import type { AuthProviderCreator, AuthProviderMap, CreateAuthProviderParams } from './types';
import type { AuthProvider } from '../providers';
/**
 * A factory class responsible for creating and managing authentication providers.
 *
 * It facilitates the registration and creation of different authentication
 * strategies which implement the AuthProvider interface.
 *
 * @template T_Providers Defines a map for authentication strategy names to their corresponding creator functions.
 */
export declare class AuthProviderFactory<T_Providers extends AuthProviderMap = {}> {
    private readonly _registry;
    /**
     * Creates an instance of an authentication provider based on the specified strategy.
     *
     * @param authStrategy The authentication strategy name to be used for creating the provider.
     * @param options Configuration options required to initialize the authentication provider.
     *
     * @returns An instance of an AuthProvider initialized with the given options.
     *
     * @throws {StrapiError} Throws an error if the specified strategy is not registered in the factory.
     *
     * @example
     * ```typescript
     * const factory = new AuthProviderFactory();
     *
     * factory.register(
     *   'api-token',
     *   (options: ApiTokenAuthProviderOptions) => new ApiTokenAuthProvider(options)
     * );
     *
     * const provider = factory.create('api-token', { jwt: 'token' });
     * ```
     */
    create<T_Strategy extends StringKeysOf<T_Providers> | string>(authStrategy: T_Strategy, options: CreateAuthProviderParams<T_Providers, T_Strategy>): AuthProvider;
    /**
     * Registers a new authentication strategy with the factory.
     *
     * @param strategy The name of the authentication strategy to register.
     * @param creator A function that creates an instance of an authentication provider for the specified strategy.
     *
     * @returns The instance of AuthProviderFactory, for chaining purpose.
     *
     * @example
     * ```typescript
     * const factory = new AuthProviderFactory();
     *
     * factory
     *  .register(
     *    'api-token',
     *    (options: ApiTokenAuthProviderOptions) => new ApiTokenAuthProvider(options)
     *  )
     *  .register(
     *    'users-permissions',
     *    (options: UsersPermissionsAuthProviderOptions) => new UsersPermissionsAuthProvider(options)
     *  );
     * ```
     */
    register<T_Strategy extends string, T_Creator extends AuthProviderCreator>(strategy: T_Strategy, creator: T_Creator): AuthProviderFactory<T_Providers & { [key in T_Strategy]: typeof creator; }>;
}