// Type definitions for JSONStream v0.8.0
// Project: https://github.com/dominictarr/JSONStream
// Definitions by: Bart van der Schoor <https://github.com/Bartvds>
// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped

/// <reference types="node" />



export interface Options {
    recurse: boolean;
}

export declare function parse(pattern: any): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;
export declare function parse(patterns: any[]): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;


/**
 * Create a writable stream.
 * you may pass in custom open, close, and seperator strings. But, by default, 
 * JSONStream.stringify() will create an array, 
 * (with default options open='[\n', sep='\n,\n', close='\n]\n')
 */
export declare function stringify(): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;

/** If you call JSONStream.stringify(false) the elements will only be seperated by a newline. */
export declare function stringify(newlineOnly: NewlineOnlyIndicator): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;
type NewlineOnlyIndicator = false

/**
 * Create a writable stream.
 * you may pass in custom open, close, and seperator strings. But, by default, 
 * JSONStream.stringify() will create an array, 
 * (with default options open='[\n', sep='\n,\n', close='\n]\n')
 */
export declare function stringify(open: string, sep: string, close: string): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;

export declare function stringifyObject(): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;
export declare function stringifyObject(open: string, sep: string, close: string): NodeJS.ReadWriteStream;