import type { StacksConfig } from '@stacksjs/types';
/**
 * Validate a config snapshot. Returns the list of issues — caller decides
 * whether to throw, log, or just print a summary. Returns an empty array
 * when everything checks out.
 */
export declare function validateConfig(config: Partial<StacksConfig>): ConfigValidationIssue[];
/**
 * Convenience: validate and pretty-print to stderr. Returns true when
 * the config is clean. Used by the boot path so users see issues
 * immediately on startup rather than digging into a stack trace later.
 */
export declare function reportConfigIssues(config: Partial<StacksConfig>): boolean;
export declare interface ConfigValidationIssue {
  path: string
  message: string
}
// eslint-disable-next-line pickier/no-unused-vars
declare type Check = (value: unknown, path: string) => ConfigValidationIssue[];