declare function deriveProjectName(packageName: string): string;
declare function deriveBinName(projectName: string): string;
declare function resolveAuthor(): string;
declare function resolveYear(): string;
declare function resolvePackageName(targetDir: string, name?: string): string;
/**
* Validates that a derived project name is safe to use as a single directory segment.
*/
declare function validateProjectDirectoryName(name: string): string | undefined;
/**
* Returns true when targetPath resolves inside basePath (or exactly equals it).
*/
declare function isPathWithin(basePath: string, targetPath: string): boolean;
/**
* Returns a best-effort npm-safe package name candidate.
*/
declare function sanitizePackageName(name: string): string;
/**
* Validates an npm package name. Returns an error message when invalid.
*/
declare function validatePackageName(name: string): string | undefined;
export { deriveProjectName, deriveBinName, resolveAuthor, resolveYear, resolvePackageName, validateProjectDirectoryName, isPathWithin, sanitizePackageName, validatePackageName };