/**
 * Source factory — resolves a `LogSource` config to its reader/follower.
 *
 * Switching on the type discriminator keeps tool code agnostic of the
 * underlying mechanism: tools call `createReader(source).read(opts)` or
 * `createFollower(source, max)` regardless of whether it's a file, a docker
 * container, or a kubernetes pod.
 */
import { RingBufferFollower } from '../follower';
import { LogReader, LogSource } from '../types';
export declare function createReader(source: LogSource): LogReader;
export declare function createFollower(source: LogSource, maxLines: number): Promise<RingBufferFollower>;