/**
 * @file Position provider class.
 */
/**
 * Represents a position in the source code.
 */
export interface Position {
    /**
     * 1-based line number.
     */
    line: number;
    /**
     * 1-based column number.
     */
    column: number;
}
/**
 * Class responsible for converting a character offset in source code into a line and column position.
 * This conversion is particularly needed in linters and VSCode extensions,
 * where line and column numbers are more human-friendly and intuitive than character offsets.
 * Moreover, the VSCode diagnostics API does not directly support character offsets,
 * it also requires line and column numbers.
 */
export declare class PositionProvider {
    /**
     * Maps a character offset to a line number.
     */
    private offsetToLine;
    /**
     * Maps a line number to the starting character offset of that line.
     */
    private lineStartOffsets;
    /**
     * Constructs a new PositionProvider instance.
     *
     * @param sourceCode The source code as a string.
     */
    constructor(sourceCode: string);
    /**
     * Converts a character offset to a line and column position.
     *
     * @param offset The zero-based character offset in the source code.
     *
     * @returns A Position object containing the 1-based line and column number, or null if the offset is out of range.
     */
    convertOffsetToPosition(offset: number): Position | null;
}