/**
 * File System Reading Utilities using fs-extra
 * Replaced with fs-extra for better maintainability and industry-standard implementation
 *
 * Migration Guide:
 * - safeReadFile() -> fs.readFile() with error handling
 * - safeReadFileBuffer() -> fs.readFile() with error handling
 * - Use fs-extra directly for advanced use cases
 */
import fs from 'fs-extra';
/**
 * Safely reads a file as UTF-8 text using fs-extra
 * @param filePath - Path to read
 * @returns File contents as string, or null if failed
 */
export declare function safeReadFile(filePath: string): Promise<string | null>;
/**
 * Safely reads a file as UTF-8 text (sync version - DEPRECATED: use async version)
 * @param filePath - Path to read
 * @returns File contents as string, or null if failed
 * @deprecated Use safeReadFile instead for better scalability
 */
export declare function safeReadFileSync(filePath: string): string | null;
/**
 * Safely reads a file as buffer using fs-extra
 * @param filePath - Path to read
 * @returns File contents as buffer, or null if failed
 */
export declare function safeReadFileBuffer(filePath: string): Promise<Buffer | null>;
/**
 * Safely reads a file as buffer (sync version - DEPRECATED: use async version)
 * @param filePath - Path to read
 * @returns File contents as buffer, or null if failed
 * @deprecated Use safeReadFileBuffer instead for better scalability
 */
export declare function safeReadFileBufferSync(filePath: string): Buffer | null;
/**
 * Direct access to fs-extra for advanced use cases
 * For new code, prefer using fs-extra directly
 */
export { fs };
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