import { TheCodegenConfiguration } from '../codegen/types';
/**
 * Parse a configuration string into a validated configuration object.
 *
 * @param configString - The configuration as a string (JSON or YAML)
 * @param format - The format of the string ('json' or 'yaml')
 * @returns The validated configuration object
 * @throws Error if parsing or validation fails
 */
export declare function parseConfig(configString: string, format: 'json' | 'yaml'): TheCodegenConfiguration;
/**
 * Serialize a configuration object to a string.
 *
 * @param config - The configuration object
 * @param format - The output format ('json' or 'yaml')
 * @returns The configuration as a string
 */
export declare function serializeConfig(config: TheCodegenConfiguration, format: 'json' | 'yaml'): string;