import { XMLParser } from "fast-xml-parser";
export declare function createXmlParser(): XMLParser;
export declare function slugify(name: string): string;
export declare function cleanFactionName(catalogueName: string): string;
export declare function discoverFiles(inputDir: string): Promise<{
    gstFiles: string[];
    catFiles: string[];
}>;
/**
 * Normalizes a value that may be a single item or array into an array.
 * BSData XML elements sometimes appear once (parsed as object) or multiple times (parsed as array).
 */
export declare function ensureArray<T>(value: T | T[] | undefined | null): T[];