import type { SelectorResult } from './matches-selector.js';
import type { ChildNode, Options, Specs } from './types.js';
import type { PermittedContentPattern, Model } from '@markuplint/ml-spec';
import type { ReadonlyDeep } from 'type-fest';
/**
 * Evaluates a model or nested pattern array against child nodes at the leaf level
 * of the content model tree. If the input is a nested pattern array (not a terminal model),
 * it recurses back into `order` for sequential evaluation. If it is a terminal model
 * (a single selector string or an array of selector strings representing alternatives),
 * it tests the first unmatched child node against each selector via `matchesSelector`.
 *
 * For array-of-selectors models, the selectors act as alternatives (logical OR): the first
 * selector to match the child node produces the result.
 *
 * @param model - Either a terminal model (selector string or array of selector strings) or a nested pattern array.
 * @param childNodes - The child nodes to validate against the model.
 * @param specs - The resolved spec data for content model lookups.
 * @param options - Validation behavior options.
 * @param depth - The current recursion depth, used for debug logging and nested evaluation.
 * @returns A selector result indicating whether the first unmatched child node matches the model.
 */
export declare function recursiveBranch(model: ReadonlyDeep<Model | PermittedContentPattern[]>, childNodes: readonly ChildNode[], specs: Specs, options: Options, depth: number): SelectorResult;