/**
 * Field Preservation Utility
 *
 * This utility ensures that when updating translations, we preserve
 * all existing fields and only update the translated content.
 */
type DataObject = Record<string, unknown>;
declare const fieldPreserver: {
    /**
     * Preserve existing fields when updating entity
     * This prevents "not related to entity" errors caused by missing fields
     */
    preserveExistingFields(updateData: DataObject | null | undefined, existingData: DataObject | null | undefined, locale: string): DataObject | null | undefined;
    /**
     * Deep merge that preserves existing structure while updating translated content
     */
    deepMergePreserveExisting(existing: unknown, update: unknown, depth?: number): unknown;
    /**
     * Preserve component structure for complex components
     */
    preserveComponentStructure(updateComponent: DataObject | null | undefined, existingComponent: DataObject | null | undefined): DataObject | null | undefined;
    /**
     * Check what fields are missing between update and existing data
     */
    findMissingFields(updateData: DataObject, existingData: unknown, path?: string): string[];
};
export default fieldPreserver;