import type { AuthenticationClient, DirectusClient, RestClient } from '@directus/sdk';
import type { Config } from './config.js';
import type { Schema } from './types/schema.js';
export type Directus = DirectusClient<Schema> & RestClient<Schema> & AuthenticationClient<Schema>;
/**
 * Create a Directus client.
 * @param config - The configuration.
 * @returns The Directus client.
 */
export declare const createDirectus: (config: Config) => DirectusClient<any> & AuthenticationClient<any> & RestClient<any>;
/**
 * Authenticate the Directus client.
 * @param directus - The Directus client.
 * @param config - The configuration.
 */
export declare function authenticateDirectus(directus: Directus, config: Config): Promise<void>;