import type { NormalizedManifest } from '@vltpkg/types';
import type { LoadedConfig } from './config/index.ts';
export type PackTarballResult = {
    name: string;
    version: string;
    filename: string;
    tarballName: string;
    tarballData: Buffer;
    unpackedSize: number;
    files: string[];
    integrity?: string;
    shasum?: string;
    /** The manifest used for packing (may differ from input when publishConfig.directory is set). */
    resolvedManifest: NormalizedManifest;
};
/**
 * Build the tar filter function for packing.
 *
 * Follows npm's precedence rules:
 *   1. `files` field in package.json → allowlist (ignore files are not read)
 *   2. `.npmignore` → denylist (`.gitignore` is NOT read)
 *   3. `.gitignore` → fallback denylist when no `.npmignore` exists
 *
 * Regardless of mode, always-excluded files (lockfiles, .git, node_modules,
 * .npmrc, vlt.json, etc.) are excluded and always-included files (package.json,
 * README, LICENSE, etc.) are included.
 */
export declare const buildPackFilter: (manifest: NormalizedManifest, packDir: string) => ((path: string) => boolean);
/**
 * Create a tarball from a package directory
 * @param {NormalizedManifest} manifest - The manifest of the package to pack
 * @param {string} dir - The directory containing the package to pack
 * @param {LoadedConfig} [config] - The loaded configuration (for workspace/catalog resolution)
 * @returns {Promise<PackTarballResult>} The manifest, filename, and tarball data (unless dry run)
 */
export declare const packTarball: (manifest: NormalizedManifest, dir: string, config: LoadedConfig) => Promise<PackTarballResult>;