/**
 * File System Writing Utilities
 * Replaced with fs-extra for better maintainability and industry-standard implementation
 *
 * Migration Guide:
 * - ensureDir() -> fs.ensureDir()
 * - safeWriteFile() -> fs.outputFile()
 * - ensureDirSync() -> fs.ensureDirSync()
 * - safeWriteFileSync() -> fs.outputFileSync()
 */
import fs from 'fs-extra';
/**
 * Ensures a directory exists, creating it if necessary (async version)
 * @param dirPath - Directory path to ensure
 * @returns true if directory exists or was created, false otherwise
 */
export declare function ensureDir(dirPath: string): Promise<boolean>;
/**
 * Ensures a directory exists, creating it if necessary (sync version - DEPRECATED: use async version)
 * @param dirPath - Directory path to ensure
 * @returns true if directory exists or was created, false otherwise
 * @deprecated Use ensureDir instead for better scalability
 */
export declare function ensureDirSync(dirPath: string): boolean;
/**
 * Safely writes a file with directory creation (async version)
 * @param filePath - Path to write
 * @param content - Content to write
 * @param encoding - File encoding (default: utf8)
 * @returns true if successful, false otherwise
 */
export declare function safeWriteFile(filePath: string, content: string | Buffer, encoding?: BufferEncoding): Promise<boolean>;
/**
 * Safely writes a file with directory creation (sync version - DEPRECATED: use async version)
 * @param filePath - Path to write
 * @param content - Content to write
 * @param encoding - File encoding (default: utf8)
 * @returns true if successful, false otherwise
 * @deprecated Use safeWriteFile instead for better scalability
 */
export declare function safeWriteFileSync(filePath: string, content: string | Buffer, encoding?: BufferEncoding): boolean;
/**
 * Direct access to fs-extra for advanced use cases
 * For new code, prefer using fs-extra directly
 */
export { fs };
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