import type { z } from 'zod';
import type { PartialProjectDefinitionInput, ProjectDefinition, ProjectDefinitionInput } from '#src/schema/index.js';
import { ProjectDefinitionContainer } from '#src/definition/project-definition-container.js';
/**
 * Merges a partial serialized definition into a project definition,
 * returning the merged serialized definition (input form with names, not IDs).
 *
 * Uses a schema-driven merge:
 * 1. Serialize the current definition (IDs → names)
 * 2. Merge the partial definition into the serialized definition using `mergeDataWithSchema`
 *
 * Entity arrays (models, fields, relations, etc.) are auto-merged by name.
 * Non-entity arrays use `withMergeRule` annotations or default to full-replace.
 * Undefined fields in `partialDef` are untouched (partial patch semantics).
 *
 * @param schema - The project definition Zod schema
 * @param definition - The current parsed project definition (with IDs)
 * @param partialDef - A partial serialized definition to merge in (uses entity names, not IDs)
 * @returns The merged serialized definition (input form)
 */
export declare function mergeDefinition(schema: z.ZodType, definition: ProjectDefinition, partialDef: PartialProjectDefinitionInput): ProjectDefinitionInput;
/**
 * Merges a partial serialized definition and returns a new ProjectDefinitionContainer.
 *
 * Convenience wrapper around `mergeDefinition` that performs the full round-trip:
 * serialize → merge → deserialize (names → IDs).
 *
 * @param container - The current project definition container
 * @param partialDef - A partial serialized definition to merge in (uses entity names, not IDs)
 * @returns A new ProjectDefinitionContainer with the merged definition
 */
export declare function mergeDefinitionContainer(container: ProjectDefinitionContainer, partialDef: PartialProjectDefinitionInput): ProjectDefinitionContainer;
/**
 * Creates a function that applies a partial definition merge to a draft config.
 * Use with `saveDefinitionWithFeedback`.
 *
 * @param container - The current project definition container
 * @param partialDef - A partial serialized definition to merge in
 * @returns A setter function that replaces the draft config with the merged definition
 */
export declare function applyMergedDefinition(container: ProjectDefinitionContainer, partialDef: PartialProjectDefinitionInput): (draftConfig: ProjectDefinition) => void;
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