import { IkasCategory } from "../../../storefront-models/src";
/**
 * Initializes a category by resolving its image, applying locale-specific translations, and initializing its path items.
 *
 * @ai-category Category, Initialization
 * @ai-related initIkasCategoryPathItem
 *
 * @param category - The category object to initialize.
 * @param locale - The locale string used to apply translations, or null if no translations should be applied.
 * @returns void
 *
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * import { initIkasCategory } from "@ikas/bp-storefront";
 * initIkasCategory(category, "en");
 * ```
 */
export declare function initIkasCategory(category: IkasCategory, locale: string | null): void;