/**
 * The metadata class used for {@link Piece}s.
 */
declare class PieceLocation {
    /**
     * The full path to the file.
     */
    readonly full: string;
    /**
     * The root directory the file was found from.
     */
    readonly root: string;
    /**
     * @param full The full path to the file.
     * @param root The root directory the file was found from.
     */
    constructor(full: string, root: string);
    /**
     * Whether the file is virtual or not.
     */
    get virtual(): boolean;
    /**
     * The relative path between {@link PieceLocation.root} and {@link PieceLocation.full}.
     * @example
     * ```typescript
     * const location = new PieceLocation(
     * 	'/usr/src/app/commands',
     * 	'/usr/src/app/commands/general/ping.js'
     * );
     *
     * console.log(location.relative);
     * // → 'general/ping.js'
     * ```
     */
    get relative(): string;
    /**
     * The names of the directories that separate {@link PieceLocation.root} and {@link PieceLocation.full}.
     * @example
     * ```typescript
     * const location = new PieceLocation(
     * 	'/usr/src/app/commands',
     * 	'/usr/src/app/commands/games/multiplayer/connect-four.js'
     * );
     *
     * console.log(location.directories);
     * // → ['games', 'multiplayer']
     * ```
     */
    get directories(): string[];
    /**
     * The name and extension of the file that was loaded, extracted from {@link PieceLocation.full}.
     * @example
     * ```typescript
     * const location = new PieceLocation(
     * 	'/usr/src/app/commands',
     * 	'/usr/src/app/commands/games/multiplayer/connect-four.js'
     * );
     *
     * console.log(location.name);
     * // → 'connect-four.js'
     * ```
     */
    get name(): string;
    /**
     * Defines the `JSON.stringify` behavior of this structure.
     */
    toJSON(): PieceLocationJSON;
}
/**
 * The return type of {@link PieceLocation.toJSON}.
 */
interface PieceLocationJSON {
    directories: string[];
    full: string;
    name: string;
    relative: string;
    root: string;
}

export { PieceLocation, type PieceLocationJSON };