import type { CslItem } from "../../core/csl-json/types.js";
import type { EditValidationError } from "./edit-validator.js";
/**
 * Serializes CSL items to JSON format for editing.
 * Protected fields are nested under _protected key.
 */
export declare function serializeToJson(items: CslItem[]): string;
/**
 * Serializes edited items to JSON with _errors annotations for re-edit.
 *
 * @param editedItems - User's edited items (preserves their changes)
 * @param errors - Validation errors per item index
 * @param originalItems - Original items for protected fields (optional)
 */
export declare function serializeToJsonWithErrors(editedItems: Record<string, unknown>[], errors: Map<number, EditValidationError[]>, originalItems?: CslItem[]): string;
/**
 * Deserializes JSON content back to CSL items.
 * Ignores _protected fields.
 */
export declare function deserializeFromJson(jsonContent: string): Record<string, unknown>[];
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