/**
 * Check whether a source string is a URL.
 */
export declare function isUrl(source: string): boolean;
/**
 * Read markdown content from a local file.
 */
export declare function readLocalFile(filePath: string): string;
/**
 * Fetch markdown content from a remote URL.
 */
export declare function fetchRemoteFile(url: string): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Read markdown from either a local file path or a remote URL.
 */
export declare function readMarkdownSource(source: string): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Check if a path is a directory.
 */
export declare function isDirectory(path: string): boolean;
/**
 * Represents a file entry in a folder structure.
 */
export interface FileEntry {
    path: string;
    relativePath: string;
    name: string;
    isMarkdown: boolean;
}
/**
 * Represents a folder structure with files and subfolders.
 */
export interface FolderStructure {
    name: string;
    path: string;
    relativePath: string;
    files: FileEntry[];
    subfolders: FolderStructure[];
}
/**
 * Recursively read a folder structure with all markdown files.
 */
export declare function readFolderStructure(folderPath: string, baseFolder?: string): FolderStructure;
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