import { UseCase } from '../../../core/domain/useCases/UseCase';
import { ICollectionsRepository } from '../repositories/ICollectionsRepository';
import { CollectionSummary } from '../models/CollectionSummary';
export type LinkingObjectType = 'collection' | 'dataset';
export declare class GetCollectionsForLinking implements UseCase<CollectionSummary[]> {
    private collectionsRepository;
    constructor(collectionsRepository: ICollectionsRepository);
    /**
     * Returns an array of CollectionSummary (id, alias, displayName) to which the given Dataverse collection or Dataset may be linked.
     * @param objectType - 'collection' when providing a collection identifier/alias; 'dataset' when providing a dataset persistentId.
     * @param id - For objectType 'collection', a numeric id or alias string. For 'dataset', the persistentId string (e.g., doi:...)
     * @param searchTerm - Optional search term to filter by collection name. Defaults to empty string (no filtering).
     * @param alreadyLinked - Optional flag. When true, returns collections currently linked (candidates to unlink). Defaults to false.
     */
    execute(objectType: LinkingObjectType, id: number | string, searchTerm?: string, alreadyLinked?: boolean): Promise<CollectionSummary[]>;
}