/**
 * Minimal semver-range satisfaction used by the declaration resolver.
 *
 * Supports the subset the RFC validation needs: exact versions, `^`, `~`,
 * comparators (`>=`, `>`, `<=`, `<`, `=`), `*`, x-ranges (`1.x`, `1.2.x`,
 * `1`, `1.2`), space-separated AND clauses and `||` OR clauses. Anything
 * else (workspace:, file:, link:, npm aliases, hyphen ranges) is reported
 * as unparsable so callers can skip the gate per RFC §11.
 */
export interface SemverVersion {
    major: number;
    minor: number;
    patch: number;
    prerelease: string[];
}
export declare function parseSemver(input: string): SemverVersion | null;
export declare function compareSemver(a: SemverVersion, b: SemverVersion): number;
/**
 * Returns true/false when both version and range are understood,
 * null when either is unparsable (caller skips the gate, RFC §11).
 */
export declare function satisfiesRange(version: string, range: string): boolean | null;