/**
 * [INPUT]: file paths, data objects
 * [OUTPUT]: async JSON read/write with directory auto-creation
 * [POS]: Persistence layer — all other modules go through here
 */
import type { Episode, MemoryEntry, Meta, WorkEntry } from "./types.js";
export declare function readJson<T>(path: string, fallback: T): Promise<T>;
export declare function writeJson(path: string, data: unknown): Promise<void>;
export declare function loadEntries(path: string): Promise<MemoryEntry[]>;
export declare function saveEntries(path: string, entries: MemoryEntry[], max: number, utilityFn: (e: MemoryEntry) => number): Promise<void>;
export declare function loadEpisodes(episodesDir: string): Promise<Episode[]>;
export declare function saveEpisode(episodesDir: string, ep: Episode): Promise<void>;
export declare function loadWork(path: string): Promise<WorkEntry[]>;
export declare function saveWork(path: string, entries: WorkEntry[], max: number, utilityFn: (w: WorkEntry) => number): Promise<void>;
export declare function loadMeta(path: string): Promise<Meta>;