import { default as Database } from 'better-sqlite3';
/**
 * Options for opening a database
 */
export interface DatabaseOptions {
    readonly?: boolean;
    create?: boolean;
}
/**
 * Open a .pkl database file
 * Handles initialization, migration, and validation
 */
export declare function openDatabase(filePath: string, options?: DatabaseOptions): Database.Database;
/**
 * Close a database connection safely
 */
export declare function closeDatabase(db: Database.Database): void;
/**
 * Execute a transaction with automatic rollback on error
 */
export declare function transaction<T>(db: Database.Database, fn: () => T): T;
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