import { PluginFactory, PluginManifest, PluginCapability, PluginRegistry, PluginRegistryEntry } from './types';

/**
 * Get the global plugin registry singleton
 */
export declare function getPluginRegistry(): PluginRegistry;
/**
 * Register a plugin in the global registry
 * Shorthand for getPluginRegistry().register()
 */
export declare function registerPlugin(entry: PluginRegistryEntry): void;
/**
 * Create a plugin factory with manifest validation
 */
export declare function definePlugin<TConfig = unknown>(manifest: PluginManifest, factory: (config?: TConfig) => Omit<import('./types').ChartPlugin<TConfig>, "manifest">): PluginFactory<TConfig>;
/**
 * Register a plugin from definition
 */
export declare function defineAndRegister<TConfig = unknown>(manifest: PluginManifest, factory: (config?: TConfig) => Omit<import('./types').ChartPlugin<TConfig>, "manifest">): PluginFactory<TConfig>;
/**
 * Load a plugin from the registry by name
 */
export declare function loadPlugin<TConfig = unknown>(name: string, config?: TConfig): Promise<import('./types').ChartPlugin<TConfig> | undefined>;
/**
 * List available plugins by category
 */
export declare function listPluginsByCategory(): Record<PluginCapability, PluginManifest[]>;
/**
 * Validate a plugin manifest
 */
export declare function validateManifest(manifest: PluginManifest): string[];
/**
 * Validate a plugin for compatibility
 */
export declare function checkPluginCompatibility(manifest: PluginManifest, engineVersion: string): {
    compatible: boolean;
    warnings: string[];
};