/**
 * Options for finding files
 */
interface FindFilesOptions {
    /** Include patterns for files to find */
    include?: string[];
    /** Exclude patterns for files to skip */
    exclude?: string[];
    /** Specific files to include (overrides include/exclude) */
    files?: string[];
}
/**
 * Recursively finds all files in the given directory matching the include patterns,
 * while excluding files and directories that match the exclude patterns.
 * @param rootDir The root directory to start searching from.
 * @param opts Options for include, exclude patterns and files override.
 * @returns A promise that resolves to an array of file paths.
 */
export declare function findFiles(rootDir: string, opts: FindFilesOptions): Promise<string[]>;
/**
 * Expands brace sets in a glob pattern.
 * @param pattern - The glob pattern to expand.
 * @returns An array of expanded glob patterns.
 */
export declare function expandBraceSets(pattern: string): string[];
/**
 * Gets the base directory for a glob pattern.
 * @param rootDir The root directory to resolve against.
 * @param pattern The glob pattern to analyze.
 * @returns The base directory for the pattern, or null if not found.
 */
export declare function getPatternBaseDir(rootDir: string, pattern: string): string | null;
/**
 * Find files using the --files patterns (complete replacement mode)
 * @param rootDir The root directory to search within.
 * @param patterns The glob patterns to match files against.
 * @returns A promise that resolves to an array of matching file paths.
 */
export declare function findFilesByPatterns(rootDir: string, patterns: string[]): Promise<string[]>;
/**
 * Generate default patterns from extensions
 * @returns An array of default glob patterns.
 */
export declare function getDefaultPatterns(): string[];
/**
 * Check if a file should be included based on its name, path, and include patterns.
 * @param fileName The name of the file.
 * @param relativePath The relative path of the file.
 * @param patterns The include patterns to match against.
 * @returns True if the file should be included, false otherwise.
 */
export declare function shouldInclude(fileName: string, relativePath: string, patterns: string[]): boolean;
/**
 * Checks if a file should be excluded based on its name, path, and exclude patterns.
 * @param fileName The name of the file.
 * @param relativePath The relative path of the file.
 * @param patterns The exclude patterns to match against.
 * @returns True if the file should be excluded, false otherwise.
 */
export declare function shouldExclude(fileName: string, relativePath: string, patterns: string[]): boolean;
/**
 * Checks if a file path matches a glob pattern.
 * A glob pattern is a string that may contain special characters like '*', '**', and '?' to represent wildcards and variable parts of the path.
 * @param filePath The path of the file to check.
 * @param pattern The glob pattern to match against.
 * @returns True if the file path matches the pattern, false otherwise.
 */
export declare function matchesGlobPattern(filePath: string, pattern: string): boolean;
export {};
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