import { Backend } from '@backstage/backend-app-api';
import * as _backstage_backend_plugin_api from '@backstage/backend-plugin-api';

/**
 * @public
 */
declare function createBackend(): Backend;

/**
 * A loader that discovers backend features from the current package.json and its dependencies.
 *
 * @public
 *
 * @example
 * Using the `discoveryFeatureLoader` loader in a backend instance:
 * ```ts
 * //...
 * import { createBackend } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
 * import { discoveryFeatureLoader } from '@backstage/backend-defaults';
 *
 * const backend = createBackend();
 * backend.add(discoveryFeatureLoader);
 * //...
 * backend.start();
 * ```
 */
declare const discoveryFeatureLoader: _backstage_backend_plugin_api.BackendFeature;

export { createBackend, discoveryFeatureLoader };