import { categories } from '@wix/blog';
import { type ServiceAPI } from '@wix/services-definitions';
import type { ReadOnlySignal } from '@wix/services-definitions/core-services/signals';
export interface EnhancedCategory extends Omit<categories.Category, 'coverImage'> {
    imageUrl: string | null;
    isCustom: boolean;
}
export declare const BlogCategoriesServiceDefinition: string & {
    __api: {
        categories: ReadOnlySignal<EnhancedCategory[]>;
    };
    __config: {};
    isServiceDefinition?: boolean;
} & {
    categories: ReadOnlySignal<EnhancedCategory[]>;
};
export type BlogCategoriesServiceAPI = ServiceAPI<typeof BlogCategoriesServiceDefinition>;
export type BlogCategoriesServiceConfig = {
    initialCategories?: EnhancedCategory[];
};
export declare const BlogCategoriesService: import("@wix/services-definitions").ServiceFactory<string & {
    __api: {
        categories: ReadOnlySignal<EnhancedCategory[]>;
    };
    __config: {};
    isServiceDefinition?: boolean;
} & {
    categories: ReadOnlySignal<EnhancedCategory[]>;
}, BlogCategoriesServiceConfig>;
export declare function loadBlogCategoriesServiceConfig(): Promise<BlogCategoriesServiceConfig>;
export declare function enhanceCategories(categories: categories.Category[]): EnhancedCategory[];