/**
 * Base API.
 * @module
 */
export declare abstract class PlatformDirsABC {
    /**
     * The name of the application.
     */
    appname: string | undefined;
    /**
     * The name of the app author or distributing body for this application.
     *
     * Typically it is the owning company name. Defaults to `appname`. You may pass `false` to disable it.
     */
    appauthor: string | false | undefined;
    /**
     * An optional version path element to append to the path.
     *
     * You might want to use this if you want multiple versions of your app to be able to run independently. If used, this would typically be `<major>.<minor>`.
     */
    version: string | undefined;
    /**
     * Whether to use the roaming appdata directory on Windows.
     *
     * That means that for users on a Windows network setup for roaming profiles, this user data will be synced on login (see [here](https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766489(WS.10).aspx)).
     */
    roaming: boolean;
    /**
     * An optional parameter which indicates that the entire list of data dirs should be returned.
     *
     * By default, the first item would only be returned.
     */
    multipath: boolean;
    /**
     * A flag to indicating to use opinionated values.
     */
    opinion: boolean;
    /**
     * Optionally create the directory (and any missing parents) upon access if
     * it does not exist.
     *
     * By default, no directories are created.
     *
     * ⚠️ Since the getters (`dirs.userDataDir`, etc.) are synchronous, the
     * directory creation will use `fs.mkdirSync()` which **is a blocking
     * synchronous operation** to ensure that the returned path does indeed
     * exist before returning the path to the caller. This is for convenience.
     * If you require non-blocking async operation you should set this to
     * `false` and use `fs.mkdir()` or `fsPromises.mkdir()` yourself.
     */
    ensureExists: boolean;
    /**
     * Create a new platform directory.
     */
    constructor(appname?: string | undefined, appauthor?: string | false | undefined, version?: string | undefined, roaming?: boolean, multipath?: boolean, opinion?: boolean, ensureExists?: boolean);
    /**
     * @ignore @internal
     */
    protected _appendAppNameAndVersion(...base: string[]): string;
    /**
     * @ignore @internal
     */
    protected _optionallyCreateDirectory(dir: string): void;
    /**
     * @ignore @internal
     */
    protected _firstItemAsPathIfMultipath(directory: string): string;
    /**
     * data directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userDataDir(): string;
    /**
     * data directory shared by users
     */
    abstract get siteDataDir(): string;
    /**
     * config directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userConfigDir(): string;
    /**
     * config directory shared by users
     */
    abstract get siteConfigDir(): string;
    /**
     * cache directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userCacheDir(): string;
    /**
     * cache directory shared by users
     */
    abstract get siteCacheDir(): string;
    /**
     * state directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userStateDir(): string;
    /**
     * log directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userLogDir(): string;
    /**
     * documents directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userDocumentsDir(): string;
    /**
     * downloads directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userDownloadsDir(): string;
    /**
     * pictures directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userPicturesDir(): string;
    /**
     * videos directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userVideosDir(): string;
    /**
     * music directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userMusicDir(): string;
    /**
     * desktop directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userDesktopDir(): string;
    /**
     * runtime directory tied to the user
     */
    abstract get userRuntimeDir(): string;
    /**
     * runtime directory shared by users
     */
    abstract get siteRuntimeDir(): string;
    /**
     * data path tied to the user
     */
    get userDataPath(): string;
    /**
     * data path shared by users
     */
    get siteDataPath(): string;
    /**
     * config path tied to the user
     */
    get userConfigPath(): string;
    /**
     * config path shared by users
     */
    get siteConfigPath(): string;
    /**
     * cache path tied to the user
     */
    get userCachePath(): string;
    /**
     * cache path shared by users
     */
    get siteCachePath(): string;
    /**
     * state path tied to the user
     */
    get userStatePath(): string;
    /**
     * log path tied to the user
     */
    get userLogPath(): string;
    /**
     * documents path tied to the user
     */
    get userDocumentsPath(): string;
    /**
     * downloads path tied to the user
     */
    get userDownloadsPath(): string;
    /**
     * pictures path tied to the user
     */
    get userPicturesPath(): string;
    /**
     * videos path tied to the user
     */
    get userVideosPath(): string;
    /**
     * music path tied to the user
     */
    get userMusicPath(): string;
    /**
     * desktop path tied to the user
     */
    get userDesktopPath(): string;
    /**
     * runtime path tied to the user
     */
    get userRuntimePath(): string;
    /**
     * runtime path shared by users
     */
    get siteRuntimePath(): string;
    /**
     * @yields all user and site configuration directories
     */
    iterConfigDirs(): Generator<string>;
    /**
     * @yields all user and site data directories
     */
    iterDataDirs(): Generator<string>;
    /**
     * @yields all user and site cache directories
     */
    iterCacheDirs(): Generator<string>;
    /**
     * @yields all user and site runtime directories
     */
    iterRuntimeDirs(): Generator<string>;
    /**
     * @yields all user and site state directories
     */
    iterConfigPaths(): Generator<string>;
    /**
     * @yields all user and site data directories
     */
    iterDataPaths(): Generator<string>;
    /**
     * @yields all user and site cache directories
     */
    iterCachePaths(): Generator<string>;
    /**
     * @yields all user and site runtime directories
     */
    iterRuntimePaths(): Generator<string>;
}