/**
 * Inventory loader — dynamically imports an inventory .ts file, validates its
 * shape, and resolves target specifiers to concrete host connection details.
 *
 * The loaded module must default-export an `Inventory` object. Target resolution
 * supports `@group` references, host names, comma-separated lists, and ad-hoc
 * `user@host:port` targets.
 */
import type { Inventory, InventoryModule, ResolvedHost } from "./types.ts";
/**
 * Load an inventory module from a `.ts` file path via dynamic `import()`.
 *
 * Validates:
 * - The module has a default export that is an object.
 *
 * Returns an `InventoryModule` with the resolved inventory and path.
 * Throws `InventoryError` on any failure.
 */
export declare function loadInventory(path: string): Promise<InventoryModule>;
/**
 * Resolve target specifiers against an inventory to produce concrete hosts.
 *
 * Supports:
 * - `@groupName` -- all hosts in the named group
 * - `hostName` -- a named host in the inventory (standalone or in a group)
 * - `user@host:port` -- ad-hoc target (bypasses inventory)
 * - Comma-separated lists -- `web-1,web-2,@db`
 *
 * Throws `InventoryError` if a target cannot be resolved.
 */
export declare function resolveTargets(inventory: Inventory, targets: string[], inventoryPath?: string): ResolvedHost[];
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