interface RecursiveReferenceFilterContext {
    startTime: number;
    config: {
        validateExternal: boolean;
        validateContained: boolean;
        excludeResourceTypes?: string[];
        maxReferencesPerResource?: number;
        timeoutMs?: number;
    };
}
export interface ReferenceToValidate {
    /** The reference string */
    reference: string;
    /** Resource type if known */
    resourceType?: string;
    /** Resource ID if known */
    resourceId?: string;
    /** Field path where reference was found */
    fieldPath: string;
    /** Parent resource ID */
    parentResourceId: string;
    /** Depth in validation chain */
    depth: number;
}
export declare function extractReferencesToValidate(resource: any, parentResourceId: string, depth: number): ReferenceToValidate[];
export declare function filterReferences(references: ReferenceToValidate[], context: RecursiveReferenceFilterContext): ReferenceToValidate[];
export declare function resolveContainedReference(resource: any, reference: string): any | null;
export declare function resolveBundleReference(resource: any, reference: string): any | null;
export declare function getResourceIdentifier(resource: any): string;
export declare function isTimeoutReached(context: RecursiveReferenceFilterContext): boolean;
export {};
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