import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
/**
 * The `vsphere.TagCategory` data source can be used to reference tag categories
 * that are not managed by this provider. Its attributes are the same as the
 * `vsphere.TagCategory` resource, and, like importing,
 * the data source uses a name and category as search criteria. The `id` and other
 * attributes are populated with the data found by the search.
 *
 * > **NOTE:** Tagging is not supported on direct ESXi hosts connections and
 * requires vCenter Server.
 *
 * ## Example Usage
 *
 * ```typescript
 * import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
 * import * as vsphere from "@pulumi/vsphere";
 *
 * const category = vsphere.getTagCategory({
 *     name: "example-category",
 * });
 * ```
 */
export declare function getTagCategory(args: GetTagCategoryArgs, opts?: pulumi.InvokeOptions): Promise<GetTagCategoryResult>;
/**
 * A collection of arguments for invoking getTagCategory.
 */
export interface GetTagCategoryArgs {
    /**
     * The name of the tag category.
     */
    name: string;
}
/**
 * A collection of values returned by getTagCategory.
 */
export interface GetTagCategoryResult {
    readonly associableTypes: string[];
    readonly cardinality: string;
    readonly description: string;
    /**
     * The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
     */
    readonly id: string;
    readonly name: string;
}
/**
 * The `vsphere.TagCategory` data source can be used to reference tag categories
 * that are not managed by this provider. Its attributes are the same as the
 * `vsphere.TagCategory` resource, and, like importing,
 * the data source uses a name and category as search criteria. The `id` and other
 * attributes are populated with the data found by the search.
 *
 * > **NOTE:** Tagging is not supported on direct ESXi hosts connections and
 * requires vCenter Server.
 *
 * ## Example Usage
 *
 * ```typescript
 * import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
 * import * as vsphere from "@pulumi/vsphere";
 *
 * const category = vsphere.getTagCategory({
 *     name: "example-category",
 * });
 * ```
 */
export declare function getTagCategoryOutput(args: GetTagCategoryOutputArgs, opts?: pulumi.InvokeOutputOptions): pulumi.Output<GetTagCategoryResult>;
/**
 * A collection of arguments for invoking getTagCategory.
 */
export interface GetTagCategoryOutputArgs {
    /**
     * The name of the tag category.
     */
    name: pulumi.Input<string>;
}