import type { IPlugin } from "../types";
export type ValidationResult = {
    valid: true;
    plugin: IPlugin;
} | {
    valid: false;
    error: string;
};
/**
 * Validates if an unknown object is a valid plugin.
 * Handles:
 * 1. Class instances (Standard)
 * 2. Plain objects
 * 3. Class Constructors (instantiates them) // TODO if we want to move that logic here
 */
export declare function validatePlugin(candidate: unknown): ValidationResult;
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