 'true');
+   * // -> undefined
+   * // The listener is not called.
+   * ```
+   * @category Listener
+   */
+  delListener(listenerId: Id): Checkpoints;
+
+  /**
+   * The goBackward method moves the state of the underlying Store back to the
+   * previous checkpoint, effectively performing an 'undo' on the Store data.
+   *
+   * If there is no previous checkpoint to return to, this method has no effect.
+   *
+   * @returns A reference to the Checkpoints object.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, a Checkpoints object, makes a change and then
+   * goes backward to the state of the Store before the change.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale');
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goBackward();
+   * console.log(store.getCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold'));
+   * // -> false
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', ['1']]
+   * ```
+   * @category Movement
+   */
+  goBackward(): Checkpoints;
+
+  /**
+   * The goForward method moves the state of the underlying Store forwards to a
+   * future checkpoint, effectively performing an 'redo' on the Store data.
+   *
+   * If there is no future checkpoint to return to, this method has no effect.
+   *
+   * Note that if you have previously used the goBackward method to undo
+   * changes, the forwards 'redo' stack will only exist while you do not make
+   * changes to the Store. In general the goForward method is expected to be
+   * used to redo changes that were just undone.
+   *
+   * @returns A reference to the Checkpoints object.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, a Checkpoints object, makes a change and then
+   * goes backward to the state of the Store before the change. It then goes
+   * forward again to restore the state with the changes.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale');
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goBackward();
+   * console.log(store.getCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold'));
+   * // -> false
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', ['1']]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goForward();
+   * console.log(store.getCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold'));
+   * // -> true
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   * ```
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, a Checkpoints object, makes a change and then
+   * goes backward to the state of the Store before the change. It makes a new
+   * change, the redo stack disappears, and then the attempt to forward again
+   * has no effect.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale');
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goBackward();
+   * console.log(store.getCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold'));
+   * // -> false
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', ['1']]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'color', 'brown');
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], undefined, []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goForward();
+   * console.log(store.getCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold'));
+   * // -> false
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], undefined, []]
+   * // The original change cannot be redone.
+   * ```
+   * @category Movement
+   */
+  goForward(): Checkpoints;
+
+  /**
+   * The goTo method moves the state of the underlying Store backwards or
+   * forwards to a specified checkpoint.
+   *
+   * If there is no checkpoint with the Id specified, this method has no effect.
+   *
+   * @param checkpointId The Id of the checkpoint to move to.
+   * @returns A reference to the Checkpoints object.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, a Checkpoints object, makes two changes and
+   * then goes directly to the state of the Store before the two changes. It
+   * then goes forward again one change, also using the goTo method. Finally it
+   * tries to go to a checkpoint that does not exist.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'color', 'brown');
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('identification');
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint('sale');
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0', '1'], '2', []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goTo('0');
+   * console.log(store.getTables());
+   * // -> {pets: {fido: {sold: false}}}
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', ['1', '2']]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goTo('1');
+   * console.log(store.getTables());
+   * // -> {pets: {fido: {sold: false, color: 'brown'}}}
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', ['2']]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.goTo('3');
+   * console.log(store.getTables());
+   * // -> {pets: {fido: {sold: false, color: 'brown'}}}
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0'], '1', ['2']]
+   * ```
+   * @category Movement
+   */
+  goTo(checkpointId: Id): Checkpoints;
+
+  /**
+   * The clear method resets this Checkpoints object to its initial state,
+   * removing all the checkpoints it has been managing.
+   *
+   * Obviously this method should be used with caution as it destroys the
+   * ability to undo recent changes to the Store (though of course the Store
+   * itself is not reset by this method).
+   *
+   * This method can be useful when a Store is being loaded via a Persister
+   * asynchronously after the Checkpoints object has been attached, and you
+   * don't want users to be able to undo the initial load of the data. In this
+   * you could call the clear method immediately after the initial load so that
+   * that is the baseline from which all subsequent changes are tracked.
+   *
+   * If you are listening to
+   *
+   * @returns A reference to the Checkpoints object.
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, a Checkpoints object, adds a listener, makes
+   * a change and then clears the checkpoints.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   *
+   * const listenerId = checkpoints.addCheckpointIdsListener(() => {
+   *   console.log('checkpoints changed');
+   * });
+   *
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'color', 'brown');
+   * // -> 'checkpoints changed'
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * // -> 'checkpoints changed'
+   * store.setCell('pets', 'fido', 'sold', true);
+   * // -> 'checkpoints changed'
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpoint();
+   * // -> 'checkpoints changed'
+   *
+   * console.log(store.getTables());
+   * // -> {pets: {fido: {sold: true, color: 'brown'}}}
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [['0', '1'], '2', []]
+   *
+   * checkpoints.clear();
+   * // -> 'checkpoints changed'
+   *
+   * console.log(store.getTables());
+   * // -> {pets: {fido: {sold: true, color: 'brown'}}}
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+   * // -> [[], '0', []]
+   * ```
+   * @category Lifecycle
+   */
+  clear(): Checkpoints;
+
+  /**
+   * The destroy method should be called when this Checkpoints object is no
+   * longer used.
+   *
+   * This guarantees that all of the listeners that the object registered with
+   * the underlying Store are removed and it can be correctly garbage collected.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * This example creates a Store, adds a Checkpoints object (that registers a
+   * CellListener with the underlying Store), and then destroys it again,
+   * removing the listener.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore().setTables({pets: {fido: {sold: false}}});
+   *
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * console.log(store.getListenerStats().cell);
+   * // -> 1
+   *
+   * checkpoints.destroy();
+   *
+   * console.log(store.getListenerStats().cell);
+   * // -> 0
+   * ```
+   * @category Lifecycle
+   */
+  destroy(): void;
+
+  /**
+   * The getListenerStats method provides a set of statistics about the
+   * listeners registered with the Checkpoints object, and is used for debugging
+   * purposes.
+   *
+   * The CheckpointsListenerStats object contains a breakdown of the different
+   * types of listener.
+   *
+   * The statistics are only populated in a debug build: production builds
+   * return an empty object. The method is intended to be used during
+   * development to ensure your application is not leaking listener
+   * registrations, for example.
+   *
+   * @returns A CheckpointsListenerStats object containing Checkpoints listener
+   * statistics.
+   * @example
+   * This example gets the listener statistics of a Checkpoints object.
+   *
+   * ```js
+   * const store = createStore();
+   * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpointIdsListener(() => {
+   *   console.log('Checkpoint Ids changed');
+   * });
+   * checkpoints.addCheckpointListener(null, () => {
+   *   console.log('Checkpoint label changed');
+   * });
+   *
+   * console.log(checkpoints.getListenerStats());
+   * // -> {checkpointIds: 1, checkpoint: 1}
+   * ```
+   * @category Development
+   */
+  getListenerStats(): CheckpointsListenerStats;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The createCheckpoints function creates a Checkpoints object, and is the main
+ * entry point into the checkpoints module.
+ *
+ * It is trivially simple.
+ *
+ * A given Store can only have one Checkpoints object associated with it. If you
+ * call this function twice on the same Store, your second call will return a
+ * reference to the Checkpoints object created by the first.
+ *
+ * @param store The Store for which to set Checkpoints.
+ * @returns A reference to the new Checkpoints object.
+ * @example
+ * This example creates a Checkpoints object.
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * const store = createStore();
+ * const checkpoints = createCheckpoints(store);
+ * console.log(checkpoints.getCheckpointIds());
+ * // -> [[], '0', []]
+ * ```
+ * @example
+ * This example creates a Checkpoints object, and calls the method a second
+ * time for the same Store to return the same object.
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * const store = createStore();
+ * const checkpoints1 = createCheckpoints(store);
+ * const checkpoints2 = createCheckpoints(store);
+ * console.log(checkpoints1 === checkpoints2);
+ * // -> true
+ * ```
+ * @category Creation
+ */
+export function createCheckpoints(store: Store): Checkpoints;