type Reference = Reference.Prototype, & {
	type: messageTypes.MessageReferenceType?,

	messageId: apiTypes.Snowflake?,

	channelId: apiTypes.Snowflake?,

	guildId: apiTypes.Snowflake?,

	failIfNotExists: boolean?
}

type JSON = Reference.Prototype.build(nil :: any),

--[[
	type of reference.
]]
function Reference.Prototype.setType(self: Reference, type: messageTypes.MessageReferenceType) -> Reference end

--[[
	id of the originating message
]]
function Reference.Prototype.setMessageId(self: Reference, messageId: string) -> Reference end

--[[
	id of the originating message's channel
]]
function Reference.Prototype.setChannelId(self: Reference, channelId: string) -> Reference end

--[[
	id of the originating message's guild
]]
function Reference.Prototype.setGuildId(self: Reference, guildId: string) -> Reference end

--[[
	when sending, whether to error if the referenced message doesn't exist instead of sending as a normal (non-reply) message, default true
]]
function Reference.Prototype.setFailIfNotExists(self: Reference, failIfNotExists: boolean) -> Reference end

--[[
	Responsible for building the Reference JSON that can be parsed by the Discord API.
]]
function Reference.Prototype.build(self: Reference) -> JSON end

--[[
	Responsible for creating a new Reference.

	\`\`\`lua
	
	\`\`\`
]]
function Reference.Interface.new(resource: {
		type: messageTypes.MessageReferenceType?,

		messageId: string?,

		channelId: string?,

		guildId: string?,

		failIfNotExists: boolean?
	}?) -> Reference end