import type { Config } from './types.js';
/**
 * Loads the Lupa configuration from a local file (e.g. lupa.config.ts).
 *
 * @category Configuration
 * @useWhen You need to programmatically load and parse the Lupa configuration from a file.
 *
 * @param root - The root directory to search for the configuration file.
 * @param configPath - Optional path to the configuration file.
 * @returns A Promise that resolves to the loaded configuration object, or null if not found.
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * import { loadLupaConfig, Config } from '@pawel-up/lupa/runner'
 *
 * const config = await loadLupaConfig('/path/to/root')
 * ```
 */
export declare function loadLupaConfig(root: string, configPath?: string): Promise<Config | null>;