import { Command } from 'commander';
import { type StylingName } from './extensions';
/**
 * Parses the `--styling` value: a comma-separated list of styling
 * extension names, kept in the order given.
 *
 * @param value - The raw flag value, e.g. `'bem,tailwind'`.
 * @returns The styling extension names.
 */
export declare function parseStylingList(value: string): StylingName[];
/**
 * Parses the `--styling-layer-order` value: a comma-separated list of
 * cascade-layer names, kept in the order given.
 *
 * @param value - The raw flag value, e.g. `'kit.reset,kit.components'`.
 * @returns The layer names.
 */
export declare function parseLayerOrder(value: string): string[];
/**
 * Collects a repeatable option's values into an array, preserving order.
 * Used for `--load-path`, which may be given more than once.
 *
 * @param value - One occurrence's value.
 * @param previous - The values accumulated so far.
 * @returns The accumulated values including this one.
 */
export declare function collectRepeated(value: string, previous: string[]): string[];
/**
 * Creates the `js-template-engine` command-line program.
 *
 * @returns The configured program; call `parseAsync` to run it.
 */
export declare function createProgram(): Command;