import { default as z } from 'zod';
/**
 * For required arrays: coerces null/undefined to empty array [].
 * Use when the array must always be present and iterable.
 *
 * - null → []
 * - undefined → []
 * - [] → []
 * - [items] → [items]
 */
export declare const nullishToEmpty: <Z extends z.ZodType>(item: Z) => z.ZodDefault<z.ZodUnion<readonly [z.ZodPipe<z.ZodNull, z.ZodTransform<z.core.output<Z>[], null>>, z.ZodArray<Z>]>>;
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