/**
 * @typedef {object} ValueInit
 * @property {string[]} iValues
 * @property {string|null} iValueCombined
 * @property {Date[]} iDates
 */
/**
 * Init internal props
 *
 * @param {string|string[]|null} value
 * @param {string} format
 * @param {import("../i18n/index.js").i18nType} i18n
 * @param {string} formatType
 * @returns {ValueInit}
 */
export function initProps(value: string | string[] | null, format: string, i18n: import("../i18n/index.js").i18nType, formatType: string): ValueInit;
/**
 * FUTURE: test that this works for PHP format type as well
 *
 * @param {'auto'|'date'|'datetime'|'time'} mode
 * @param {string} format
 * @returns {'date'|'datetime'|'time'}
 */
export function computeResolvedMode(mode: "auto" | "date" | "datetime" | "time", format: string): "date" | "datetime" | "time";
export type ValueInit = {
    iValues: string[];
    iValueCombined: string | null;
    iDates: Date[];
};