export interface Properties {
    [key: string]: string;
}
/**
 * Parses a .properties string and returns the result as an object.
 *
 * @param str The string to parse as .properties
 * @return The result as an object
 *
 * @example ```javascript
 * const props = javaProps.parse('foo=Hello\nbar=World');
 * console.log(props.foo + ' ' + props.bar);
 * // "Hello World"
 * ```
 */
export declare function parse(str: string): Properties;
/**
 * Converts a JavaScript object (associating keys to string values) to a .properties string.
 *
 * @param props The JavaScript object to convert
 * @return The .properties string corresponding to the given JavaScript object
 *
 * @example ```javascript
 * const str = javaProps.stringify({'foo': 'Hello', 'bar': 'World'});
 * console.log(str);
 * // "foo: Hello\nbar: World\n"
 * ```
 */
export declare function stringify(props: Properties): string;
declare const _default: {
    parse: typeof parse;
    stringify: typeof stringify;
};
/**
 * @deprecated
 */
export default _default;