/// <amd-module name="@angular/compiler-cli/linker/src/file_linker/partial_linkers/partial_linker" />
/**
 * @license
 * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
 * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
 */
import { ConstantPool, R3PartialDeclaration } from '@angular/compiler';
import * as o from '@angular/compiler/src/output/output_ast';
import { AstObject } from '../../ast/ast_value';
/**
 * An interface for classes that can link partial declarations into full definitions.
 */
export interface PartialLinker<TExpression> {
    /**
     * Link the partial declaration `metaObj` information to generate a full definition expression.
     *
     * @param metaObj An object that fits one of the `R3DeclareDirectiveMetadata` or
     *     `R3DeclareComponentMetadata` interfaces.
     */
    linkPartialDeclaration(constantPool: ConstantPool, metaObj: AstObject<R3PartialDeclaration, TExpression>): o.Expression;
}