import type { ColdCode } from "../core/types.js";
import { Matter, type MatterInit } from "./matter.js";
/**
 * Build a Pather from semantic route/path text.
 *
 * This mirrors the KERIpy `Pather(path=..., relative=..., pathive=...)`
 * constructor path:
 * - "pathive" base64-safe segments use compact StrB64 encoding with `-`
 *   separators
 * - non-pathive routes fall back to byte/text encoding when they contain
 *   characters like `/`
 * - relative routes keep the first segment as-is, while absolute paths are
 *   forced to start with an empty root segment
 *
 * Examples:
 * - `makePather("ksn", { relative: true, pathive: false }).qb64 === "4AABAksn"`
 * - `makePather("reply", { relative: true, pathive: false }).qb64 === "6AACAAAreply"`
 * - `makePather("credential/issue", { relative: true, pathive: false }).qb64 === "4AAEcredential-issue"`
 */
export declare function makePather(path: string | readonly string[], opts?: {
    relative?: boolean;
    pathive?: boolean;
}): Pather;
/**
 * CESR path primitive for SAD traversal routes.
 *
 * KERIpy semantics: path strings may be compactly encoded via StrB64 family
 * (`-` separators, optional `--` escape prefix) or carried as raw bytes.
 */
export declare class Pather extends Matter {
    constructor(init: Matter | MatterInit);
    /** Decoded `/`-separated path form regardless of underlying CESR code family. */
    get path(): string;
}
/** Parse and hydrate a `Pather` from txt/qb2 bytes. */
export declare function parsePather(input: Uint8Array, cold: Extract<ColdCode, "txt" | "bny">): Pather;
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