import type { CategorizableTable } from '@stacksjs/orm';
/**
 * Fetch a category by ID
 */
export declare function fetchById(id: number): Promise<CategorizableTable | undefined>;
/**
 * Fetch all categories
 */
export declare function fetchAll(): Promise<CategorizableTable[]>;
/**
 * Fetch categories by name
 */
export declare function fetchByName(name: string): Promise<CategorizableTable[]>;
/**
 * Fetch category by slug
 */
export declare function fetchBySlug(slug: string): Promise<CategorizableTable | undefined>;
/**
 * Fetch categories with posts
 */
export declare function fetchWithPosts(id: number): Promise<CategorizableTable | undefined>;
/**
 * Find a category by name or create it if it doesn't exist
 *
 * @param name The name of the category to find or create
 * @param categorizableType Type of the categorizable entity
 * @param description Optional description for the category
 * @returns The existing or newly created category
 */
export declare function firstOrCreate(name: string, categorizableType: string, description?: string): Promise<CategorizableTable>;