/**
 * XML → Plain Object — Shared Conversion Logic
 *
 * Internal module used by both `toPlainObject` (DOM path) and
 * `parseXmlToObject` (SAX-direct path). Not part of the public API.
 */
import type { ToPlainObjectOptions } from "./types.js";
/** Options with all defaults resolved — no more `??` checks at hot-path call sites. */
export interface ResolvedOptions {
    readonly ignoreAttributes: boolean;
    readonly attrPrefix: string;
    readonly textKey: string;
    readonly alwaysArray: boolean;
    readonly isArray: ((name: string) => boolean) | null;
    readonly preserveCData: boolean;
    readonly ignoreWS: boolean;
}
export declare function resolveOptions(options?: ToPlainObjectOptions): ResolvedOptions;
/**
 * Determine the final plain-object value for an element given its parts.
 *
 * Returns either:
 * - a string (text-only / empty element)
 * - the `obj` record (element with attributes and/or children)
 */
export declare function resolveValue(obj: Record<string, unknown>, text: string, hasAttributes: boolean, hasChildren: boolean, opts: ResolvedOptions): unknown;
/**
 * Add a resolved child value into a parent object, merging repeated names
 * into arrays.
 */
export declare function addChildValue(parent: Record<string, unknown>, name: string, value: unknown, alwaysArray: boolean, isArray: ((name: string) => boolean) | null): void;