import { TFatString } from "./string";
import { NextCache } from "./nextCache";
declare type TDictionaryType = {
    [key: string]: TFatString | TDictionaryRoot;
} & {
    $$dict?: never;
};
/**
 * @category Dictionary
 */
export declare type TDictionaryMeta = {
    [key: string]: string;
};
/**
 * The root of a translation dictionary
 *
 * @category Dictionary
 */
export declare type TDictionaryRoot = {
    /** the translations */
    $$dict: TDictionaryType;
    /** optional metadata - ignored by _Interminimal_ */
    $$meta?: TDictionaryMeta;
};
/**
 * Dictionary type guard: checks that an object looks like a dictionary.
 * Specifically does it have a `$$dict` key?
 *
 * @param d maybe a dictionary
 * @returns true if `d` looks like a dictionary
 */
export declare const isDictionary: (d: object) => d is TDictionaryRoot;
/**
 * @category Dictionary
 */
export declare const checkDictionary: (dictionary: object) => void;
/**
 * @category Dictionary
 */
export declare const nextDict: NextCache<TDictionaryRoot, TDictionaryRoot>;
/**
 * @category Dictionary
 */
export declare const rootDict: TDictionaryRoot;
export {};