/**
 * Provider metadata types and scope definitions.
 */
/**
 * Provider lifetime scope semantics.
 *
 * - GLOBAL: Singleton, shared across all requests
 * - CONTEXT: Per-context instance (combines session + request data)
 * - SESSION: deprecated Use CONTEXT instead
 * - REQUEST: deprecated Use CONTEXT instead
 */
export declare enum ProviderScope {
    /** Singleton, shared across all requests */
    GLOBAL = "global",
    /** Per-context instance (unified session + request scope) */
    CONTEXT = "context",
    /**
     * @deprecated Use CONTEXT instead. Maps to CONTEXT internally.
     */
    SESSION = "session",
    /**
     * @deprecated Use CONTEXT instead. Maps to CONTEXT internally.
     */
    REQUEST = "request"
}
/**
 * Declarative metadata describing a provider.
 */
export interface ProviderMetadata {
    /**
     * Unique identifier for the provider.
     */
    id?: string;
    /**
     * Human-readable name for the provider.
     */
    name: string;
    /**
     * Optional description of what the provider does.
     */
    description?: string;
    /**
     * Lifetime scope for the provider.
     * @default ProviderScope.GLOBAL
     */
    scope?: ProviderScope;
}