/** Escape sequence for literal dots in field names */
export declare const ESCAPED_DOT = "\0";
/** Escape sequence for literal slashes in field names */
export declare const ESCAPED_SLASH = "\u0001";
/**
 * Matcher abstraction + adapters for micromatch/picomatch (optional).
 *
 * Default matcher understands:
 * - `*`   → matches any single field segment
 * - `**`  → matches any number of nested field segments
 * - Prefix/suffix like `prefix-*`, `*-suffix`
 * - Backslash escaping (micromatch-style): `a\/b` → literal slash, `\*` → literal asterisk
 *
 * Micromatch/Picomatch can be loaded at runtime as optional peers.
 */
export interface Matcher {
    /**
     * Returns true if `str` matches at least one of the provided glob `patterns`.
     */
    isMatch: (str: string, patterns: string[]) => boolean;
}
/**
 * Minimal homegrown matcher (default).
 * Supports:
 * - `*`   → matches any single field segment
 * - `**`  → matches any number of nested field segments
 * - Literal prefix/suffix like `prefix-*`, `*-suffix`
 * - Backslash escaping for `*` and `.`
 */
export declare const basicMatcher: Matcher;
/**
 * Attempts to load a named matcher adapter.
 * @param name `"micromatch" | "picomatch"`
 * @returns A Matcher implementation.
 */
export declare const loadMatcher: (name: "micromatch" | "picomatch") => Promise<Matcher>;