/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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/**
 * Helper function to prevent instantiation through the constructor.
 *
 * This method creates a new constructor that throws when it's invoked.
 * The prototype of that constructor is then set to the prototype of the hidden
 * "class" to expose all the prototype methods and allow for instanceof
 * checks.
 *
 * To also make all the static methods available, all properties of the
 * original constructor are copied to the new constructor.
 */
export declare function makeConstructorPrivate<T extends Function>(cls: T, optionalMessage?: string): T;
