export declare const MAX_PASTED_IMAGE_COUNT = 16;
export declare const MAX_PASTED_IMAGE_PASTE_CHARACTERS: number;
export declare const MAX_PASTED_IMAGE_PATH_CHARACTERS: number;
export interface DecodePastedPathOptions {
    /** Platform whose path and shell semantics apply. Defaults to `process.platform`. */
    platform?: NodeJS.Platform;
    /** Home directory for `~/` expansion. Defaults to `os.homedir()`. */
    homedir?: string;
}
export interface ResolvePastedImagePathOptions extends DecodePastedPathOptions {
    /** Base directory for relative paths. Defaults to `process.cwd()`. */
    cwd?: string;
}
export type PastedImagePathParseResult = {
    kind: "paths";
    paths: string[];
    requiresConfirmation: boolean;
} | {
    kind: "too-many";
    maxCandidates: number;
};
/** Decode one pasted path candidate without filesystem access. */
export declare function decodePastedPathCandidate(text: string, options?: DecodePastedPathOptions): string | undefined;
/** Tokenize a bounded complete path list without filesystem access. */
export declare function decodePastedPathCandidates(text: string, options?: DecodePastedPathOptions, maxCandidates?: number): string[] | undefined;
/** Resolve one recognized clipboard-temp image path lexically, before any filesystem access. */
export declare function resolvePastedImagePath(text: string, options?: ResolvePastedImagePathOptions): string | undefined;
/**
 * Parse a complete image path paste without filesystem access. A single path
 * keeps the clipboard-temp-only policy; multi-path saved-image pastes require
 * explicit confirmation before any path is opened.
 */
export declare function parsePastedImagePaths(text: string, options?: ResolvePastedImagePathOptions): PastedImagePathParseResult | undefined;
export declare function formatPastedImageReference(placeholder: string, imagePath: string): string;
export interface PastedImageReferenceRange {
    imageIndex: number;
    startCol: number;
    endCol: number;
}
export declare function locatePastedImageReferenceAroundCursor(line: string, cursorCol: number): PastedImageReferenceRange | null;