import type { Configuration, Lyra, PropertiesSchema } from "../types/index.js";
/**
 * Creates a new database.
 * @param properties Options to initialize the database with.
 * @example
 * // Create a database that stores documents containing 'author' and 'quote' fields.
 * const db = await create({
 *   schema: {
 *     author: 'string',
 *     quote: 'string'
 *   },
 *   hooks: {
 *     afterInsert: [afterInsertHook],
 *   }
 * });
 */
export declare function create<S extends PropertiesSchema>(properties: Configuration<S>): Promise<Lyra<S>>;