declare const rxLiteralSym: unique symbol;
/** A values that isn't being escaped when passed to `regexp` tagged-template */
export interface RegExpPatternLiteral {
    [rxLiteralSym]: RegExp | string;
    toString(): string;
}
declare const rxFlagsSym: unique symbol;
/**
 * A values that specifies the `RegExp`'s flags when passed as the last argument
 * to `regexp` tagged-template
 */
export interface RegExpFlags {
    [rxFlagsSym]: string;
}
/**
 * A tagged-template that allow generating regexes where parts of the pattern (or the flags)
 * are passed as arguments
 * @param patternTemplate Literal strings
 * @param values Values to escape, literals and flags
 * @returns A regex where the provided values are escaped
 */
export declare function regexp(patternTemplate: TemplateStringsArray, ...values: unknown[]): RegExp;
/**
 * Generates a values that isn't being escaped when is passed the `regexp` tagged-template
 * @param value The literal
 * @returns A regex literal value
 */
export declare function regexpLiteral(value: RegExp | string): RegExpPatternLiteral;
/**
 * Creates a values that specifies `RegExp`'s flags when passed as last argument
 * to `regexp` tagged-template
 * @param flagsStr A string that specifies the flags for the generated `RegExp`
 * @returns A value that specifies the flags for a generated `RegExp`
 */
export declare function flags(flagsStr: string): RegExpFlags;
export {};