/**
 * Base converter interface for DocShell
 */
import type { ConversionResult, DocShellConfig, OutlineItem } from '../types/index.js';
export interface Converter {
    /**
     * Convert a document to normalized text
     */
    convert(filepath: string, config: DocShellConfig): Promise<ConversionResult>;
    /**
     * Extract outline/structure without full conversion (faster)
     */
    extractOutline(filepath: string, config: DocShellConfig): Promise<OutlineItem[]>;
}
/**
 * Create a conversion result with standard metadata
 */
export declare function createResult(text: string, type: ConversionResult['metadata']['type'], version: string, warnings?: string[], extra?: Partial<ConversionResult['metadata']>): ConversionResult;