/**
 * Pure parser for `xcodebuild -showBuildSettings -json` output.
 *
 * `xcodebuild` emits a JSON array of `{action, target, buildSettings}` objects
 * on stdout, but may print non-JSON warnings on stderr/stdout before or after
 * the array. We slice from the first `[` to the last `]` to extract the JSON
 * payload defensively.
 *
 * When multiple targets exist (e.g. an aggregate target alongside the app
 * target), we pick the one whose build settings declare `WRAPPER_EXTENSION === "app"`,
 * which is the actual application bundle.
 */
export interface BuildSettings {
    /** Absolute path to the build products directory (where the .app lands). */
    builtProductsDir: string;
    /** Bundle wrapper name, e.g. `MyApp.app`. */
    wrapperName: string;
    /** Executable name inside the bundle, e.g. `MyApp`. Used for `pgrep -ax`. */
    executableName: string;
    /** App bundle identifier, e.g. `com.example.MyApp`. */
    productBundleIdentifier: string;
}
/**
 * Parse `xcodebuild -showBuildSettings -json` stdout. Throws when the output
 * cannot be parsed or when the matched target is missing required keys.
 */
export declare function parseBuildSettingsJson(stdout: string): BuildSettings;