/**
 * Interactive Character Builder
 * Prompts author for input and generates YAML character files
 */
import type { CharacterYAML } from '../types/novel.js';
export interface CharacterBuilderOptions {
    projectPath: string;
    outputDir?: string;
}
export declare class CharacterBuilder {
    private projectPath;
    private outputDir;
    constructor(options: CharacterBuilderOptions);
    /**
     * Interactive character creation - prompts for all fields
     */
    createInteractive(promptFn: PromptFunction): Promise<string>;
    /**
     * Create character from object (programmatic API - main API for tests)
     */
    create(character: CharacterYAML, filename?: string): Promise<string>;
    /**
     * Create character from object (programmatic API - alias for backwards compatibility)
     */
    createFromObject(character: CharacterYAML, filename?: string): Promise<string>;
    /**
     * Validate character data
     */
    validate(characterData: Partial<CharacterYAML>): string[];
    /**
     * List all character files
     */
    list(): Promise<string[]>;
    /**
     * Write character to YAML file
     */
    private writeCharacterFile;
    /**
     * Generate properly formatted YAML
     */
    private generateYAML;
    /**
     * Generate safe filename from character name
     */
    generateFilename(name: string): string;
}
/**
 * Function type for prompting user
 */
export type PromptFunction = (message: string, options?: PromptOptions) => Promise<string>;
export interface PromptOptions {
    required?: boolean;
    default?: string;
    multiline?: boolean;
    validate?: (value: string) => boolean;
}
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