//#region src/writeFileIfChanged.d.ts
/**
 * Options for {@link writeFileIfChanged}.
 */
export type WriteFileIfChangedOptions = {
  /** Encoding used to turn `data` into bytes. Defaults to `'utf8'`. */
  encoding?: BufferEncoding;
  /** Directory to hold the temporary file used for the atomic swap. */
  tempDir?: string;
  /**
   * Write atomically via a temp file + `rename` so readers never observe a
   * half-written file. This creates a fresh inode on every write, which roughly
   * doubles the cost of a changed write compared to overwriting in place. Set to
   * `false` for callers whose consumers tolerate torn reads to write directly.
   * Defaults to `true`.
   */
  atomic?: boolean;
};
/**
 * Write `data` to `path` only when it differs from the file already on disk,
 * preserving the existing file's permission mode.
 *
 * The whole file is read back and byte-compared because the files written here
 * (dictionaries, entry points, types) are small, so reading beats streaming a
 * hash. When the content is unchanged the write is skipped entirely, which both
 * avoids inode churn and prevents downstream watchers from rebuilding.
 *
 * @returns `true` when the file was written, `false` when it was already up to date.
 */
export declare const writeFileIfChanged: (path: string, data: string, { encoding, tempDir, atomic }?: WriteFileIfChangedOptions) => Promise<boolean>;
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