import type { JSONPatchOp } from '../types.js';
export declare function isEmptyObject(value: any): boolean;
/**
 * If other objects were added to this same path, assume they are maps/hashes/lookups and don't overwrite, allow
 * subsequent ops to merge onto the first map created. `soft` will also do this for any value that already exists.
 */
export declare function updateSoftWrites(overPath: string, ops: JSONPatchOp[]): JSONPatchOp[];