import { UISchema } from '../types';
/**
 * Serialization options
 */
export interface SerializeOptions {
    /** Pretty print with indentation */
    pretty?: boolean;
    /** Indentation spaces (default: 2) */
    indent?: number;
}
/**
 * Deserialization result
 */
export interface DeserializeResult {
    /** Whether deserialization was successful */
    success: boolean;
    /** The deserialized schema (if successful) */
    schema?: UISchema;
    /** Error message (if failed) */
    error?: string;
    /** Error position in the JSON string */
    position?: number;
}
/**
 * Serialize a UISchema to a JSON string
 *
 * @param schema - The UISchema to serialize
 * @param options - Serialization options
 * @returns JSON string representation of the schema
 */
export declare function serialize(schema: UISchema, options?: SerializeOptions): string;
/**
 * Deserialize a JSON string to a UISchema
 *
 * @param json - The JSON string to deserialize
 * @returns DeserializeResult with the schema or error information
 */
export declare function deserialize(json: string): DeserializeResult;
/**
 * Check if two UISchemas are structurally equal
 * Used for round-trip consistency testing
 */
export declare function schemasEqual(a: UISchema, b: UISchema): boolean;
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