export type TemplateSourceType = 'explicit' | 'convention' | 'builtin';
export interface TemplateSource {
    type: TemplateSourceType;
    path: string;
    content: string;
}
export type TemplateLoadErrorCode = 'TEMPLATE_NOT_FOUND' | 'TEMPLATE_READ_ERROR';
export declare class TemplateLoadError extends Error {
    readonly code: TemplateLoadErrorCode;
    readonly cause?: unknown | undefined;
    constructor(message: string, code: TemplateLoadErrorCode, cause?: unknown | undefined);
}
export type LoadTemplateResult = {
    success: true;
    source: TemplateSource;
} | {
    success: false;
    error: TemplateLoadError;
};
/**
 * Load a template by type, checking in order:
 * 1. Explicit path from templates config
 * 2. Convention path: ./templates/{type}.ts.hbs
 * 3. Built-in templates from package
 */
export declare function loadTemplate(ruleType: string, templatesConfig: Record<string, string> | undefined, configDir: string): Promise<LoadTemplateResult>;
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