/**
 * Configuration handling
 * Compatible with globstar .globstar/.config.yml format
 */
import { Config, Severity, Category } from '../analysis/types.js';
/**
 * Create a config with default values
 */
export declare function createDefaultConfig(): Config;
/**
 * Load configuration from a file
 */
export declare function loadConfig(configPath: string): Promise<Config>;
/**
 * Load configuration from a directory (looks for .globstar/.config.yml or .sparrow/.config.yml)
 */
export declare function loadConfigFromDir(dir: string): Promise<Config>;
/**
 * Validate a configuration object
 */
export declare function validateConfig(config: Config): void;
/**
 * Check if a path should be excluded based on config patterns
 */
export declare function shouldExcludePath(filePath: string, config: Config): boolean;
/**
 * Check if a checker should run based on config
 */
export declare function shouldRunChecker(checkerName: string, config: Config): boolean;
/**
 * Add exclude patterns to config
 */
export declare function addExcludePatterns(config: Config, patterns: string[]): Config;
/**
 * Merge two configurations (second overrides first)
 */
export declare function mergeConfigs(base: Config, override: Partial<Config>): Config;
/**
 * Check if issues warrant a failure based on config
 */
export declare function shouldFail(issues: Array<{
    severity: Severity;
    category: Category;
}>, config: Config): boolean;
/**
 * Get the exit code based on issues and config
 */
export declare function getExitCode(issues: Array<{
    severity: Severity;
    category: Category;
}>, config: Config): number;
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