import type { ClientField, FieldAffectingData, FieldPresentationalOnly } from 'payload';
/**
 * Flattens a collection's fields into a single array of fields, as long
 * as the fields do not affect data.
 *
 * @param fields
 * @param keepPresentationalFields if true, will skip flattening fields that are presentational only
 */
export declare const flattenFields: (fields: ClientField[], keepPresentationalFields?: boolean) => Array<FieldAffectingData | FieldPresentationalOnly>;
export default flattenFields;