import { Databases } from 'node-appwrite';
import { ORMConfig, DatabaseField } from '../shared/types';
export declare class AttributeManager {
    private config;
    private db;
    constructor(databases: Databases, config: ORMConfig);
    /**
     * Create an attribute in Appwrite
     */
    createAttribute(collectionId: string, key: string, field: DatabaseField): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * Delete an attribute from Appwrite
     */
    deleteAttribute(collectionId: string, key: string): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * Compare if an existing attribute matches the desired field configuration
     * Note: Some properties like size and array cannot be changed after creation
     */
    attributeMatches(existingAttr: any, key: string, field: DatabaseField): boolean;
    /**
     * Check if attributes differ in immutable properties (type, size, array)
     * These properties cannot be updated and require recreation
     */
    private hasImmutableDifferences;
    /**
     * Update an attribute's mutable properties (required, default, min/max)
     * If immutable properties differ, throws an error to warn about data loss
     */
    updateAttribute(collectionId: string, key: string, field: DatabaseField, existingAttr: any): Promise<void>;
}
//# sourceMappingURL=attribute-manager.d.ts.map