import { LocalizedString, LocalizedStrings } from '@internationalized/string';
/**
 * Formatter interface that provides a clean API for accessing localized messages.
 * Similar to React Aria's LocalizedStringFormatter but adapted for Nimbus's message structure.
 */
export interface LocalizedStringFormatter<K extends string = string> {
    /**
     * Formats a localized message string.
     *
     * @param key - The message key to retrieve
     * @param args - Optional variables for message interpolation
     * @returns The formatted localized string, or empty string if not found
     *
     * @example
     * ```tsx
     * const msg = useLocalizedStringFormatter(alertMessagesStrings);
     * const label = msg.format("dismiss"); // Simple message
     * const labelWithVars = msg.format("avatarLabel", { fullName: "John Doe" }); // Variable message
     * ```
     */
    format(key: K, args?: Record<string, string | number>): string;
}
/**
 * Provides localized string formatting for the current locale. Automatically updates when the locale changes.
 *
 * This hook is similar to React Aria's `useLocalizedStringFormatter` but adapted for Nimbus's
 * message dictionary structure with locale normalization.
 *
 * @param strings - A mapping of locales to localized strings by key (LocalizedStrings object)
 * @returns A formatter object with a `format` method for accessing localized messages
 * @throws Never throws - returns empty string on errors or missing messages
 *
 * @example
 * ```tsx
 * import { useLocalizedStringFormatter } from "@/hooks";
 * import { alertMessagesStrings } from "./alert.messages";
 *
 * export const AlertDismissButton = () => {
 *   const msg = useLocalizedStringFormatter(alertMessagesStrings);
 *
 *   return (
 *     <button aria-label={msg.format("dismiss")}>
 *       ...
 *     </button>
 *   );
 * };
 * ```
 *
 * @example
 * ```tsx
 * // With variables
 * const msg = useLocalizedStringFormatter(avatarMessagesStrings);
 * const label = msg.format("avatarLabel", { fullName: "John Doe" });
 * ```
 */
export declare function useLocalizedStringFormatter<K extends string = string, T extends LocalizedString = string>(strings: LocalizedStrings<K, T>): LocalizedStringFormatter<K>;