/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare type int = number;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare type float = number;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare type type_time = {
    hours: int;
    minutes: int;
    seconds: int;
};
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare type type_pseudopointer<type_value> = {
    value: type_value;
};
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function pseudopointer_null<type_value>(): type_pseudopointer<type_value>;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function pseudopointer_make<type_value>(value: type_value): type_pseudopointer<type_value>;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function pseudopointer_isset<type_value>(pseudopointer: type_pseudopointer<type_value>): boolean;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function pseudopointer_read<type_value>(pseudopointer: type_pseudopointer<type_value>): type_value;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function pseudopointer_write<type_value>(pseudopointer: type_pseudopointer<type_value>, value: type_value): void;
declare var process: any;
declare var require: any;
declare class Buffer {
    constructor(x: string, modifier?: string);
    toString(modifier?: string): string;
}
declare var java: any;
declare module lib_base {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function environment(): string;
}
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare var instance_verbosity: int;
/**
 * @desc the ability to check for equality with another element of the same domain
 * @author fenris
 */
interface interface_collatable<type_value> {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    _collate(value: type_value): boolean;
}
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function instance_collate<type_value>(value1: type_value, value2: type_value): boolean;
/**
 * @desc the ability to compare with another element of the same domain for determining if the first is "smaller than or equal to" the latter
 * @author fenris
 */
interface interface_comparable<type_value> {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    _compare(value: type_value): boolean;
}
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function instance_compare<type_value>(value1: type_value, value2: type_value): boolean;
/**
 * @desc the ability to create an exact copy
 * @author fenris
 */
interface interface_cloneable<type_value> {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    _clone(): type_value;
}
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function instance_clone<type_value>(value: type_value): type_value;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
interface interface_hashable {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    _hash(): string;
}
/**
 * @desc the ability to generate a string out of the element, which identifies it to a high degree
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function instance_hash<type_value>(value: type_value): string;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
interface interface_showable {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    _show(): string;
}
/**
 * @desc the ability to map the element to a textual representation (most likely not injective)
 * @author fenris
 */
declare function instance_show<type_value>(value: type_value): string;
/**
 * @todo outsource to dedicated plankton-lib
 */
declare module lib_log {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function log(...args: Array<any>): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function info(...args: Array<any>): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function warn(...args: Array<any>): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function error(...args: Array<any>): void;
}
/**
 * @author frac
 */
interface interface_decorator<type_core> {
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    core: type_core;
}
/**
 * @author frac
 */
declare class class_observer {
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    protected counter: int;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    protected actions: {
        [id: string]: (information: Object) => void;
    };
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    protected buffer: Array<Object>;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    constructor();
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    empty(): boolean;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    flush(): void;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    set(id: string, action: (information: Object) => void): void;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    del(id: string): void;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    add(action: (information: Object) => void): void;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    notify(information?: Object, delayed?: boolean): void;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    rollout(): void;
}
/**
 * @author frac
 */
/**
 * @author frac
 */
declare module lib_maybe {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_maybe<type_value> = {
        kind: string;
        parameters: Object;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function make_nothing<type_value>(): type_maybe<type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function make_just<type_value>(value: type_value): type_maybe<type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function is_nothing<type_value>(maybe: type_maybe<type_value>): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function is_just<type_value>(maybe: type_maybe<type_value>): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function cull<type_value>(maybe: type_maybe<type_value>): type_value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function propagate<type_value, type_value_>(maybe: type_maybe<type_value>, function_: (value: type_value) => type_maybe<type_value_>): type_maybe<type_value_>;
}
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare class class_maybe<type_value> implements interface_showable {
    /**
     * @desc whether the wrapper is nothing
     * @author fenris
     */
    is_nothing(): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc whether the wrapper is just
     * @author fenris
     */
    is_just(): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc return the value, stored in the maybe-wrapper
     * @author fenris
     */
    cull(): type_value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    toString(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    distinguish(action_just: (value?: type_value) => void, action_nothing?: (reason?: string) => void): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    propagate<type_value_>(action: (value: type_value) => class_maybe<type_value_>): class_maybe<type_value_>;
    /**
     * @desc [implementation]
     * @author fenris
     */
    _show(): string;
}
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare class class_nothing<type_value> extends class_maybe<type_value> {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    private reason;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    constructor(reason?: string);
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    is_nothing(): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    is_just(): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    cull(): type_value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    toString(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    reason_get(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    distinguish(action_just: (value?: type_value) => void, action_nothing?: (reason?: string) => void): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    propagate<type_value_>(action: (value: type_value) => class_maybe<type_value_>): class_maybe<type_value_>;
}
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
declare class class_just<type_value> extends class_maybe<type_value> {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    private value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    constructor(value: type_value);
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    is_nothing(): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    is_just(): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    cull(): type_value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    toString(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    distinguish(action_just: (value?: type_value) => void, action_nothing?: (reason?: string) => void): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    propagate<type_value_>(action: (value: type_value) => class_maybe<type_value_>): class_maybe<type_value_>;
}
/**
 * @author frac
 */
declare class class_error extends Error {
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    protected suberrors: Array<Error>;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    protected mess: string;
    /**
     * @author frac
     */
    constructor(message: string, suberrors?: Array<Error>);
    /**
     * @override
     * @author frac
     */
    toString(): string;
}