/**
 * @author fenris
 */
type int = number;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
type float = number;
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
type type_date = {
    year: int;
    month: int;
    day: int;
};
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
type type_time = {
    hour: int;
    minute: int;
    second: int;
};
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
type type_datetimeobject = {
    date: type_date;
    time: type_time;
};
declare var process: any;
declare var require: any;
declare class Buffer {
    constructor(x: string, modifier?: string);
    static from(x: string, encoding?: string): any;
    toString(modifier?: string): string;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.base {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function environment(): string;
}
/**
 * @author fenris
 */
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;
/**
 * @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 & {
    _collate?: ((value: type_value) => boolean);
}), 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 & {
    _compare: ((value: type_value) => boolean);
}), 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 & {
    _clone?: (() => 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 & {
    _hash?: (() => string);
})): 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 & {
    _show?: (() => string);
})): string;
/**
 * @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
 */
/**
 * @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;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.base {
    /**
     * returns the current UNIX timestamp
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function get_current_timestamp(rounded?: boolean): float;
    /**
     */
    function object_merge(core: Record<string, any>, mantle: Record<string, any>): Record<string, any>;
}
declare module lib_plankton.pod {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_pod<type_value> = {
        kind: ("empty" | "filled");
        value?: type_value;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function make_empty<type_value>(): type_pod<type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function make_filled<type_value>(value: type_value): type_pod<type_value>;
    /**
     * whether the pod is filled
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function is_filled<type_value>(pod: type_pod<type_value>): boolean;
    /**
     * return the value, stored in the pod-wrapper
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function cull<type_value>(pod: type_pod<type_value>): type_value;
    /**
     * to pass on a empty-pod or to use a filled-pod
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function propagate<type_value, type_value_>(pod: type_pod<type_value>, function_: ((value: type_value) => type_value_)): type_pod<type_value_>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function distinguish<type_value, type_result>(pod: type_pod<type_value>, function_empty: (() => type_result), function_filled: ((value: type_value) => type_result)): type_result;
    /**
     */
    function show<type_value>(pod: type_pod<type_value>, options?: {
        show_value?: ((value: type_value) => string);
    }): string;
}
declare module lib_plankton.pod {
    /**
     */
    class class_pod<type_value> {
        private subject;
        constructor(subject: type_pod<type_value>);
        tear(): type_pod<type_value>;
        static empty<type_value>(): class_pod<type_value>;
        static filled<type_value>(value: type_value): class_pod<type_value>;
        is_empty(): boolean;
        is_filled(): boolean;
        cull(): type_value;
        show(show_value?: any): string;
        toString(): string;
        propagate<type_value_>(function_: ((value: type_value) => type_value_)): class_pod<type_value_>;
        distinguish<type_result>(function_empty: (() => type_result), function_filled: ((value: type_value) => type_result)): type_result;
    }
}
/**
 * might be completely obsolete
 */
declare namespace lib_plankton.call {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_promise<type_result, type_reason> = Promise<type_result>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_reject<type_result, type_reason>(reason: type_reason): type_promise<type_result, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_resolve<type_result, type_reason>(result: type_result): type_promise<type_result, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_make<type_result, type_reason>(executor: (resolve: ((result?: type_result) => void), reject: ((reason?: type_reason) => void)) => void): type_promise<type_result, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_then_close<type_result, type_reason>(promise: type_promise<type_result, type_reason>, resolver: ((result: type_result) => void), rejector: ((reason: type_reason) => void)): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_then_append<type_result, type_reason, type_result_>(promise: type_promise<type_result, type_reason>, resolver: ((result: type_result) => type_promise<type_result_, type_reason>), rejector?: ((reason: type_reason) => type_promise<type_result_, type_reason>)): type_promise<type_result_, type_result>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_all<type_result, type_reason>(promises: Array<type_promise<type_result, type_reason>>): type_promise<Array<type_result>, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_chain<type_result, type_reason>(promises: (Array<(input: type_result) => type_promise<type_result, type_reason>>), start?: type_result): type_promise<type_result, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_condense<type_element, type_reason>(promises: Array<() => type_promise<type_element, type_reason>>): type_promise<Array<type_element>, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_group<type_reason>(promises: Record<string, (() => type_promise<any, type_reason>)>, options?: {
        serial?: boolean;
    }): type_promise<Record<string, any>, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_wrap<type_result_inner, type_result_outer, type_reason>(promise: type_promise<type_result_inner, type_reason>, transformator_result: ((reason: type_result_inner) => type_result_outer), transformator_reason?: ((reason: type_reason) => type_reason)): type_promise<type_result_outer, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_attach<type_reason>(state: Record<string, any>, promise: type_promise<any, type_reason>, name: string): type_promise<Record<string, any>, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function promise_delay<type_result, type_reason>(promise: type_promise<type_result, type_reason>, delay: int): type_promise<type_result, type_reason>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.call {
    /**
     */
    class CancellablePromise<type_result> extends Promise<type_result> {
        /**
         */
        private cancelled;
        /**
         */
        private interval;
        /**
         */
        private subject;
        /**
         */
        constructor(executor: ((resolve: any, reject: any) => void));
        /**
         */
        private clear;
        /**
         */
        then<type_next_resolved, type_next_rejected>(onfulfilled?: ((value: type_result) => (type_next_resolved | PromiseLike<type_next_resolved>)), onrejected?: ((reason: any) => (type_next_rejected | PromiseLike<type_next_rejected>))): Promise<type_next_resolved | type_next_rejected>;
        /**
         */
        catch(x: any): Promise<type_result>;
        /**
         */
        cancel(): void;
    }
}
/**
 * initializer might be obsolete, since promises are reusable after having been resolved or rejected
 */
declare namespace lib_plankton.call {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    enum enum_initializer_state {
        initial = 0,
        waiting = 1,
        successful = 2,
        failed = 3
    }
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_initializer<type_result, type_reason> = {
        fetcher: (() => type_promise<type_result, type_reason>);
        state?: enum_initializer_state;
        queue: Array<{
            resolve: ((result?: type_result) => void);
            reject: ((reason?: type_reason) => void);
        }>;
        result?: type_result;
        reason?: type_reason;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function initializer_make<type_result, type_reason>(fetcher: (() => type_promise<type_result, type_reason>)): type_initializer<type_result, type_reason>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function initializer_reset<type_result, type_reason>(subject: type_initializer<type_result, type_reason>): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function initializer_state<type_result, type_reason>(subject: type_initializer<type_result, type_reason>): enum_initializer_state;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function initializer_get<type_result, type_reason>(subject: type_initializer<type_result, type_reason>): type_promise<type_result, type_reason>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.call {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_deferral<type_input, type_output> = {
        representation: (input: type_input) => Promise<type_output>;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @desc activates the deferral and handles its output according to a given procedure
     * @param {(value : type_value)=>void} procedure a function which receives the output of the deferral as argument
     */
    function deferral_use<type_input, type_output>(deferral: type_deferral<type_input, type_output>, input: type_input, procedure: (output: type_output) => void): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @desc creates a deferral-subject (similar to "new Promise", where "convey" reflects "resolve"/"reject")
     */
    function deferral_make<type_input, type_output>(handler: (input: type_input, convey: (output: type_output) => void) => void): type_deferral<type_input, type_output>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @desc wraps a simple function into a deferral (similar to "Promise.resolve"/"Promise.reject")
     */
    function deferral_wrap<type_input, type_output>(function_: (input: type_input) => type_output): type_deferral<type_input, type_output>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function deferral_id<type_value>(): type_deferral<type_value, type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function deferral_const<type_value>(value: type_value): type_deferral<type_value, type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function deferral_delay<type_output>(output: type_output, delay: int): type_deferral<any, type_output>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @desc connects two deferrals to form a new one; the output of the first is taken as input for the second
     *     (similar to "Promise.then" when passing a function which returns a new promise)
     * @param {type_deferral<type_value1>} first a simple deferral
     * @param {(value1 : type_value1)=>type_deferral<type_value2>} second a function depending from a value returning a deferral
     */
    function deferral_compose_serial<type_input, type_between, type_output>(first: type_deferral<type_input, type_between>, second: type_deferral<type_between, type_output>): type_deferral<type_input, type_output>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function deferral_compose_parallel<type_input, type_output_left, type_output_right>({ "left": deferral_left, "right": deferral_right, }: {
        left: type_deferral<type_input, type_output_left>;
        right: type_deferral<type_input, type_output_right>;
    }): type_deferral<type_input, {
        left: type_output_left;
        right: type_output_right;
    }>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @desc repeatedly applied serial composition
     */
    function deferral_chain<type_value>(members: Array<type_deferral<type_value, type_value>>): type_deferral<type_value, type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.call {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_deferral<type_input, type_output> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        private subject;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        private constructor();
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        private static _cram;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        private static _tear;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static make<type_input, type_output>(handler: (input: type_input, convey: (value: type_output) => void) => void): class_deferral<type_input, type_output>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        use(input: type_input, procedure: (value: type_output) => void): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        compose_serial<type_output_>(second: class_deferral<type_output, type_output_>): class_deferral<type_input, type_output_>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static chain<type_value>(members: Array<class_deferral<type_value, type_value>>): class_deferral<type_value, type_value>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static wrap<type_input, type_output>(function_: (input: type_input) => type_output): class_deferral<type_input, type_output>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static const_<type_value>(value: type_value): class_deferral<type_value, type_value>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static delay<type_output>(output: type_output, delay: int): class_deferral<any, type_output>;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.call {
    /**
     * converts the "arguments"-map into an array
     *
     * @param {Object} args
     * @author fenris
     */
    function args2list(args: any): Array<any>;
    /**
     * just the empty function; useful for some callbacks etc.
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function nothing(): void;
    /**
     * just the identity; useful for some callbacks etc.; defined as function instead of const for using type parameters
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function id<type_value>(x: type_value): type_value;
    /**
     * just the identity; useful for some callbacks etc.
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function const_<type_value>(x: type_value): ((y: any) => type_value);
    /**
     * composes two functions (i.e. returns a function that return the result of the successive execution of both input-functions)
     *
     * @param {function} function_f
     * @param {function} function_g
     * @author fenris
     */
    function compose<type_x, type_y, type_z>(function_f: ((type_x: any) => type_y), function_g: ((type_y: any) => type_z)): ((value: type_x) => type_z);
    /**
     * transforms a function with sequential input to a function with leveled input; example: add(2,3) = curryfy(add)(2)(3)
     *
     * @param {function} f
     * @return {function} the currified version of the in put function
     * @author fenris
     */
    function curryfy(f: Function): Function;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function convey(value: any, functions: Array<Function>): any;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function timeout(procedure: (() => void), delay_in_seconds: float): int;
    /**
     * Promise version of "setTimeout"
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function defer<type_result>(seconds: float, action: (() => type_result)): Promise<type_result>;
    /**
     * a definition for a value being "defined"
     *
     * @author neuc
     */
    function is_def<type_value>(obj: type_value, options?: {
        null_is_valid?: boolean;
    }): boolean;
    /**
     * returns the value if set and, when a type is specified, if the type is correct, if not return default_value
     *
     * @author neuc
     */
    function def_val(value: any, default_value: any, options?: {
        type?: (null | string);
        null_is_valid?: boolean;
    }): any;
    /**
     * provides the call for an attribute of a class as a regular function; useful for processing lists of objects
     *
     * @param {string} name the name of the attribute
     * @return {function}
     * @author fenris
     */
    function attribute<type_object, type_attribute>(name: string): ((object: type_object) => type_attribute);
    /**
     * provides a method of a class as a regular function; useful for processing lists of objects
     *
     * @param {string} name the name of the method
     * @return {function}
     * @author fenris
     */
    function method<type_object, type_output>(name: string): ((object: type_object) => type_output);
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_coproduct = {
        kind: string;
        data?: any;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function distinguish<type_output>(coproduct: type_coproduct, handlers: Record<string, ((data?: any) => type_output)>, options?: {
        fallback?: (null | ((coproduct?: type_coproduct) => type_output));
    }): type_output;
    /**
     * for rate_limit_check
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_mana_snapshot = {
        timestamp: float;
        value: float;
    };
    /**
     * rate limiting algorithm, based on the idea of mana (magic power) in video games:
     * - an actor has a fixed mana capacity, i.e. the maximum amount of available power
     * - an actor has a fixed rate of mana regeneration, i.e. how fast the power is filled up (linear growth)
     * - an action has a defined mana heft, i.e. how much power is required and deducted in order to execute it
     * - mana states are represented by snapshots, i.e. the amount of power at a certain point in time
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function rate_limit_check(setup: {
        capacity: float;
        regeneration_rate: float;
        get_snapshot: (() => Promise<(null | type_mana_snapshot)>);
        set_snapshot: ((snapshot: type_mana_snapshot) => Promise<void>);
        update_snapshot: ((timestamp: float, value_increment: float) => Promise<void>);
    }, heft: float): Promise<{
        granted: boolean;
        seconds: (null | float);
    }>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.email {
    /**
     */
    function send(smtp_credentials: {
        host: string;
        port: int;
        username: string;
        password: string;
    }, sender: string, receivers: Array<string>, subject: string, content: string): Promise<void>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    /**
     */
    enum enum_level {
        debug = 0,
        info = 1,
        notice = 2,
        warning = 3,
        error = 4
    }
    /**
     */
    function level_order(level1: enum_level, level2: enum_level): boolean;
    /**
     */
    function level_show(level: enum_level): string;
    /**
     */
    type type_entry = {
        level: enum_level;
        incident: string;
        details: Record<string, any>;
    };
}
/**
 * @deprecated
 * @todo remove
 */
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    function level_push(level: int): void;
    function level_pop(): void;
    function indent_push(indent: int): void;
    function indent_pop(): void;
    function indent_inc(): void;
    function indent_dec(): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function write({ "message": message, "type": type, "prefix": prefix, "level": level, "indent": indent, }: {
        message?: string;
        type?: string;
        prefix?: string;
        level?: int;
        indent?: int;
    }): void;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    /**
     */
    abstract class class_channel {
        /**
         */
        abstract add(entry: type_entry): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    /**
     * output for writing log entries to stdout
     */
    class class_channel_stdout extends class_channel {
        /**
         */
        add(entry: type_entry): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    /**
     */
    class class_channel_file extends class_channel {
        /**
         * the path of the log file
         */
        private path;
        /**
         */
        private human_readable;
        /**
         * [constructor]
         */
        constructor(path: string, human_readable: boolean);
        /**
         */
        add(entry: type_entry): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    /**
     */
    class class_channel_email extends class_channel {
        /**
         */
        private smtp_credentials;
        /**
         */
        private sender;
        /**
         */
        private receivers;
        /**
         * [constructor]
         */
        constructor(smtp_credentials: {
            host: string;
            port: int;
            username: string;
            password: string;
        }, sender: string, receivers: Array<string>);
        /**
         */
        add(entry: type_entry): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    /**
     * output for desktop notifications via "libnotify"
     */
    class class_channel_notify extends class_channel {
        /**
         */
        add(entry: type_entry): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    /**
     * decorator for filtering out log entries below a certain level threshold
     */
    class class_channel_minlevel extends class_channel {
        /**
         */
        private core;
        /**
         */
        private threshold;
        /**
         */
        constructor(core: class_channel, threshold: enum_level);
        /**
         */
        add(entry: type_entry): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    /**
     */
    function channel_make(description: {
        kind: string;
        data?: {
            [key: string]: any;
        };
    }): class_channel;
    /**
     */
    type type_configuration = Array<class_channel>;
    /**
     */
    function conf_default(): type_configuration;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
    /**
     * pushes a new configuration on the stack and activates it
     */
    function conf_push(channels: type_configuration): void;
    /**
     * pops the current active configuration from the stack
     */
    function conf_pop(): void;
    /**
     * consumes a log entry, i.e. sends it to the currently active outputs
     */
    function add(entry: type_entry): void;
    /**
     */
    function debug(incident: string, details?: Record<string, any>): void;
    /**
     */
    function info(incident: string, details?: Record<string, any>): void;
    /**
     */
    function notice(incident: string, details?: Record<string, any>): void;
    /**
     */
    function warning(incident: string, details?: Record<string, any>): void;
    /**
     */
    function error(incident: string, details?: Record<string, any>): void;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.log {
}
declare var plain_text_to_html: (text: string) => string;
/**
 * @desc makes a valid
 */
declare var format_sentence: (str: string, rtl?: boolean, caseSense?: boolean) => string;
declare var fill_string_template: (template_string: string, object: any, fabric: Function, delimiter: string, default_string: string, sloppy: boolean) => string;
declare var make_string_template: (_template: string, _fabrics?: Object) => (object: {
    [key: string]: string;
}) => string;
declare var make_eml_header: (object: {
    [key: string]: string;
}) => string;
declare var make_eml_body: Object;
declare namespace lib_plankton.string {
    /**
     * @author neuc,frac
     */
    function empty(str: string): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc returns a unique string
     * @param {string} prefix an optional prefix for the generated string
     * @return {string}
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate(prefix?: string): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function join(parts: Array<string>, glue?: string): string;
    /**
     * @desc splits a string, but returns an empty list, if the string is empty
     * @param {string} chain
     * @param {string} separator
     * @return {Array<string>}
     * @author fenris
     */
    function split(chain: string, separator?: string): Array<string>;
    /**
     * @author neu3no
     */
    function explode(str: string, needle: string, max: int): Array<string>;
    /**
     * @desc concats a given word with itself n times
     * @param {string} word
     * @param {int}
     * @return {string}
     * @author fenris
     */
    function repeat(word: string, count: int): string;
    /**
     * @desc lengthens a string by repeatedly appending or prepending another string
     * @param {string} word the string to pad
     * @param {int} length the length, which the result shall have
     * @param {string} symbol the string, which will be added (multiple times)
     * @param {boolean} [prepend]; whether to prepend (~true) or append (~false); default: false
     * @return {string} the padded string
     * @author fenris
     */
    function pad(word: string, length: int, symbol?: string, mode?: string): string;
    /**
     * @desc checks if a given string conttains a certain substring
     * @param {string} string
     * @param {string} part
     * @return {boolean}
     * @author fenris
     */
    function contains(chain: string, part: string): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc checks if a given string starts with a certain substring
     * @param {string} string
     * @param {string} part
     * @return {boolean}
     * @author fenris
     */
    function startsWith(chain: string, part: string): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc checks if a given string ends with a certain substring
     * @param {string} string
     * @param {string} part
     * @return {boolean}
     * @author fenris
     */
    function endsWith(chain: string, part: string): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc count the occourrences of a string in a string
     * @param string haystack_string the string wich should be examined
     * @param string needle_string the string which should be counted
     * @author neuc
     */
    function count_occourrences(haystack_string: string, needle_string: string, check_escape: boolean): int;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function replace(str: string, replacements: Array<{
        from: string;
        to: string;
    }>, options?: {}): string;
    /**
     * @desc replaces occurences of "{{name}}" in a string by the corresponding values of an argument object
     * @author fenris
     */
    function coin(str: string, args: {
        [id: string]: string;
    }, options?: {
        legacy?: boolean;
        open?: string;
        close?: string;
    }): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @deprecated use limit
     */
    function cut(str: string, length: int, delimiter?: string): string;
    /**
     */
    function limit(str: string, options?: {
        length?: int;
        indicator?: string;
    }): string;
    /**
     */
    function slice(str: string, size: int): Array<string>;
}
/**
 * @deprecated
 */
declare namespace lib_string {
    const empty: typeof lib_plankton.string.empty;
    const generate: typeof lib_plankton.string.generate;
    const split: typeof lib_plankton.string.split;
    const explode: typeof lib_plankton.string.repeat;
    const repeat: typeof lib_plankton.string.repeat;
    const pad: typeof lib_plankton.string.pad;
    const contains: typeof lib_plankton.string.contains;
    const startsWith: typeof lib_plankton.string.startsWith;
    const endsWith: typeof lib_plankton.string.endsWith;
    const count_occourrences: typeof lib_plankton.string.count_occourrences;
    const coin: typeof lib_plankton.string.coin;
    const stance: typeof lib_plankton.string.coin;
    const cut: typeof lib_plankton.string.cut;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.string {
    /**
     * an implementation of c sprintf
     * @param {string} string format string
     * @param {array} args arguments which should be filled into
     * @returns {string}
     */
    var sprintf: (input: string, args?: Array<any>, original?: any) => string;
    /**
     * an implementation of c printf
     * @param {string} string format string
     * @param {array} args arguments which should be filled into
     * @returns {string}
     */
    function printf(format: any, args: any): void;
}
declare var sprintf: (input: string, args?: Array<any>, original?: any) => string;
declare var printf: typeof lib_plankton.string.printf;
declare var eml_log: any;
declare var track_exports: any;
declare var make_logger: (prefix: any, current_loglevel: any) => (obj: any, lvl: any) => void;
declare namespace lib_plankton.database {
    /**
     */
    type type_query = {
        template: string;
        arguments: Record<string, any>;
    };
    /**
     */
    enum enum_type {
        boolean = "boolean",
        integer = "integer",
        string_short = "string_short",
        string_medium = "string_medium",
        string_long = "string_long",
        float = "float"
    }
    /**
     */
    type type_description_create_table = {
        name: string;
        key_field?: (null | {
            name: string;
            type?: enum_type;
            comment?: (null | string);
            auto_increment?: (null | boolean);
            description?: (null | string);
        });
        data_fields?: Array<{
            name: string;
            nullable?: boolean;
            type: enum_type;
            default?: any;
            description?: (null | string);
        }>;
        constraints?: Array<{
            kind: string;
            parameters?: Record<string, any>;
        }>;
        description?: (null | string);
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_description_insert = {
        table_name: string;
        values: Record<string, any>;
        returning?: (null | string);
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_description_update = {
        table_name: string;
        values: Record<string, any>;
        condition?: (null | string);
        arguments?: (null | Record<string, any>);
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_description_delete = {
        table_name: string;
        condition?: (null | string);
        arguments?: (null | Record<string, any>);
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_description_select = {
        source: string;
        fields?: (null | Array<string>);
        condition?: (null | string);
        group_by?: (null | string);
        having?: (null | string);
        order_by?: (null | string);
        limit?: (null | int);
        arguments?: (null | Record<string, any>);
    };
    /**
     * rows
     */
    type type_result_get = Array<Record<string, any>>;
    /**
     * auto insert id
     */
    type type_result_put = (null | int);
    /**
     * number of affected rows
     */
    type type_result_set = int;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_database = {
        wrap_name: ((name: string) => string);
        query_free_get: ((query: type_query) => Promise<type_result_get>);
        query_free_put: ((query: type_query) => Promise<type_result_put>);
        query_free_set: ((query: type_query) => Promise<type_result_set>);
        query_create_table: ((description_create_table: type_description_create_table) => Promise<void>);
        query_insert: ((description_insert: type_description_insert) => Promise<type_result_put>);
        query_update: ((description_update: type_description_update) => Promise<type_result_set>);
        query_delete: ((description_delete: type_description_delete) => Promise<type_result_set>);
        query_select: ((description_select: type_description_select) => Promise<type_result_get>);
    };
    /**
     */
    type interface_database = database.type_database;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.database {
    /**
     * @todo default case?
     */
    function sql_common_value_format(value: any): string;
    /**
     */
    function sql_common_formulation_create_table(description_create_table: type_description_create_table, options?: {
        auto_increment_keyword?: (null | string);
        auto_increment_special?: (null | string);
        omit_comments?: boolean;
        type_map?: Record<enum_type, string>;
        wrap_name?: ((name: string) => string);
    }): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function sql_common_formulation_insert(description_insert: type_description_insert, options?: {
        wrap_name?: ((name: string) => string);
        set_returning?: boolean;
    }): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function sql_common_formulation_update(description_update: type_description_update, options?: {
        wrap_name?: ((name: string) => string);
    }): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function sql_common_formulation_delete(description_delete: type_description_delete, options?: {
        wrap_name?: ((name: string) => string);
    }): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function sql_common_formulation_select(description_select: type_description_select, options?: {
        wrap_name?: ((name: string) => string);
    }): type_query;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.database {
    /**
     */
    type type_sqlite_subject = {
        path: string;
        handle: any;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_sqlite_parameters = {
        path: string;
    };
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_make(parameters: type_sqlite_parameters): type_sqlite_subject;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_wrap_name(name: string): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function sqlite_query_free_get(subject: type_sqlite_subject, query: type_query): Promise<type_result_get>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function sqlite_query_free_put(subject: type_sqlite_subject, query: type_query): Promise<type_result_put>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function sqlite_query_free_set(subject: type_sqlite_subject, query: type_query): Promise<type_result_set>;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_formulation_create_table(description_create_table: type_description_create_table): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_query_create_table(subject: type_sqlite_subject, description: type_description_create_table): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_formulation_insert(description_insert: type_description_insert): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_query_insert(subject: type_sqlite_subject, description_insert: type_description_insert): Promise<type_result_put>;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_formulation_update(description_update: type_description_update): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_query_update(subject: type_sqlite_subject, description_update: type_description_update): Promise<type_result_set>;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_formulation_delete(description_delete: type_description_delete): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_query_delete(subject: type_sqlite_subject, description_delete: type_description_delete): Promise<type_result_set>;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_formulation_select(description_select: type_description_select): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_query_select(subject: type_sqlite_subject, description_select: type_description_select): Promise<Array<Record<string, any>>>;
    /**
     */
    function sqlite_database(parameters: type_sqlite_parameters): type_database;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.database {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_sqlite implements interface_database {
        private subject;
        constructor(parameters: type_sqlite_parameters);
        wrap_name(name: any): string;
        query_free_get(query: any): Promise<type_result_get>;
        query_free_put(query: any): Promise<number>;
        query_free_set(query: any): Promise<number>;
        query_create_table(description_create_table: any): Promise<void>;
        query_insert(description_insert: any): Promise<number>;
        query_update(description_update: any): Promise<number>;
        query_delete(description_delete: any): Promise<number>;
        query_select(description_select: any): Promise<Record<string, any>[]>;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.database {
    /**
     * @todo
     */
    type type_postgresql_subject = {
        host: string;
        port: int;
        username: string;
        password: string;
        schema: string;
        pool: (null | any);
    };
    /**
     * @todo
     */
    type type_postgresql_parameters = {
        host: string;
        port?: int;
        username: string;
        password: string;
        schema: string;
    };
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_make(parameters: type_postgresql_parameters): type_postgresql_subject;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_wrap_name(name: string): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @see https://node-postgres.com/apis/pool#poolquery
     */
    function postgresql_query_free_get(subject: type_postgresql_subject, query: type_query): Promise<type_result_get>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @see https://node-postgres.com/apis/pool#poolquery
     */
    function postgresql_query_free_put(subject: type_postgresql_subject, query: type_query): Promise<type_result_put>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @see https://node-postgres.com/apis/pool#poolquery
     */
    function postgresql_query_free_set(subject: type_postgresql_subject, query: type_query): Promise<type_result_set>;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_formulation_create_table(description_create_table: type_description_create_table): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_query_create_table(subject: type_postgresql_subject, description: type_description_create_table): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_formulation_insert(description_insert: type_description_insert): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_query_insert(subject: type_postgresql_subject, description_insert: type_description_insert): Promise<type_result_put>;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_formulation_update(description_update: type_description_update): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_query_update(subject: type_postgresql_subject, description_update: type_description_update): Promise<type_result_set>;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_formulation_delete(description_delete: type_description_delete): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_query_delete(subject: type_postgresql_subject, description_delete: type_description_delete): Promise<type_result_set>;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_formulation_select(description_select: type_description_select): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_query_select(subject: type_postgresql_subject, description_select: type_description_select): Promise<Array<Record<string, any>>>;
    /**
     */
    function postgresql_database(parameters: type_postgresql_parameters): type_database;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.database {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_postgresql implements interface_database {
        private subject;
        constructor(parameters: type_postgresql_parameters);
        wrap_name(name: any): string;
        query_free_get(query: any): Promise<type_result_get>;
        query_free_put(query: any): Promise<number>;
        query_free_set(query: any): Promise<number>;
        query_create_table(description_create_table: any): Promise<void>;
        query_insert(description_insert: any): Promise<number>;
        query_update(description_update: any): Promise<number>;
        query_delete(description_delete: any): Promise<number>;
        query_select(description_select: any): Promise<Record<string, any>[]>;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.database {
    /**
     * @todo
     */
    type type_mysql_subject = {
        verbose: boolean;
    };
    /**
     * @todo
     */
    type type_mysql_parameters = {
        verbose?: boolean;
    };
    /**
     */
    function mysql_make(parameters: type_mysql_parameters): type_mysql_subject;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_wrap_name(name: string): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function mysql_query_free_get(subject: type_mysql_subject, query: type_query): Promise<type_result_get>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function mysql_query_free_put(subject: type_mysql_subject, query: type_query): Promise<type_result_put>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function mysql_query_free_set(subject: type_mysql_subject, query: type_query): Promise<type_result_set>;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_formulation_create_table(description_create_table: type_description_create_table): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_query_create_table(subject: type_mysql_subject, description: type_description_create_table): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_formulation_insert(description_insert: type_description_insert): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_query_insert(subject: type_mysql_subject, description_insert: type_description_insert): Promise<type_result_put>;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_formulation_update(description_update: type_description_update): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_query_update(subject: type_mysql_subject, description_update: type_description_update): Promise<type_result_set>;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_formulation_delete(description_delete: type_description_delete): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_query_delete(subject: type_mysql_subject, description_delete: type_description_delete): Promise<type_result_set>;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_formulation_select(description_select: type_description_select): type_query;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_query_select(subject: type_mysql_subject, description_select: type_description_select): Promise<Array<Record<string, any>>>;
    /**
     */
    function mysql_database(parameters: type_mysql_parameters): type_database;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.database {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_mysql implements interface_database {
        private subject;
        constructor(parameters: type_mysql_parameters);
        wrap_name(name: any): string;
        query_free_get(query: any): Promise<type_result_get>;
        query_free_put(query: any): Promise<number>;
        query_free_set(query: any): Promise<number>;
        query_create_table(description_create_table: any): Promise<void>;
        query_insert(description_insert: any): Promise<number>;
        query_update(description_update: any): Promise<number>;
        query_delete(description_delete: any): Promise<number>;
        query_select(description_select: any): Promise<Record<string, any>[]>;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage {
    /**
     * implements the idea of a database, which houses datasets (type_value) and manages their access by ids or sth. similar (type_key)
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_store<type_key, type_value, type_setup_input, type_searchterm, type_preview> = {
        /**
         * shall prepare the storage instance for use
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        setup(input: type_setup_input): Promise<void>;
        /**
         * shall insert a new dataset and return its automatically assign key
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        create(value: type_value): Promise<type_key>;
        /**
         * shall modify an existing dataset
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        update(key: type_key, value: type_value): Promise<void>;
        /**
         * shall remove an existing dataset
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        delete(key: type_key): Promise<void>;
        /**
         * shall get an existing dataset by its key
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        read(key: type_key): Promise<type_value>;
        /**
         * shall list keys and previews of existing datasets, which match a certain search term
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        search(term?: (null | type_searchterm)): Promise<Array<{
            key: type_key;
            preview: type_preview;
        }>>;
    };
    /**
     * for class wrappers
     */
    type interface_store<type_key, type_value, type_setup_input, type_searchterm, type_preview> = type_store<type_key, type_value, type_setup_input, type_searchterm, type_preview>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage {
    /**
     * implements the idea of a storage without managed keys
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_chest<type_key, type_value, type_setup_input, type_searchterm, type_preview> = {
        /**
         * shall prepare the storage instance for use
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        setup(input: type_setup_input): Promise<void>;
        /**
         * shall remove all items
         */
        clear(): Promise<void>;
        /**
         * shall insert a new or modify an existing dataset and return whether it is new
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        write(key: type_key, value: type_value): Promise<boolean>;
        /**
         * shall remove an existing dataset
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        delete(key: type_key): Promise<void>;
        /**
         * shall get an existing dataset by its key
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        read(key: type_key): Promise<type_value>;
        /**
         * shall list keys and previews of existing datasets, which match a certain search term
         *
         * @author fenris
         */
        search(term?: (null | type_searchterm)): Promise<Array<{
            key: type_key;
            preview: type_preview;
        }>>;
    };
    /**
     * for class wrappers
     */
    type interface_chest<type_key, type_value, type_setup_input, type_searchterm, type_preview> = type_chest<type_key, type_value, type_setup_input, type_searchterm, type_preview>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage.memory {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_subject<type_value> = {
        data: Record<string, type_value>;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_parameters<type_value> = {};
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function make<type_value>(parameters: type_parameters<type_value>): type_subject<type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function clear<type_value>(subject: type_subject<type_value>): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function write<type_value>(subject: type_subject<type_value>, key: string, value: type_value): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function delete_<type_value>(subject: type_subject<type_value>, key: string): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function read<type_value>(subject: type_subject<type_value>, key: string): type_value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function list<type_value>(subject: type_subject<type_value>): Array<string>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function search<type_value>(subject: type_subject<type_value>, term: (null | string)): Array<{
        key: string;
        preview: string;
    }>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function implementation_chest<type_value>(parameters: type_parameters<type_value>): type_chest<string, type_value, void, string, string>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage.memory {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_chest<type_item> implements type_chest<string, type_item, void, string, string> {
        private subject;
        constructor(parameters: type_parameters<type_item>);
        setup(input: any): Promise<void>;
        clear(): Promise<void>;
        write(key: any, value: any): Promise<boolean>;
        delete(key: any): Promise<void>;
        read(key: any): Promise<Awaited<type_item>>;
        search(term: any): Promise<{
            key: string;
            preview: string;
        }[]>;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage.filesystem {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_subject = {
        nodemodule: any;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_parameters = {};
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function make(parameters: type_parameters): type_subject;
    /**
     */
    function clear(subject: type_subject): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function write(subject: type_subject, path: string, content: Buffer): Promise<boolean>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function delete_(subject: type_subject, path: string): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function read(subject: type_subject, path: string): Promise<Buffer>;
    /**
     */
    function implementation_chest(parameters: type_parameters): type_chest<string, Buffer, void, void, void>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage.filesystem {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_chest implements type_chest<string, Buffer, void, void, void> {
        private subject;
        constructor(parameters: type_parameters);
        setup(input: any): Promise<void>;
        clear(): Promise<void>;
        write(key: any, value: any): Promise<boolean>;
        delete(key: any): Promise<void>;
        read(key: any): Promise<Buffer>;
        search(searchterm: any): Promise<{
            key: string;
            preview: void;
        }[]>;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage {
    /**
     */
    type type_sql_table_autokey_search_term = {
        expression: string;
        arguments: Record<string, any>;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_sql_table_autokey_subject = {
        database_implementation: lib_plankton.database.type_database;
        table_name: string;
        key_name: string;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_sql_table_autokey_parameters = {
        database_implementation: lib_plankton.database.type_database;
        table_name: string;
        key_name: string;
    };
    /**
     */
    function sql_table_autokey_make(parameters: type_sql_table_autokey_parameters): type_sql_table_autokey_subject;
    /**
     */
    function sql_table_autokey_setup(subject: type_sql_table_autokey_subject, description_create_table: lib_plankton.database.type_description_create_table): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function sql_table_autokey_create(subject: type_sql_table_autokey_subject, value: Record<string, any>): Promise<int>;
    /**
     */
    function sql_table_autokey_update(subject: type_sql_table_autokey_subject, key: int, value: Record<string, any>): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function sql_table_autokey_delete(subject: type_sql_table_autokey_subject, key: int): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function sql_table_autokey_read(subject: type_sql_table_autokey_subject, key: int): Promise<Record<string, any>>;
    /**
     * @todo correct preview
     */
    function sql_table_autokey_search(subject: type_sql_table_autokey_subject, term: (null | type_sql_table_autokey_search_term)): Promise<Array<{
        key: int;
        preview: Record<string, any>;
    }>>;
    /**
     */
    function sql_table_autokey_store(parameters: type_sql_table_autokey_parameters): type_store<int, Record<string, any>, lib_plankton.database.type_description_create_table, type_sql_table_autokey_search_term, Record<string, any>>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_sql_table_autokey implements type_store<int, Record<string, any>, lib_plankton.database.type_description_create_table, string, Record<string, any>> {
        private subject;
        constructor(parameters: type_sql_table_autokey_parameters);
        setup(input: any): Promise<void>;
        create(value: any): Promise<number>;
        update(key: any, value: any): Promise<void>;
        delete(key: any): Promise<void>;
        read(key: any): Promise<Record<string, any>>;
        search(term: any): Promise<{
            key: number;
            preview: Record<string, any>;
        }[]>;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage.sql_table_common {
    /**
     */
    type type_sql_table_common_search_term = {
        expression: string;
        arguments: Record<string, any>;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {
        database_implementation: lib_plankton.database.type_database;
        table_name: string;
        key_names: Array<string>;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_parameters = {
        database_implementation: lib_plankton.database.type_database;
        table_name: string;
        key_names: Array<string>;
    };
    /**
     */
    function make(parameters: type_parameters): type_subject;
    /**
     */
    function setup(subject: type_subject, description_create_table: lib_plankton.database.type_description_create_table): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function clear(subject: type_subject): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * @todo optimize: avoid read
     */
    function write(subject: type_subject, key: Array<any>, value: Record<string, any>): Promise<boolean>;
    /**
     */
    function delete_(subject: type_subject, key: Array<any>): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function read(subject: type_subject, key: Array<any>): Promise<Record<string, any>>;
    /**
     * @todo correct preview
     */
    function search(subject: type_subject, term: (null | type_sql_table_common_search_term)): Promise<Array<{
        key: Array<any>;
        preview: Record<string, any>;
    }>>;
    /**
     */
    function chest(parameters: type_parameters): type_chest<Array<any>, Record<string, any>, lib_plankton.database.type_description_create_table, type_sql_table_common_search_term, Record<string, any>>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.storage.sql_table_common {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_chest implements type_chest<Array<any>, Record<string, any>, lib_plankton.database.type_description_create_table, type_sql_table_common_search_term, Record<string, any>> {
        private subject;
        constructor(parameters: type_parameters);
        setup(input: any): Promise<void>;
        clear(): Promise<void>;
        write(key: any, value: any): Promise<boolean>;
        delete(key: any): Promise<void>;
        read(key: any): Promise<Record<string, any>>;
        search(term: any): Promise<{
            key: any[];
            preview: Record<string, any>;
        }[]>;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape {
    /**
     * @todo
     */
    type type_jsonschema = any;
    /**
     * @todo
     */
    type type_oas_schema = any;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_inspection = {
        flaws: Array<string>;
        sub: Array<{
            position: string;
            inspection: type_inspection;
        }>;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function inspection_create(): type_inspection;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function inspection_add(main: type_inspection, flaw: string): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function inspection_extend(main: type_inspection, prefix: string, sub: type_inspection): void;
    /**
     */
    type type_shape = {
        kind: string;
        parameters: Record<string, any>;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_logic = {
        inspect: ((sub_inspect: ((shape: type_shape, value: any) => type_inspection), value: any) => type_inspection);
        show: ((sub_show: ((shape: type_shape) => string)) => string);
        to_typescript_type: ((sub_to_typescript_type: ((shape: type_shape) => string)) => string);
        to_jsonschema: ((sub_to_json_schema: ((shape: type_shape) => type_jsonschema)) => type_jsonschema);
        to_oas_schema: ((sub_to_oas_schema: ((shape: type_shape) => type_oas_schema)) => type_oas_schema);
        example: ((sub_example: ((shape: type_shape) => any)) => any);
    };
    /**
     */
    function inspect(shape: type_shape, value: any): type_inspection;
    /**
     */
    function inspect_flat(shape: type_shape, value: any): Array<string>;
    /**
     */
    function show(shape: type_shape): string;
    /**
     */
    function to_typescript_type(shape: type_shape): string;
    /**
     */
    function to_jsonschema(shape: type_shape): type_jsonschema;
    /**
     */
    function to_oas_schema(shape: type_shape): type_oas_schema;
    /**
     */
    function example(shape: type_shape): any;
    /**
     */
    function register<type_parameters, type_subject>(name: string, construct: ((parameters: type_parameters) => type_subject), logic: ((subject: type_subject) => type_logic)): void;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.any {
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {};
    /**
     */
    export function make(options?: {}): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.null_ {
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {};
    /**
     */
    export function make(options?: {}): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.boolean {
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {
        soft: boolean;
        defaultvalue: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<any>;
        description: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<string>;
    };
    /**
     */
    export function make(options?: {
        soft?: boolean;
        defaultvalue?: (null | boolean);
        description?: string;
    }): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.integer {
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {
        soft: boolean;
        defaultvalue: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<any>;
        description: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<string>;
        minimum: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<int>;
        maximum: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<int>;
    };
    /**
     */
    export function make(options?: {
        soft?: boolean;
        defaultvalue?: (null | int);
        description?: string;
        minimum?: int;
        maximum?: int;
    }): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.float {
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {
        soft: boolean;
        defaultvalue: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<any>;
        description: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<string>;
        minimum: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<float>;
        maximum: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<float>;
    };
    /**
     */
    export function make(options?: {
        soft?: boolean;
        defaultvalue?: (null | float);
        description?: string;
        minimum?: float;
        maximum?: float;
    }): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.string {
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {
        soft: boolean;
        defaultvalue: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<any>;
        description: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<string>;
        pattern: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<string>;
        min_length: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<int>;
        max_length: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<int>;
    };
    /**
     */
    export function make(options?: {
        soft?: boolean;
        defaultvalue?: (null | int);
        description?: string;
        pattern?: string;
        min_length?: int;
        max_length?: int;
    }): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.email {
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {
        core: type_shape;
    };
    /**
     */
    export function make(options?: {
        soft?: boolean;
        defaultvalue?: (null | int);
        description?: string;
    }): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.list_ {
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {
        shape_element: type_shape;
        soft: boolean;
        defaultvalue: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<any>;
        description: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<string>;
    };
    /**
     */
    export function make(shape_element: type_shape, options?: {
        soft?: boolean;
        defaultvalue?: any;
        description?: string;
    }): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.map {
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {
        shape_key: type_shape;
        shape_value: type_shape;
        soft: boolean;
        defaultvalue: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<any>;
        description: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<string>;
    };
    /**
     */
    export function make(shape_key: type_shape, shape_value: type_shape, options?: {
        soft?: boolean;
        defaultvalue?: any;
        description?: string;
    }): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.shape.record {
    /**
     */
    type type_field = {
        name: string;
        shape: type_shape;
        required: boolean;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_subject = {
        fields: Array<type_field>;
        soft: boolean;
        defaultvalue: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<any>;
        description: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<string>;
    };
    /**
     */
    export function make(fields_raw: Array<{
        name: string;
        shape: type_shape;
        required?: boolean;
    }>, options?: {
        soft?: boolean;
        defaultvalue?: any;
        description?: string;
    }): type_subject;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    interface interface_code<type_from, type_to> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(x: type_from): type_to;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(x: type_to): type_from;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_code<type_from, type_to> = {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode: (x: type_from) => type_to;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode: (x: type_to) => type_from;
    };
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function inverse_encode<type_from, type_to>(decode: (to: type_to) => type_from, to: type_to): type_from;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function inverse_decode<type_from, type_to>(encode: (from: type_from) => type_to, from: type_from): type_to;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_code_inverse<type_from, type_to> implements interface_code<type_to, type_from> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected subject: interface_code<type_from, type_to>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(subject: interface_code<type_from, type_to>);
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(to: type_to): type_from;
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(from: type_from): type_to;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function pair_encode<type_from, type_between, type_to>(encode_first: (from: type_from) => type_between, encode_second: (between: type_between) => type_to, from: type_from): type_to;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function pair_decode<type_from, type_between, type_to>(decode_first: (between: type_between) => type_from, decode_second: (to: type_to) => type_between, to: type_to): type_from;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_code_pair<type_from, type_between, type_to> implements interface_code<type_from, type_to> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected first: interface_code<type_from, type_between>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected second: interface_code<type_between, type_to>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(first: interface_code<type_from, type_between>, second: interface_code<type_between, type_to>);
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(from: type_from): type_to;
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(to: type_to): type_from;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function chain_encode(encode_links: Array<(from: any) => any>, from: any): any;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function chain_decode(decode_links: Array<(to: any) => any>, to: any): any;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_code_chain implements interface_code<any, any> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected links: Array<interface_code<any, any>>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(links: Array<interface_code<any, any>>);
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(from: any): any;
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(to: any): any;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author Christian Fraß <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    type type_flatten_from = Array<{
        [name: string]: any;
    }>;
    /**
     * @author Christian Fraß <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    type type_flatten_to = {
        keys: Array<string>;
        data: Array<Array<any>>;
    };
    /**
     * @author Christian Fraß <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    function flatten_encode(from: type_flatten_from, keys?: Array<string>): type_flatten_to;
    /**
     * @author Christian Fraß <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    function flatten_decode(to: type_flatten_to): type_flatten_from;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.code {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_code_flatten implements interface_code<type_flatten_from, type_flatten_to> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor();
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(x: type_flatten_from): type_flatten_to;
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(x: type_flatten_to): type_flatten_from;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.www_form {
    /**
     */
    type type_source = Record<string, string>;
    /**
     */
    type type_target = string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function encode(source: type_source): type_target;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function decode(target: type_target): type_source;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.www_form {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_www_form implements lib_plankton.code.interface_code<type_source, type_target> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor();
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(source: type_source): type_target;
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(target: type_target): type_source;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.url {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_url = {
        scheme: (null | string);
        host: (null | string);
        username: (null | string);
        password: (null | string);
        port: (null | int);
        path: (null | string);
        query: (null | string);
        hash: (null | string);
    };
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.url {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function encode(url: type_url): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @todo arguments
     */
    function decode(url_raw: string): type_url;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function implementation_code(): lib_plankton.code.type_code<type_url, string>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.url {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_url implements lib_plankton.code.interface_code<type_url, string> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor();
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(x: any): string;
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(x: string): any;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.random {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_state = {
        builtin: boolean;
        seed?: int;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function state_push(state: type_state): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function state_pop(): type_state;
    /**
     * returns a random floating point number in the interval [0,1[
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_unit(): float;
    /**
     * returns a random boolean value
     *
     * @param {float} [probability] the probability for the return-value "true"; default: 0.5
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_boolean(options?: {
        probability?: float;
    }): boolean;
    /**
     * returns a random integer number in the interval [a,b]
     *
     * @param {int} [minimum] the left side of the halfopen interval (i.e. the smallest included value in the range)
     * @param {int} [minimum] the right side of the halfopen interval (i.e. the smallest excluded value in the range)
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_integer(options?: {
        minimum?: int;
        maximum?: int;
    }): int;
    var generate_int: typeof generate_integer;
    /**
     * returns a random floating point number in the given interval
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_float(options?: {
        minimum?: int;
        maximum?: int;
    }): float;
    /**
     * returns a random date
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_date(options?: {
        minimum?: Date;
        maximum?: Date;
    }): Date;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_hexdigit(): string;
    /**
     * generates a random string with an optional prefix
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_string(options?: {
        length?: int;
    }): string;
    /**
     * chooses a value randomly from a list of values with weights (a higher weight means a higher probability to be chosen)
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function choose_weighted<type_value>(sets: Array<{
        weight: float;
        value: type_value;
    }>): type_value;
    /**
     * chooses a value randomly from a list of values with equal probabilities
     *
     * @author fenris
     */
    function choose_uniformly<type_value>(values: Array<type_value>): type_value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function shuffle<type_element>(list: Array<type_element>): Array<type_element>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_vowel(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_halfvowel(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_consonant(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_letter(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_syllable(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_word(options?: {
        syllable_count_minimum?: int;
        syllable_count_maximum?: int;
    }): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_text(options?: {
        word_count?: int;
    }): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_city(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_street(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_guid(options?: {
        with_braces?: boolean;
    }): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_url(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_email_address(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_telephone_number(): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_time(): any;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @deprecated
     * @todo remove
     */
    function generate_for_shape(shape: any): any;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.session {
    /**
     */
    type type_session = {
        key: string;
        name: string;
        expiry: int;
        data: any;
    };
    /**
     */
    function begin(name: string, options?: {
        lifetime?: int;
        data?: any;
    }): Promise<string>;
    /**
     */
    function get(key: string): Promise<type_session>;
    /**
     */
    function end(key: string): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function setup(options?: {
        key_length?: int;
        key_max_attempts?: int;
        default_lifetime?: int;
        data_chest?: lib_plankton.storage.type_chest<string, any, void, string, string>;
        clear?: boolean;
    }): Promise<void>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.file {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function exists(path: string): Promise<boolean>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function read(path: string): Promise<string>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function read_buffer(path: string): Promise<Buffer>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function read_stdin(): Promise<string>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function write(path: string, content: string, options?: {
        encoding?: string;
    }): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function write_buffer(path: string, content: Buffer, options?: {}): Promise<void>;
    /**
     */
    function delete_(path: string): Promise<void>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function map_clear<type_key, type_value>(map_forEach: (procedure: (value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void) => void, map_delete: (key: type_key) => void): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function map_keys<type_key, type_value>(map_forEach: (procedure: (value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void) => void): Array<type_key>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function map_values<type_key, type_value>(map_forEach: (procedure: (value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void) => void): Array<type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function map_pairs<type_key, type_value>(map_forEach: (procedure: (value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void) => void): Array<{
        key: type_key;
        value: type_value;
    }>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function map_toString<type_key, type_value>(map_forEach: (procedure: (value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void) => void, show_key?: (key: type_key) => string, show_value?: (value: type_value) => string): string;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    interface interface_map<type_key, type_value> {
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         */
        has(key: type_key): boolean;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         */
        get(key: type_key, fallback?: lib_plankton.pod.class_pod<type_value>): type_value;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator]
         */
        set(key: type_key, value: type_value): void;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator]
         */
        delete(key: type_key): void;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         */
        forEach(procedure: ((value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void)): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    abstract class class_mapbase<type_key, type_value> implements interface_map<type_key, type_value> {
        /**
         * @desc [constructor]
         */
        constructor();
        /**
         * @implementation
         */
        abstract has(key: type_key): boolean;
        /**
         * @implementation
         */
        abstract get(key: type_key, fallback?: lib_plankton.pod.class_pod<type_value>): type_value;
        /**
         * @implementation
         */
        abstract set(key: type_key, value: type_value): void;
        /**
         * @implementation
         */
        abstract delete(key: type_key): void;
        /**
         * @implementation
         */
        abstract forEach(procedure: ((value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void)): void;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator]
         */
        clear(): void;
        /**
         */
        get_safe(key: type_key): lib_plankton.pod.class_pod<type_value>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         */
        keys(): Array<type_key>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         */
        values(): Array<type_value>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         */
        pairs(): Array<{
            key: type_key;
            value: type_value;
        }>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         */
        toString(show_key?: ((key: type_key) => string), show_value?: ((value: type_value) => string)): string;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    interface interface_memory<type_element> {
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] the number of elements
         */
        size(): int;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] reads the takeable element
         */
        scan(): type_element;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator] inserts an element
         */
        give(element: type_element): void;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator] removes an element and returns it
         */
        take(): type_element;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_pair<type_first, type_second> implements interface_cloneable<class_pair<type_first, type_second>>, interface_collatable<class_pair<type_first, type_second>>, interface_hashable, interface_showable {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected first: type_first;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected second: type_second;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(first: type_first, second: type_second);
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [getter]
         * @author fenris
         */
        first_get(): type_first;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [getter]
         * @author fenris
         */
        second_get(): type_second;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator] [setter]
         * @author fenris
         */
        first_set(first: type_first): void;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator] [setter]
         * @author fenris
         */
        second_set(second: type_second): void;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        swap(): class_pair<type_second, type_first>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        transform<type_first_, type_second_>(transform_first: (first: type_first) => type_first_, transform_second: (second: type_second) => type_second_): class_pair<type_first_, type_second_>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [implementation]
         * @author fenris
         */
        _clone(): class_pair<type_first, type_second>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [implementation]
         * @author fenris
         */
        _hash(): string;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [implementation]
         * @author fenris
         */
        _collate(pair: class_pair<type_first, type_second>): boolean;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [implementation]
         * @author fenris
         */
        _show(): string;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     */
    type type_collation<type_element> = ((x: type_element, y: type_element) => boolean);
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export type type_set<type_element> = {
        elements: Array<type_element>;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_construct<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, elements?: Array<type_element>): type_set<type_element>;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_size<type_element>(subject: type_set<type_element>): int;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_has<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, subject: type_set<type_element>, element: type_element): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc [mutator]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_add<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, subject: type_set<type_element>, element: type_element): void;
    /**
     * @desc [mutator]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_pop<type_element>(subject: type_set<type_element>): lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<type_element>;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_forEach<type_element>(subject: type_set<type_element>, function_: ((element: type_element) => void)): void;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_map<type_element_from, type_element_to>(collation: type_collation<type_element_to>, subject: type_set<type_element_from>, transformator: ((element: type_element_from) => type_element_to)): type_set<type_element_to>;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_filter<type_element>(subject: type_set<type_element>, predicate: ((element: type_element) => boolean)): type_set<type_element>;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_dump<type_element>(subject: type_set<type_element>): Array<type_element>;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_subset<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, subject: type_set<type_element>, object: type_set<type_element>): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_superset<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, subject: type_set<type_element>, object: type_set<type_element>): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_equals<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, subject: type_set<type_element>, object: type_set<type_element>): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_toString<type_element>(show_element: ((element: type_element) => string), subject: type_set<type_element>): string;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_empty<type_element>(subject: type_set<type_element>): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_union<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, subject: type_set<type_element>, object: type_set<type_element>): type_set<type_element>;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_intersection<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, subject: type_set<type_element>, object: type_set<type_element>): type_set<type_element>;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_difference<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, subject: type_set<type_element>, object: type_set<type_element>): type_set<type_element>;
    /**
     * @desc [accessor]
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_symmetric_difference<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, subject: type_set<type_element>, object: type_set<type_element>): type_set<type_element>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_union_all<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, sets: Array<type_set<type_element>>): type_set<type_element>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function set_intersection_all<type_element>(collation: type_collation<type_element>, sets: Array<type_set<type_element>>): type_set<type_element>;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_set<type_element> implements interface_collatable<class_set<type_element>>, interface_showable {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected subject: type_set<type_element>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected equality: (element1: type_element, element2: type_element) => boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(elements?: Array<type_element>, equality?: (element1: type_element, element2: type_element) => boolean);
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected static from_subject<type_element>(equality: (element1: type_element, element2: type_element) => boolean, subject: type_set<type_element>): class_set<type_element>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        size(): int;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        has(element: type_element): boolean;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator]
         * @author fenris
         */
        add(element: type_element): void;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator]
         * @author fenris
         */
        pop(): lib_plankton.pod.class_pod<type_element>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        forEach(function_: (element: type_element) => void): void;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        map<type_element_>(transformator: (element: type_element) => type_element_, equality?: (x: type_element_, y: type_element_) => boolean): class_set<type_element_>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        filter(predicate: (element: type_element) => boolean): class_set<type_element>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        dump(): Array<type_element>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        subset(set: class_set<type_element>): boolean;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        superset(set: class_set<type_element>): boolean;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        equals(set: class_set<type_element>): boolean;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        toString(): string;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        empty(): boolean;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        union(set: class_set<type_element>): class_set<type_element>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        intersection(set: class_set<type_element>): class_set<type_element>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        difference(set: class_set<type_element>): class_set<type_element>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        symmetric_difference(set: class_set<type_element>): class_set<type_element>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [implementation]
         * @author fenris
         */
        _collate(set: class_set<type_element>): boolean;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [implementation]
         * @author fenris
         */
        _show(): string;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static union_all<type_element>(sets: Array<class_set<type_element>>): class_set<type_element>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static intersection_all<type_element>(sets: Array<class_set<type_element>>): class_set<type_element>;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_stack<type_element> = {
        elements: Array<type_element>;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function stack_construct<type_element>(): type_stack<type_element>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function stack_size<type_element>(subject: type_stack<type_element>): int;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function stack_scan<type_element>(subject: type_stack<type_element>): type_element;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function stack_take<type_element>(subject: type_stack<type_element>): type_element;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function stack_give<type_element>(subject: type_stack<type_element>, element: type_element): void;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    abstract class class_stack<type_element> implements interface_memory<type_element> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected subject: type_stack<type_element>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor();
        /**
         * @override
         * @author fenris
         */
        size(): int;
        /**
         * @override
         * @author fenris
         */
        scan(): type_element;
        /**
         * @override
         * @author fenris
         */
        take(): type_element;
        /**
         * @override
         * @author fenris
         */
        give(element: type_element): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_queue<type_element> = {
        elements: Array<type_element>;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function queue_construct<type_element>(): type_queue<type_element>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function queue_size<type_element>(subject: type_queue<type_element>): int;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function queue_scan<type_element>(subject: type_queue<type_element>): type_element;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function queue_take<type_element>(subject: type_queue<type_element>): type_element;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function queue_give<type_element>(subject: type_queue<type_element>, element: type_element): void;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    abstract class class_queue<type_element> implements interface_memory<type_element> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected subject: type_queue<type_element>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor();
        /**
         * @override
         * @author fenris
         */
        size(): int;
        /**
         * @override
         * @author fenris
         */
        scan(): type_element;
        /**
         * @override
         * @author fenris
         */
        take(): type_element;
        /**
         * @override
         * @author fenris
         */
        give(element: type_element): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_simplemap<type_value> = {
        memory: {
            [key: string]: type_value;
        };
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function simplemap_construct<type_value>(): type_simplemap<type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function simplemap_has<type_value>(subject: type_simplemap<type_value>, key: string): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function simplemap_get_safe<type_value>(subject: type_simplemap<type_value>, key: string): lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function simplemap_get<type_value>(subject: type_simplemap<type_value>, key: string, fallback?: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<type_value>): type_value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function simplemap_set<type_value>(subject: type_simplemap<type_value>, key: string, value: type_value): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function simplemap_delete<type_value>(subject: type_simplemap<type_value>, key: string): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function simplemap_clear<type_value>(subject: type_simplemap<type_value>): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function simplemap_forEach<type_value>(subject: type_simplemap<type_value>, function_: (value?: type_value, key?: string) => void): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function simplemap_from_object<type_value>(object: {
        [key: string]: type_value;
    }): type_simplemap<type_value>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_simplemap<type_value> extends class_mapbase<string, type_value> implements interface_map<string, type_value> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @desc [attribute]
         */
        protected subject: type_simplemap<type_value>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static make<type_value>(): class_simplemap<type_value>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static from_object<type_value>(object: {
            [key: string]: type_value;
        }): class_simplemap<type_value>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @desc [constructor]
         */
        protected constructor(subject?: type_simplemap<type_value>);
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        has(key: string): boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        get(key: string, fallback?: lib_plankton.pod.class_pod<type_value>): type_value;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        set(key: string, value: type_value): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        delete(key: string): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        forEach(procedure: (value?: type_value, key?: string) => void): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     */
    type type_pair<type_key, type_value> = {
        key: type_key;
        value: type_value;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @desc we base the hashmap on a simplemap, whos keys are the hashes and whos values are the key/value-pairs
     */
    export type type_hashmap<type_key, type_value> = {
        core: type_simplemap<type_pair<type_key, type_value>>;
        hashing: ((key: type_key) => string);
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function hashmap_construct<type_key, type_value>(hashing: ((key: type_key) => string), pairs: Array<{
        key: type_key;
        value: type_value;
    }>): type_hashmap<type_key, type_value>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function hashmap_has<type_key, type_value>(subject: type_hashmap<type_key, type_value>, key: type_key): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function hashmap_get<type_key, type_value>(subject: type_hashmap<type_key, type_value>, key: type_key, fallback?: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<type_value>): type_value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function hashmap_set<type_key, type_value>(subject: type_hashmap<type_key, type_value>, key: type_key, value: type_value): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function hashmap_delete<type_key, type_value>(subject: type_hashmap<type_key, type_value>, key: type_key): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function hashmap_clear<type_key, type_value>(subject: type_hashmap<type_key, type_value>): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function hashmap_forEach<type_key, type_value>(subject: type_hashmap<type_key, type_value>, procedure: ((value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void)): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function hashmap_dump<type_key, type_value>(subject: type_hashmap<type_key, type_value>): Array<type_pair<type_key, type_value>>;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_hashmap<type_key, type_value> extends class_mapbase<type_key, type_value> implements interface_map<type_key, type_value> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @desc [attribute]
         */
        protected subject: type_hashmap<type_key, type_value>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @desc [constructor]
         */
        constructor(hashing?: ((key: type_key) => string), pairs?: Array<{
            key: type_key;
            value: type_value;
        }>);
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        has(key: type_key): boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        get(key: type_key, fallback?: lib_plankton.pod.class_pod<type_value>): type_value;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        set(key: type_key, value: type_value): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        delete(key: type_key): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        forEach(procedure: ((value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void)): void;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     */
    type type_collation<type_key> = ((key1: type_key, key2: type_key) => boolean);
    /**
     */
    export type type_collatemap<type_key, type_value> = {
        pairs: Array<{
            key: type_key;
            value: type_value;
        }>;
    };
    /**
     */
    export function collatemap_construct<type_key, type_value>(): type_collatemap<type_key, type_value>;
    /**
     */
    export function collatemap_has<type_key, type_value>(collation: type_collation<type_key>, subject: type_collatemap<type_key, type_value>, key: type_key): boolean;
    /**
     * @todo use .find
     */
    export function collatemap_get<type_key, type_value>(collation: type_collation<type_key>, subject: type_collatemap<type_key, type_value>, key: type_key, fallback?: lib_plankton.pod.type_pod<type_value>): type_value;
    /**
     */
    export function collatemap_set<type_key, type_value>(collation: type_collation<type_key>, subject: type_collatemap<type_key, type_value>, key: type_key, value: type_value): void;
    /**
     */
    export function collatemap_delete<type_key, type_value>(collation: type_collation<type_key>, subject: type_collatemap<type_key, type_value>, key: type_key): void;
    /**
     */
    export function collatemap_forEach<type_key, type_value>(subject: type_collatemap<type_key, type_value>, function_: ((value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void)): void;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_collatemap<type_key, type_value> extends class_mapbase<type_key, type_value> implements interface_map<type_key, type_value> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @desc [attribute]
         */
        protected collation: (key1: type_key, key2: type_key) => boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @desc [attribute]
         */
        protected subject: type_collatemap<type_key, type_value>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @desc [constructor]
         */
        constructor(collation?: (key1: type_key, key2: type_key) => boolean);
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        has(key: type_key): boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        get(key: type_key, fallback?: lib_plankton.pod.class_pod<type_value>): type_value;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        set(key: type_key, value: type_value): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        delete(key: type_key): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @implementation
         */
        forEach(procedure: (value?: type_value, key?: type_key) => void): void;
    }
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @deprecated
     */
    var class_map: typeof class_collatemap;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_edge<type_node> = {
        from: type_node;
        to: type_node;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_graph<type_node> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected equality: (node1: type_node, node2: type_node) => boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected nodes: Array<type_node>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected edges: Array<type_edge<type_node>>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(equality?: (node1: type_node, node2: type_node) => boolean, nodes?: Array<type_node>, edges?: Array<type_edge<type_node>>);
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [getter]
         * @author fenris
         */
        nodes_get(): Array<type_node>;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator]
         * @author fenris
         */
        add_node(node: type_node): void;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] [getter]
         * @author fenris
         */
        edges_get(): Array<type_edge<type_node>>;
        /**
         * @desc [mutator]
         * @author fenris
         */
        add_edge(edge: type_edge<type_node>): void;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        has(node: type_node): boolean;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        outgoing(node: type_node): Array<type_edge<type_node>>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        incoming(node: type_node): Array<type_edge<type_node>>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor]
         * @author fenris
         */
        without(pivot: type_node): class_graph<type_node>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] returns the topologic sorting of the nodes (if it exists)
         * @author fenris
         */
        topsort(): Array<type_node>;
        /**
         * @desc [accessor] returns the reduced version of a graph representing an order relation (implicit transitivity)
         * @author fenris
         */
        hasse(): class_graph<type_node>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        output_dot({ "extract_id": extract_id, "extract_label": extract_label, "rotate": rotate, }?: {
            extract_id?: (node: type_node) => string;
            extract_label?: (node: type_node) => string;
            rotate?: boolean;
        }): Object;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    const relation_le: string;
    const relation_ge: string;
    const relation_lt: string;
    const relation_gt: string;
    const relation_eq: string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_binnode<type_data> = {
        data: type_data;
        left: type_binnode<type_data>;
        right: type_binnode<type_data>;
        depth: int;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_bintree<type_data> = {
        root: type_binnode<type_data>;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function bintree_construct<type_data>(): type_bintree<type_data>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function bintree_depth<type_data>(subject: type_bintree<type_data>): int;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @todo remove later on
     */
    function bintree_check_depths<type_data>(subject: type_bintree<type_data>): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function bintree_insert<type_data>(compare: (x: type_data, y: type_data) => boolean, subject: type_bintree<type_data>, data: type_data, rebalance?: boolean): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function bintree_search<type_data>(compare: (x: type_data, y: type_data) => boolean, subject: type_bintree<type_data>, data: type_data, relation?: string): Array<type_data>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @deprecated only used for AVL-Tree-Index atm.
     */
    function bintree_find<type_data>(compare: (x: type_data, y: type_data) => boolean, subject: type_bintree<type_data>, data: type_data): type_data;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function bintree_traverse<type_data>(subject: type_bintree<type_data>): Array<type_data>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function bintree_show<type_data>(show_data: (data: type_data) => string, subject: type_bintree<type_data>): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @todo tidy up or remove
     */
    function bintree_to_graph<type_data>(subject: type_bintree<type_data>): class_graph<type_data>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.structures {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_bintree<type_data> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected subject: type_bintree<type_data>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected compare: (x: type_data, y: type_data) => boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(compare?: (x: type_data, y: type_data) => boolean);
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        depth(): int;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        insert(data: type_data, rebalance?: boolean): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        delete(data: type_data): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        search(relation: string, data: type_data): Array<type_data>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        traverse(): Array<type_data>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        show(): string;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.json {
    /**
     */
    type type_source = any;
    /**
     */
    type type_target = string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function encode(source: type_source, options?: {
        formatted?: boolean;
    }): type_target;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function decode(target: type_target): type_source;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    export function implementation_code(): lib_plankton.code.type_code<type_source, type_target>;
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.json {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_json implements lib_plankton.code.interface_code<any, string> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor();
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(x: any): string;
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(x: string): any;
    }
}
declare module lib_et {
    /**
     * @desc type of extended timestamp
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_et = {
        era: int;
        stamp: int;
    };
    /**
     * @desc type of UNIX timestamp
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_timestamp = int;
    /**
     * @desc type of Javascript Date object
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_jsdate = Date;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_components = {
        year: int;
        month: int;
        day: int;
        hour: int;
        minute: int;
        second: int;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_ywd = {
        year: int;
        week: int;
        day: int;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function part(et1: type_et, et2: type_et): type_et;
    /**
     * @desc less
     * @author fenris
     */
    function before(reference: type_et, et: type_et): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc greater
     * @author fenris
     */
    function after(reference: type_et, et: type_et): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function between(begin: type_et, end: type_et, et: type_et): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function intersect(begin1: type_et, end1: type_et, begin2: type_et, end2: type_et): boolean;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function move(base: type_et, span: type_et): type_et;
    /**
     * @desc currified version of "move"
     * @author fenris
     */
    function move_(span: type_et): (base: type_et) => type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function from_timestamp(timestamp: type_timestamp): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function to_timestamp(et: type_et): type_timestamp;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function from_jsdate(jsdate: type_jsdate): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function to_jsdate(et: type_et): type_jsdate;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function from_components(components: type_components): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function to_components(et: type_et): type_components;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function now(): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function to_string(et: type_et): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function to_string_ywd(et: type_et): string;
    /**
     * @desc retrieve week of year
     * @author fenris
     */
    function get_woy(et: type_et): int;
    /**
     * @desc retrieve day of week
     * @author fenris
     */
    function get_dow(et: type_et): int;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function trunc_minute(et?: type_et): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function trunc_hour(et?: type_et): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function trunc_day(et?: type_et): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function trunc_month(et?: type_et): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function trunc_year(et?: type_et): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function trunc_week(et?: type_et): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function span_second(seconds?: int): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function span_minute(minutes?: int): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function span_hour(hours?: int): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function span_day(days?: int): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function span_week(weeks?: int): type_et;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function span_year(years?: int): type_et;
}
declare module lib_et {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_et {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected subject: type_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(subject: type_et);
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        move(et: class_et): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        before(et: class_et): boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        after(et: class_et): boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        between(et1: class_et, et2: class_et): boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        trunc_minute(): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        trunc_hour(): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        trunc_day(): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        trunc_month(): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        trunc_year(): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        trunc_week(): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static now(): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static span_second(count?: int): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static span_minute(count?: int): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static span_hour(count?: int): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static span_day(count?: int): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static span_week(count?: int): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static span_year(count?: int): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static from_timestamp(timestamp: type_timestamp): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        to_timestamp(): type_timestamp;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static from_jsdate(jsdate: type_jsdate): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        to_jsdate(): type_jsdate;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static from_components(components: type_components): class_et;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        to_components(): type_components;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        get_woy(): int;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        get_dow(): int;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        to_string(): string;
    }
}
declare var global_config: any;
/**
 * @author neuc
 */
declare namespace lib_plankton.date {
    /**
     * @author neu3no, fenris
     */
    function set_days(day_names: Array<string>): void;
    /**
     * @author neu3no, fenris
     */
    function set_months(month_names: Array<string>): void;
    /**
     * @desc week of year
     * @param {Date} date
     * @return {int}
     * @author fenris
     */
    function get_week(date: Date): int;
    /**
     * @author neu3no, fenris
     */
    function set_currentDate(date: Date): void;
    /**
     * @author neu3no, fenris
     */
    function parse(format: string, date?: Date): string;
    /**
     * @author neu3no, fenris
     */
    function locale_date(date?: Date, ignore_error?: boolean): string;
    /**
     */
    type type_unixtimestamp = int;
    /**
     */
    type type_components = {
        timezone_offset: int;
        year: int;
        month: int;
        day: int;
        hour: int;
        minute: int;
        second: int;
    };
    /**
     */
    function now(): type_unixtimestamp;
    /**
     */
    function from_components(components: type_components): type_unixtimestamp;
    /**
     */
    function to_components(unixtimestamp: type_unixtimestamp): type_components;
    /**
     */
    function get_timestamp_from_year_and_week_and_day(year: int, week: int, day: int): type_unixtimestamp;
}
declare var strftime: typeof lib_plankton.date;
declare namespace lib_plankton.ical {
    /**
     */
    type type_rrule = {
        freq?: string;
        byday?: string;
        bymonth?: string;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_offset = string;
    /**
     */
    /**
     */
    export enum enum_class {
        public = "public",
        private = "private",
        confidential = "confidential"
    }
    /**
     */
    export enum enum_event_status {
        tentative = "tentative",
        confirmed = "confirmed",
        cancelled = "cancelled"
    }
    /**
     */
    export enum enum_transp {
        opaque = "opaque",
        transparent = "transparent"
    }
    /**
     */
    type type_tzid = string;
    /**
     */
    export type type_date = {
        year: int;
        month: int;
        day: int;
    };
    /**
     */
    export type type_time = {
        hour: int;
        minute: int;
        second: int;
        utc: boolean;
    };
    /**
     */
    export type type_datetime = {
        date: type_date;
        time: (null | type_time);
    };
    /**
     */
    export type type_dt = {
        tzid: type_tzid;
        value: type_datetime;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_duration = {
        negative: boolean;
        weeks?: int;
        days?: int;
        hours?: int;
        minutes?: int;
        seconds?: int;
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_vtimezone = {
        tzid?: type_tzid;
        standard?: {
            dtstart: type_datetime;
            rrule: type_rrule;
            tzoffsetfrom?: type_offset;
            tzoffsetto?: type_offset;
        };
        daylight?: {
            dtstart: type_datetime;
            rrule: type_rrule;
            tzoffsetfrom?: type_offset;
            tzoffsetto?: type_offset;
        };
    };
    /**
     * @see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5545#section-3.6.1
     */
    export type type_vevent = {
        uid: string;
        dtstamp: type_datetime;
        dtstart?: type_dt;
        class?: enum_class;
        created?: type_datetime;
        description?: string;
        geo?: {
            latitude: float;
            longitude: float;
        };
        last_modified?: type_datetime;
        location?: string;
        organizer?: {
            cn?: string;
            value?: string;
        };
        priority?: int;
        sequence?: int;
        status?: enum_event_status;
        summary?: string;
        transp?: enum_transp;
        url?: string;
        recurid?: any;
        rrule?: type_rrule;
        dtend?: type_dt;
        duration?: type_duration;
        attach?: any;
        attendee?: string;
        categories?: Array<string>;
        comment?: any;
        contact?: any;
        exdate?: any;
        rstatus?: any;
        related?: any;
        resources?: any;
        rdate?: any;
        x_props?: Record<string, string>;
        iana_props?: Record<string, string>;
    };
    /**
     * @see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5545#section-3.4
     */
    export type type_vcalendar = {
        version: string;
        prodid: string;
        vevents: Array<type_vevent>;
        calscale?: string;
        method?: string;
        vtimezone?: type_vtimezone;
        x_props?: Record<string, string>;
        iana_props?: Record<string, string>;
    };
    export {};
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.ical {
    /**
     */
    function datetime_to_unixtimestamp(datetime: type_datetime): lib_plankton.date.type_unixtimestamp;
    /**
     * @see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5545
     * @see https://icalendar.org/iCalendar-RFC-5545/
     * @todo implement edge cases
     */
    function ics_decode(ics: string, options?: {
        debug?: boolean;
    }): type_vcalendar;
    /**
     * @todo method
     * @todo add missing fields
     */
    function ics_encode(vcalendar: type_vcalendar): string;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.http {
    /**
     * @author fenris <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    enum enum_method {
        options = "options",
        head = "head",
        get = "get",
        delete = "delete",
        post = "post",
        put = "put",
        patch = "patch"
    }
    /**
     * @author fenris <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    type type_request = {
        scheme: ("http" | "https");
        host: (null | string);
        path: string;
        version: string;
        method: enum_method;
        query: (null | string);
        headers: Record<string, string>;
        body: (null | Buffer);
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    type type_response = {
        version: (null | string);
        status_code: int;
        headers: Record<string, string>;
        body: Buffer;
    };
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.http {
    /**
     * @author fenris <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    function encode_method(method: enum_method): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    function encode_request(request: type_request): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    function decode_request(request_raw: string): type_request;
    /**
     * @author fenris <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    function encode_response(response: type_response): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris <frass@greenscale.de>
     */
    function decode_response(response_raw: string): type_response;
    /**
     * executes an HTTP request
     *
     * @todo define type_signal
     */
    function call(request: type_request, options?: {
        timeout?: (null | float);
        follow_redirects?: boolean;
        implementation?: ("fetch" | "http_module");
    }): Promise<type_response>;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.http {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_http_request implements lib_plankton.code.interface_code<type_request, string> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor();
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(x: type_request): string;
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(x: string): type_request;
    }
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_http_response implements lib_plankton.code.interface_code<type_response, string> {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor();
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        encode(x: type_response): string;
        /**
         * @implementation
         * @author fenris
         */
        decode(x: string): type_response;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.object {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function fetch<type_value>(object: Object, fieldname: string, fallback?: type_value, escalation?: int): type_value;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function map<type_from, type_to>(object_from: {
        [key: string]: type_from;
    }, transformator: (value_from: type_from, key?: string) => type_to): {
        [key: string]: type_to;
    };
    /**
     * @desc gibt ein Objekt mit bestimmten Einträgen des Eingabe-Objekts zurück
     * @author fenris
     */
    function filter<type_value>(object_from: {
        [key: string]: type_value;
    }, predicate: (value_from: type_value, key?: string) => boolean): {
        [key: string]: type_value;
    };
    /**
     * @desc wandelt ein Array mit Einträgen der Form {key,value} in ein entsprechendes Objekt um
     * @author fenris
     */
    function from_array<type_value>(array: Array<{
        key: string;
        value: type_value;
    }>): {
        [key: string]: type_value;
    };
    /**
     * @desc wandelt ein Objekt in ein entsprechendes Array mit Einträgen der Form {key,value} um
     * @author fenris
     */
    function to_array<type_value>(object: {
        [key: string]: type_value;
    }): Array<{
        key: string;
        value: type_value;
    }>;
    /**
     * @desc gibt eine Liste von Schlüsseln eines Objekts zurück
     * @author fenris
     */
    function keys(object: {
        [key: string]: any;
    }): Array<string>;
    /**
     * @desc gibt eine Liste von Werten eines Objekts zurück
     * @author fenris
     */
    function values<type_value>(object: {
        [key: string]: type_value;
    }): Array<type_value>;
    /**
     * @desc liest ein Baum-artiges Objekt an einer bestimmten Stelle aus
     * @author fenris
     */
    function path_read<type_value>(object: Object, path: string, fallback?: type_value, escalation?: int): type_value;
    /**
     * @desc schreibt einen Wert an eine bestimmte Stelle in einem Baum-artigen Objekt
     * @author fenris
     */
    function path_write<type_value>(object: Object, path: string, value: type_value, construct?: boolean): void;
    /**
     * @desc prüft ob ein Objekt einem bestimmten Muster entspricht
     * @param {Object} object das zu prüfende Objekt
     * @param {Object} pattern das einzuhaltende Muster
     * @param {Function} connlate eine Funktion zum Feststellen der Gleichheit von Einzelwerten
     * @author fenris
     */
    function matches(object: Object, pattern: Object, collate?: typeof instance_collate): boolean;
    /**
     * @desc erzeugt eine Projektion eines Baum-artigen Objekts in ein Listen-artiges Objekt
     * @param {string} [separator] welches Zeichen als Trenner zwischen zwei Pfad-Schritten verwendet werden soll
     * @author fenris
     */
    function flatten(value: any, separator?: string, key_for_element?: (index: int) => string): Object;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function clash(x: {
        [key: string]: any;
    }, y: {
        [key: string]: any;
    }, { "overwrite": overwrite, "hooks": { "existing": hook_existing, }, }?: {
        overwrite?: boolean;
        hooks?: {
            existing?: (key?: string, value_old?: any, value_new?: any) => void;
        };
    }): {
        [key: string]: any;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function patch(core: Object, mantle: Object, deep?: boolean, path?: string): void;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function patched(core: Object, mantle: Object, deep?: boolean): Object;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function attached(object: Object, key: string, value: any): Object;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function copy(object: Object): Object;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.markdown {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function code(content: string): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function paragraph(content: string): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function sectionhead(level: int, content: string): string;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.api {
    /**
     */
    enum enum_checklevel {
        none = "none",
        soft = "soft",
        hard = "hard"
    }
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_action = {
        name: string;
        active: ((version: (null | string)) => boolean);
        execution: ((version: (null | string), environment: any, input: any) => Promise<any>);
        restriction: ((version: (null | string), environment: any) => Promise<boolean>);
        input_shape: ((version: (null | string)) => lib_plankton.shape.type_shape);
        output_shape: ((version: (null | string)) => lib_plankton.shape.type_shape);
        title: (null | string);
        description: (null | string);
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_api = {
        title: string;
        actions: Record<string, type_action>;
    };
    /**
     */
    class class_error_permission_denied extends Error {
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.api {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function make(title: string): type_api;
    /**
     * @throws Error if a action with the given name has already been registered
     * @author fenris
     */
    function register(api: type_api, name: string, options?: {
        active?: ((version: (null | string)) => boolean);
        execution?: ((version: (null | string), environment: any, input: any) => Promise<any>);
        restriction?: ((version: (null | string), input: any) => Promise<boolean>);
        input_shape?: ((version: (null | string)) => lib_plankton.shape.type_shape);
        output_shape?: ((version: (null | string)) => lib_plankton.shape.type_shape);
        title?: (null | string);
        description?: (null | string);
    }): void;
    /**
     * @throws Error if not found
     * @author fenris
     */
    function get_action(api: type_api, name: string): type_action;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function call(api: type_api, name: string, options?: {
        version?: (null | string);
        input?: any;
        environment?: Record<string, any>;
        checklevel_restriction?: enum_checklevel;
        checklevel_input?: enum_checklevel;
        checklevel_output?: enum_checklevel;
    }): Promise<any>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_documentation_for_action(api: type_api, name: string, options?: {
        version?: (null | string);
    }): string;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function generate_documentation(api: type_api, options?: {
        version?: (null | string);
    }): string;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.api {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_api {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        private subject;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        private constructor();
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static create(name: string): class_api;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        register(name: string, options?: {
            active?: ((version: (null | string)) => boolean);
            execution?: ((version: (null | string), environment: any, input: any) => lib_plankton.call.type_promise<any, Error>);
            restriction?: ((version: (null | string), input: any) => Promise<boolean>);
            input_shape?: ((version: (null | string)) => lib_plankton.shape.type_shape);
            output_shape?: ((version: (null | string)) => lib_plankton.shape.type_shape);
            title?: (null | string);
            description?: (null | string);
        }): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        call(name: string, options?: {
            version?: (null | string);
            input?: any;
            environment?: Record<string, any>;
            checklevel_restriction?: enum_checklevel;
            checklevel_input?: enum_checklevel;
            checklevel_output?: enum_checklevel;
        }): lib_plankton.call.type_promise<any, Error>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        generate_documentation_for_action(name: string): string;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        generate_documentation(): string;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.rest {
    /**
     */
    type type_oas_schema = ({} | {
        nullable: boolean;
    } | {
        type: "boolean";
        nullable?: boolean;
        enum?: Array<boolean>;
    } | {
        type: "integer";
        nullable?: boolean;
        enum?: Array<int>;
    } | {
        type: "number";
        nullable?: boolean;
        enum?: Array<float>;
    } | {
        type: "string";
        nullable?: boolean;
        enum?: Array<string>;
    } | {
        type: "array";
        nullable?: boolean;
        items: type_oas_schema;
    } | {
        type: "object";
        nullable?: boolean;
        additionalProperties?: (false | type_oas_schema);
        properties: Record<string, type_oas_schema>;
        required: Array<string>;
    });
    /**
     */
    type type_execution<type_input, type_output> = ((stuff: {
        version: (null | string);
        headers: Record<string, string>;
        path_parameters: Record<string, string>;
        query_parameters: Record<string, string>;
        input: (null | type_input);
    }) => Promise<{
        status_code: int;
        data: type_output;
    }>);
    /**
     */
    type type_restriction<type_input> = ((stuff: {
        version: (null | string);
        headers: Record<string, string>;
        path_parameters: Record<string, string>;
        query_parameters: Record<string, string>;
    }) => Promise<boolean>);
    /**
     */
    type type_operation<type_input, type_output> = {
        action_name: string;
        query_parameters: Array<{
            name: string;
            description: (null | string);
            required: boolean;
        }>;
        request_body_mimetype: string;
        request_body_decode: ((http_request_body: Buffer, http_request_header_content_type: (null | string)) => any);
        response_body_mimetype: string;
        response_body_encode: ((output: any) => Buffer);
        input_schema: ((version: (null | string)) => type_oas_schema);
        output_schema: ((version: (null | string)) => type_oas_schema);
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_routenode = {
        operations: Record</*lib_plankton.http.enum_method*/ string, type_operation<any, any>>;
        sub_branch: Record<string, type_routenode>;
        sub_wildcard: (null | {
            name: string;
            node: type_routenode;
        });
    };
    /**
     */
    type type_rest = {
        api: lib_plankton.api.type_api;
        routetree: type_routenode;
        versioning_method: ("none" | "path" | "header" | "query");
        versioning_header_name: (null | string);
        versioning_query_key: (null | string);
        header_parameters: Array<{
            name: string;
            description: (null | string);
            required: boolean;
        }>;
        set_access_control_headers: boolean;
        authentication: ({
            kind: "none";
            parameters: {};
        } | {
            kind: "key_header";
            parameters: {
                name: string;
            };
        });
    };
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.rest {
    /**
     */
    function make(options?: {
        title?: (null | string);
        versioning_method?: ("none" | "path" | "header" | "query");
        versioning_header_name?: (null | string);
        versioning_query_key?: (null | string);
        header_parameters?: Array<{
            name: string;
            description: (null | string);
            required: boolean;
        }>;
        set_access_control_headers?: boolean;
        authentication?: ({
            kind: "none";
            parameters: {};
        } | {
            kind: "key_header";
            parameters: {
                name: string;
            };
        });
        actions?: Array<{
            http_method: lib_plankton.http.enum_method;
            path: string;
            options: {
                active?: ((version: string) => boolean);
                restriction?: (null | type_restriction<any>);
                execution?: type_execution<any, any>;
                title?: (null | string);
                description?: (null | string);
                query_parameters?: Array<{
                    name: string;
                    description: (null | string);
                    required: boolean;
                }>;
                input_schema?: ((version: string) => type_oas_schema);
                output_schema?: ((version: string) => type_oas_schema);
                request_body_mimetype?: string;
                request_body_decode?: ((http_request_body: Buffer, http_request_header_content_type: (null | string)) => any);
                response_body_mimetype?: string;
                response_body_encode?: ((output: any) => Buffer);
            };
        }>;
    }): type_rest;
    /**
     */
    function register<type_input, type_output>(rest: type_rest, http_method: lib_plankton.http.enum_method, path: string, options: {
        active?: ((version: string) => boolean);
        restriction?: (null | type_restriction<type_input>);
        execution?: type_execution<type_input, type_output>;
        title?: (null | string);
        description?: (null | string);
        query_parameters?: Array<{
            name: string;
            description: (null | string);
            required: boolean;
        }>;
        input_schema?: ((version: (null | string)) => type_oas_schema);
        output_schema?: ((version: (null | string)) => type_oas_schema);
        request_body_mimetype?: string;
        request_body_decode?: ((http_request_body: Buffer, http_request_header_content_type: (null | string)) => any);
        response_body_mimetype?: string;
        response_body_encode?: ((output: any) => Buffer);
    }): void;
    /**
     * @todo check request body mimetype?
     * @todo check query paramater validity
     */
    function call(rest: type_rest, http_request: lib_plankton.http.type_request, options?: {
        checklevel_restriction?: lib_plankton.api.enum_checklevel;
        checklevel_input?: lib_plankton.api.enum_checklevel;
        checklevel_output?: lib_plankton.api.enum_checklevel;
    }): Promise<lib_plankton.http.type_response>;
    /**
     * @see https://swagger.io/specification/#openrest-object
     */
    function to_oas(rest: type_rest, options?: {
        version?: (null | string);
        servers?: Array<string>;
    }): any;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.server {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_metadata = {
        ip_address: string;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    type type_subject = {
        host: string;
        port: int;
        threshold: (null | float);
        handle: ((input: Buffer, metadata?: type_metadata) => Promise<string>);
        serverobj: any;
    };
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function make(handle: ((input: string, metadata?: type_metadata) => Promise<string>), options?: {
        host?: string;
        port?: int;
        threshold?: (null | float);
    }): type_subject;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @deprecated
     */
    function make_old(port: int, handle: ((input: string, metadata?: type_metadata) => Promise<string>)): type_subject;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @see https://nodejs.org/api/net.html#serverlistenport-host-backlog-callback
     */
    function start(subject: type_subject): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    function kill(subject: type_subject): void;
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.server {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_server {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected subject: type_subject;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(handle: ((input: Buffer, metadata?: type_metadata) => Promise<string>), options?: {
            host?: string;
            port?: int;
        });
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        start(): Promise<void>;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        kill(): void;
    }
}
declare var lib_server: typeof lib_plankton.server;
declare namespace lib_plankton.args {
    /**
     */
    enum enum_environment {
        cli = "cli",
        url = "url"
    }
    /**
     */
    enum enum_kind {
        positional = "positional",
        volatile = "volatile"
    }
    /**
     */
    enum enum_type {
        boolean = "boolean",
        integer = "int",
        float = "float",
        string = "string"
    }
    /**
     */
    enum enum_mode {
        replace = "replace",
        accumulate = "accumulate"
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.args {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    class class_argument {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected name: string;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected kind: enum_kind;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected type: enum_type;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected mode: enum_mode;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected default_: any;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected info: string;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected parameters: Object;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected hidden: boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor({ "name": name, "type": type, "kind": kind, "mode": mode, "default": default_, "info": info, "parameters": parameters, "hidden": hidden, }: {
            name: string;
            type?: enum_type;
            kind?: enum_kind;
            mode?: enum_mode;
            default?: any;
            info?: string;
            parameters?: Object;
            hidden?: boolean;
        });
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static positional({ "name": name, "type": type, "mode": mode, "default": default_, "info": info, "hidden": hidden, "index": index, }: {
            name: string;
            type?: enum_type;
            mode?: enum_mode;
            default?: any;
            info?: string;
            hidden?: boolean;
            index: int;
        }): class_argument;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        static volatile({ "name": name, "type": type, "mode": mode, "default": default_, "info": info, "hidden": hidden, "indicators_short": indicators_short, "indicators_long": indicators_long, }: {
            name: string;
            type?: enum_type;
            mode?: enum_mode;
            default?: any;
            info?: string;
            hidden?: boolean;
            indicators_short: Array<string>;
            indicators_long: Array<string>;
        }): class_argument;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        check(): boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        name_get(): string;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        kind_get(): enum_kind;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        type_get(): enum_type;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        mode_get(): enum_mode;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        default_get(): any;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        parameters_get(): Object;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        hidden_get(): boolean;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        toString(): string;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        indicator_main(): string;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        pattern_value(): string;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        extract(raw: string): any;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        assign(data: Object, target: string, raw: string): void;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        make(data: Object, target: string): string;
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        generate_help(): string;
    }
}
declare namespace lib_plankton.args {
    /**
     * @author fenris
     */
    var verbosity: int;
    /**
     * @author fenris
     * @todo check validity
     */
    class class_handler {
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        protected arguments_: {
            [name: string]: class_argument;
        };
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        constructor(arguments_: {
            [name: string]: class_argument;
        });
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        filter(kind: enum_kind): {
            [name: string]: class_argument;
        };
        /**
         * @author fenris
         */
        read(environment: enum_environment, input: string, data?: {
            [name: string]: any;
        }): {
            [name: string]: any;
        };
        /**
         * @author fenris
         * @todo handle if the data object doesn't have the required field or the type is wrong or sth.
         */
        write(environment: enum_environment, data: {
            [name: string]: any;
        }): string;
        /**
         * @desc manpage-like info-sheet
         * @author fenris
         */
        generate_help({ "programname": programname, "author": author, "description": description, "executable": executable, }: {
            programname?: string;
            author?: string;
            description?: string;
            executable?: string;
        }): string;
    }
}