/**
 * Compile an EJS template string into a render function.
 * @template {Options} [O = Options]
 * @param {string} ejs
 * @param {O} [options]
 * @returns {(data?: unknown) => O extends {async: true} ? Promise<string> : string}
 */
export function compile<O extends Options = Options>(ejs: string, options?: O): (data?: unknown) => O extends {
    async: true;
} ? Promise<string> : string;
export type Options = {
    /**
     * Namespace for template data (default `'locals'`).
     */
    localsName?: string | undefined;
    /**
     * Variables to access directly inside templates.
     */
    locals?: string[] | undefined;
    /**
     * Value used as `this` in templates (default `null`).
     */
    context?: unknown;
    /**
     * Custom escape function for `<%= ... %>` (defaults to XML-escaping).
     */
    escape?: ((value: string) => string) | undefined;
    /**
     * Compile to an async function so `await` can be used (default `false`).
     */
    async?: boolean | undefined;
    /**
     * Template file name, used to resolve includes.
     */
    filename?: string | undefined;
    /**
     * Reader for include contents.
     */
    read?: ((filename: string) => string) | undefined;
    /**
     * Include path resolver (defaults to identity on the include path).
     */
    resolve?: ((parentPath: string | undefined, includePath: string) => string) | undefined;
    /**
     * Cache of compiled include bodies (default `{}`).
     */
    cache?: Record<string, string> | undefined;
};
export type ResolvedOptions = Options & Required<Pick<Options, "escape" | "localsName" | "resolve" | "cache">>;