/**
 * Minimal zero-dependency semver parser + range satisfier.
 * Supports: exact ("1.2.3"), caret ("^1.2.3"), tilde ("~1.2.3"),
 * comparison operators (">=1.2.3", ">1.2.3", "<=1.2.3", "<1.2.3", "=1.2.3"),
 * and wildcard ("*", "x", "").
 *
 * Deliberately NOT a full semver spec implementation (no build metadata,
 * simplified prerelease handling) — sufficient for plugin dependency
 * declarations of the form used by @lombok-* packages.
 */
export interface ParsedVersion {
    major: number;
    minor: number;
    patch: number;
    prerelease: string | null;
}
export declare function parseVersion(v: string): ParsedVersion;
/** Returns -1 if a<b, 0 if a===b, 1 if a>b. Numeric segment comparison
 *  (never string/lexicographic) so 2.9.0 correctly sorts before 2.10.0. */
export declare function compareVersions(a: string, b: string): -1 | 0 | 1;
/** Checks whether `version` satisfies `range`. Range may be a single
 *  clause ("^1.0.0") or a space-separated conjunction (">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"). */
export declare function satisfies(version: string, range: string): boolean;