import * as p_di from "../../schema.js";
export { dictionary_from_entries } from "../../transformer/implementation/initialize.js";
/**
 * @deprecated Use dictionary_from_entries to preserve entry order. JavaScript objects
 * enumerate array-index-like keys numerically, losing their original insertion order.
 */
export declare function dictionary<T extends p_di.Value>(source: {
    readonly [id: string]: T;
}): p_di.Dictionary<T>;
export declare function optionals_dictionary<T extends p_di.Value>(source: {
    readonly [id: string]: p_di.Optional_Value<T>;
}): p_di.Dictionary<T>;
export declare function list<T extends p_di.Value>(source: readonly T[]): p_di.List<T>;
export declare function optionals_list<T extends p_di.Value>(source: readonly p_di.Optional_Value<T>[]): p_di.List<T>;
export declare function segmented_list<T extends p_di.Value>(lists: (p_di.List<T>)[]): p_di.List<T>;
export declare function chain<T extends p_di.Value>(list: (p_di.List<T>), tail_element: T): p_di.List<T>;
export declare function set<T extends p_di.Value>(value: T): p_di.Optional_Value<T>;
export declare function not_set<T extends p_di.Value>(): p_di.Optional_Value<T>;
/**
 * first the properties can be resolved to variables, then the variables can be
 * used to construct the group object. This allows for properties to refer to each other, as long as there are no circular references.
 */
export declare function group_resolve<Resolved extends p_di.Group>(assign: () => Resolved): Resolved;
export declare function nothing(): symbol;
export declare function group_empty(): symbol;
export declare function segmented_text(segments: string[]): string;