import { type PatternCompileOptions } from "./patternCompile.js";
/**
 * Compiled pattern.
 *
 * @see {@link patternCompile}
 * @see {@link ruleCompile}
 *
 * @since 0.6.0
 */
export type PatternCache = {
    /**
     * The regular expression interface.
     *
     * @since 0.6.0
     */
    re: {
        test(string: string, matchCtx: {
            lower?: string;
        }): boolean;
    };
    /**
     * The original pattern string this cache was compiled from.
     *
     * @since 0.6.0
     */
    pattern: string;
    /**
     * The original pattern list this cache was compiled from.
     *
     * @since 0.6.0
     */
    patternContext: PatternList;
};
/**
 * Safely calls RegExp.test.
 *
 * @since 0.6.0
 */
export declare function patternCacheTest(cache: PatternCache, path: string, matchCtx?: {
    lower?: string;
}): boolean;
/**
 * Represents a list of positive glob patterns.
 *
 * @since 0.6.0
 */
export type PatternList = string[];
/**
 * Compiles the {@link PatternList}.
 *
 * @see {@link patternCompile}
 * @see {@link ruleCompile}
 *
 * @since 0.6.0
 */
export declare function patternListCompile(list: PatternList, options?: PatternCompileOptions): PatternCache[];