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+declare module "cozo-node" {
+  export class CozoDb {
+    /**
+     * Constructor
+     *
+     * @param engine:  defaults to 'mem', the in-memory non-persistent engine.
+     *                 'sqlite', 'rocksdb' and maybe others are available,
+     *                 depending on compile time flags.
+     * @param path:    path to store the data on disk, defaults to 'data.db',
+     *                 may not be applicable for some engines such as 'mem'
+     * @param options: defaults to {}, ignored by all the engines in the published NodeJS artefact
+     */
+    constructor(engine?: string, path?: string, options?: object);
+
+    /**
+     * You must call this method for any database you no longer want to use:
+     * otherwise the native resources associated with it may linger for as
+     * long as your program runs. Simply `delete` the variable is not enough.
+     */
+    close(): void;
+
+    /**
+     * Runs a query
+     *
+     * @param script: the query
+     * @param params: the parameters as key-value pairs, defaults to {}
+     */
+    run(script: string, params?: Record<string, any>): Promise<any>;
+
+    /**
+     * Export several relations
+     *
+     * @param relations:  names of relations to export, in an array.
+     */
+    exportRelations(relations: Array<string>): Promise<any>;
+
+    /**
+     * Import several relations.
+     *
+     * Note that triggers are _not_ run for the relations, if any exists.
+     * If you need to activate triggers, use queries with parameters.
+     *
+     * @param data: in the same form as returned by `exportRelations`. The relations
+     *              must already exist in the database.
+     */
+    importRelations(data: object): Promise<object>;
+
+    /**
+     * Backup database
+     *
+     * @param path: path to file to store the backup.
+     */
+    backup(path: string): Promise<any>;
+
+    /**
+     * Restore from a backup. Will fail if the current database already contains data.
+     *
+     * @param path: path to the backup file.
+     */
+    restore(path: string): Promise<object>;
+
+    /**
+     * Import several relations from a backup. The relations must already exist in the database.
+     *
+     * Note that triggers are _not_ run for the relations, if any exists.
+     * If you need to activate triggers, use queries with parameters.
+     *
+     * @param path: path to the backup file.
+     * @param rels: the relations to import.
+     */
+    importRelationsFromBackup(path: string, rels: Array<string>): Promise<any>;
+  }
+}