/**
 * Handles file system operations for scanning directories and files
 */
export declare class FileSystemScanner {
    private ignorePatterns;
    private gitignoreCache;
    /**
     * Scans a directory and returns all file paths, respecting ignore patterns and .gitignore files
     */
    scanDirectory(dirPath: string, baseDir?: string): Promise<string[]>;
    /**
     * Checks if a file path matches any of the default ignore patterns
     */
    private shouldIgnorePath;
    /**
     * Parses a .gitignore file if it exists in the current directory
     */
    private parseGitignoreIfExists;
    /**
     * Checks if a path is ignored by any .gitignore rule
     */
    private isIgnoredByGitignore;
    readFileContent(filePath: string): Promise<string>;
}