import { Token } from './Token';
import { Definition } from './illuminate';
export declare type SingleOrArray<T> = T | Array<T>;
export declare function encode(tokens: SingleOrArray<Token | string>): SingleOrArray<Token | string>;
export declare function clone<T = any>(value: T): T;
export declare function insertBefore(parent: Definition, insertBeforeKey: string, def: Definition): Definition;
export declare function setIn(def: any, path: Array<string>, value: any): void;
export declare function getIn<T = any>(def: any, path: Array<string>): T;