import type { CmsContext, CmsEntryValues, CmsModel } from "../../types/index.js";
interface IReferenceFieldsMappingParams<TValues extends CmsEntryValues = CmsEntryValues> {
    context: CmsContext;
    model: CmsModel;
    values: TValues;
    validateEntries?: boolean;
}
/**
 * This function traverses the content entry input value, extracts all occurrences of the `ref` field,
 * optionally verifies that those referenced entries exist (by loading them), and normalizes the `ref` value to
 * always contain `{ id, modelId, entryId }`. `entryId` is important when data is being loaded via
 * the `read` and `preview` endpoint.
 */
export declare const referenceFieldsMapping: <TValues extends CmsEntryValues = CmsEntryValues>(params: IReferenceFieldsMappingParams<TValues>) => Promise<TValues>;
export {};