export interface DirectoryCompareOptions {
    /** Whether to ignore file extensions when comparing */
    ignoreExtensions?: boolean;
    /** Whether to ignore line endings when comparing text files */
    ignoreLineEndings?: boolean;
    /** Whether to ignore whitespace differences */
    ignoreWhitespace?: boolean;
    /** Whether to parse and compare JSON files as objects (ignores formatting) */
    parseJson?: boolean;
    /** Custom file extensions to treat as text files for content comparison */
    textExtensions?: string[];
    /** Files to ignore (glob patterns) */
    ignoreFiles?: string[];
}
export interface DirectoryCompareResult {
    /** Whether the directories are identical */
    identical: boolean;
    /** List of differences found */
    differences: string[];
    /** Summary of the comparison */
    summary: string;
}
/**
 * Compares two directories recursively and returns whether they are identical
 */
export declare function compareDirectories(dir1: string, dir2: string, options?: DirectoryCompareOptions): DirectoryCompareResult;
/**
 * Asserts that two directories are identical, throwing an error with details if they're not
 */
export declare function assertDirectoriesEqual(actualDir: string, expectedDir: string, options?: DirectoryCompareOptions): void;