/**
 * Factory for creating AI provider instances
 */
import { IAIProvider } from '../interfaces/IAIProvider';
export declare enum AIProviderType {
    AzureOpenAI = "azure-openai",
    OpenAI = "openai",
    Anthropic = "anthropic",
    GoogleAI = "google-ai",
    Mistral = "mistral"
}
export declare class AIProviderFactory {
    /**
     * Create an AI provider based on the provider type
     * @param providerType - The type of AI provider to create
     * @returns An initialized AI provider instance
     */
    static createProvider(providerType: AIProviderType | string): Promise<IAIProvider>;
    /**
     * Create an AI provider from environment variable
     * @param envVarName - Name of the environment variable (default: AI_PROVIDER)
     * @returns An initialized AI provider instance
     */
    static createFromEnv(envVarName?: string): Promise<IAIProvider>;
    /**
     * Get list of supported AI provider types
     */
    static getSupportedProviders(): string[];
    /**
     * Validate if a provider type is supported
     */
    static isProviderSupported(providerType: string): boolean;
}