import { FilesOptions, IncludePattern, ResolvedFiles, Settings, TransformOption } from '../../types/index.js';
/**
 * Resolves the files from the files object
 * Replaces [locale] with the actual locale in the files
 *
 * @param files - The files object
 * @param locale - The locale to replace [locale] with
 * @returns The resolved files
 */
export declare function resolveLocaleFiles(files: ResolvedFiles, locale: string): ResolvedFiles;
/**
 * Normalizes include patterns into plain path strings and tracks which
 * patterns have explicit publish flags.
 */
export declare function normalizeIncludePatterns(patterns: IncludePattern[]): {
    paths: string[];
    publishPatterns: string[];
    unpublishPatterns: string[];
};
/**
 * Resolves the files from the files object.
 * Performs glob pattern expansion on the files.
 * Replaces [locale] with the actual locale in the files.
 *
 * @param files - The files object
 * @returns The resolved files
 */
export declare function resolveFiles(files: FilesOptions, locale: string, locales: string[], cwd: string, compositePatterns?: string[]): Settings['files'];
export declare function expandGlobPatterns(cwd: string, includePatterns: string[], excludePatterns: string[], locale: string, locales: string[], transformPatterns?: TransformOption | string | TransformOption[], compositePatterns?: string[]): {
    resolvedPaths: string[];
    placeholderPaths: string[];
};