import { IHttpClient } from "../../dal/http/IHttpClient";
import { ISiteColumn, ISiteColumnProvisioningResult, SiteColumnType } from "../../model/provisioning/ISiteColumn";
import { IProvisioningOptions } from "../../model/provisioning/IProvisioningTemplate";
import { ISiteColumnService } from "./ISiteColumnService";
/**
 * Service for provisioning SharePoint site columns.
 * Uses the SharePoint REST API to create, update, and manage site columns.
 */
export declare class SiteColumnService implements ISiteColumnService {
    protected httpClient: IHttpClient;
    constructor(httpClient: IHttpClient);
    /**
     * Get all site columns from the site.
     */
    getSiteColumns(siteUrl: string): Promise<any[]>;
    /**
     * Get a site column by internal name.
     */
    getSiteColumn(siteUrl: string, internalName: string): Promise<any | null>;
    /**
     * Provision (create or update) a site column.
     */
    provisionSiteColumn(siteUrl: string, siteColumn: ISiteColumn, options?: IProvisioningOptions): Promise<ISiteColumnProvisioningResult>;
    /**
     * Provision multiple site columns.
     */
    provisionSiteColumns(siteUrl: string, siteColumns: ISiteColumn[], options?: IProvisioningOptions): Promise<ISiteColumnProvisioningResult[]>;
    /**
     * Delete a site column.
     */
    deleteSiteColumn(siteUrl: string, internalName: string): Promise<boolean>;
    /**
     * Create a new site column.
     */
    protected createSiteColumn(siteUrl: string, siteColumn: ISiteColumn): Promise<ISiteColumnProvisioningResult>;
    /**
     * Update an existing site column.
     */
    protected updateSiteColumn(siteUrl: string, siteColumn: ISiteColumn, existingField: any): Promise<ISiteColumnProvisioningResult>;
    /**
     * Build the Field XML for creating a new site column.
     */
    protected buildFieldXml(siteColumn: ISiteColumn): string;
    /**
     * Get the SharePoint field type mapping.
     */
    protected getFieldTypeMapping(type: SiteColumnType): {
        type: string;
        extraAttributes?: Record<string, string>;
    };
    /**
     * Add type-specific attributes to the field XML.
     */
    protected addTypeSpecificAttributes(attributes: string[], siteColumn: ISiteColumn, typeMapping: {
        type: string;
        extraAttributes?: Record<string, string>;
    }): void;
    /**
     * Build child elements for the field XML.
     */
    protected buildChildElements(siteColumn: ISiteColumn): string;
    /**
     * Configure taxonomy field after creation.
     */
    protected configureTaxonomyField(siteUrl: string, fieldId: string, siteColumn: ISiteColumn): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * Build the update payload for patching an existing field.
     */
    protected buildUpdatePayload(siteColumn: ISiteColumn, existingField: any): any;
    /**
     * Escape special characters for XML.
     */
    protected escapeXml(str: string): string;
}