import type { PlaintextPatch, RegexReplacement, WebpackModule } from "src/types";
/**
 * Parses a given input and, if it is a regular expression, replaces all occurrences.
 * of the custom `\i` pattern with a regex pattern that matches valid identifier names.
 * @param input The input to parse.
 * @returns A new `RegExp` with the `\i` pattern replaced, or the original input if it is not a `RegExp`
 */
export declare function parseRegex<T>(input: RegExp | T): RegExp | T;
/**
 * Parses and replaces occurrences of the `$exports` placeholder in the provided input.
 * with a string referencing the exports of a plugin identified by the given `id`.
 * @param input The replacement input.
 * @param id The ID of the plugin whose exports are being referenced.
 * @returns The processed replacement input with `$exports` replaced by the appropriate plugin exports reference.
 */
export declare function parseReplace(input: RegexReplacement["replace"], id: string): RegexReplacement["replace"];
/**
 * Applies a series of plaintext patches to a Webpack module's source code.
 * @param mod The Webpack module to be patched.
 * @param id The unique identifier of the module being patched.
 * @returns The patched Webpack module if modifications were made, otherwise the original module.
 * @throws {Error} Will throw an error if there is a syntax error in the patched source code during evaluation.
 * @internal
 */
export declare function patchModuleSource(mod: WebpackModule, id: string): WebpackModule;
/**
 * Adds plaintext patches to be applied to Webpack modules.
 * @param patches An array of plaintext patches to be applied.
 * @param id A unique identifier for the set of patches being applied.
 * @internal
 */
export declare function patchPlaintext(patches: PlaintextPatch[], id: string): void;