/**
* Encapsulates methods used to print some information in the console.
* Instance of this class is declared in the global JavaScript context and is accessible by directly calling console.[xxx] methods.
*/
export declare class Console {
    /**
    * Begins counting a time span for a given name (key).
    * @param reportName The key for the operation.
    */
    public time(reportName: string): void;

    /**
    * Ends a previously started time span through the time method.
    * @param reportName The key for the operation. Must have an already started time(reportName) operation with the same key.
    */
    public timeEnd(reportName: string): void;

    /**
    * Asserts a boolean condition and prints a message in case the assert fails.
    * @param test A value that should not be Falsy.
    * @param message The message to be displayed in case the asserted value is Falsy.
    * @param formatParams Optional formatting parameters to be applied to the printed message.
    */
    public assert(test: boolean, message: string, ...formatParams: any[]): void;

    /**
    * Reports some information.
    * @param message The information message to be printed to the console.
    * @param formatParams Optional formatting parameters to be applied to the printed message.
    */
    public info(message: any, ...formatParams: any[]): void;

    /**
    * Reports a warning.
    * @param message The warning message to be printed to the console.
    * @param formatParams Optional formatting parameters to be applied to the printed message.
    */
    public warn(message: any, ...formatParams: any[]): void;

    /**
    * Reports an error.
    * @param message The error message to be printed to the console.
    * @param formatParams Optional formatting parameters to be applied to the printed message.
    */
    public error(message: any, ...formatParams: any[]): void;

    /**
    * Verbously logs a message.
    * @param message The message to be printed to the console.
    * @param formatParams Optional formatting parameters to be applied to the printed message.
    */
    public log(message: any, ...formatParams: any[]): void;

    /**
    * Prints the current stack trace in the console.
    */
    public trace(): void;

    /**
    * Prints the state of the specified object to the console.
    * @param obj The object instance to be dumped.
    */
    public dump(obj: any): void;
}