import { JSONFile, JSONFileType, JSONObject, JSONFileFields } from "./json";
import { MarkdownFileType, MarkdownFile, MarkdownTokens } from "./markdown";
import { PathFields } from "../path";
export declare type FileDefinition = {
    name?: string;
    type?: FileType;
};
declare type FileType = JSONFileType | MarkdownFileType;
export declare type File<T> = PathFields & (T extends JSONObject ? JSONFileFields<T> : FileFields<string>);
export declare type FileFields<T> = {
    read: () => Promise<T | undefined>;
    readSync: () => T | undefined;
    write: (content?: T) => Promise<void>;
    writeSync: (content?: T) => void;
};
export declare function defineFile(file: FileDefinition, parent?: string): File<any>;
export { JSONFile, JSONObject, MarkdownFile, MarkdownTokens };