import type { ValidationConfig } from '@bernierllc/validators-core';
export interface ConfigLoaderOptions {
    searchPath?: string;
    configName?: string;
    allowEmpty?: boolean;
}
export interface LoadedConfig {
    config: ValidationConfig;
    source: string;
    extends: LoadedConfig[];
}
export declare class ConfigLoader {
    private options;
    constructor(options?: ConfigLoaderOptions);
    loadConfig(path?: string): Promise<LoadedConfig>;
    private findConfigFile;
    private loadConfigFile;
    private loadExtendedConfigs;
    private mergeConfigs;
    static load(path?: string, options?: ConfigLoaderOptions): Promise<LoadedConfig>;
}
export declare const presetConfigs: {
    strict: () => ValidationConfig;
    lenient: () => ValidationConfig;
    production: () => ValidationConfig;
    development: () => ValidationConfig;
};
export declare function getPresetConfig(preset: keyof typeof presetConfigs): ValidationConfig;
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