import type { UpdateConfig } from '../types/update.js';
import { NpmAutoUpdateService } from './npm-auto-update.js';
/**
 * Result of building the auto-update service.
 */
export interface AutoUpdateServiceBuildResult {
    /** The constructed service. Always non-null. */
    service: NpmAutoUpdateService;
    /** Whether the periodic checker was started (`enabled` was true). */
    started: boolean;
}
/**
 * Construct the npm auto-update service and conditionally start its periodic checker.
 *
 * The service is always constructed so the manual override path works even when
 * automatic updates are disabled. The periodic background checker is only started
 * when `enabled` is true.
 *
 * @param updateConfig Update configuration (typically from `loadUpdateConfig()`).
 * @param enabled Whether the automatic periodic checker should run.
 * @returns The constructed service and whether the periodic checker was started.
 */
export declare function buildAutoUpdateService(updateConfig: Partial<UpdateConfig>, enabled: boolean): AutoUpdateServiceBuildResult;
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