import type { BackupRecord } from '../types/index.js';
export declare function backupFile(root: string, relativePath: string): BackupRecord;
export declare function restoreFile(root: string, record: BackupRecord): boolean;
export declare function readManifest(root: string): BackupRecord[];
/**
 * v0.9.2 P0-9 (F3.c): expose manifest status so callers (uninstall) can tell
 * "no backups" from "manifest exists but is unreadable". Previously both
 * returned `[]` and the uninstaller silently claimed success — potential
 * data loss if the user's original files had been overwritten.
 */
export type ManifestStatus = 'ok' | 'missing' | 'corrupt';
export declare function readManifestWithStatus(root: string): {
    records: BackupRecord[];
    status: ManifestStatus;
};
export declare function writeManifest(root: string, records: BackupRecord[]): void;