import { DotCMSClientConfig, DotHttpClient, DotRequestOptions } from '@dotcms/types';
/**
 * Base class for all DotCMS API clients.
 * Provides common constructor parameters and properties that all API clients need.
 * Uses JavaScript private fields (#) for true runtime privacy.
 */
export declare abstract class BaseApiClient {
    #private;
    /**
     * Creates a new API client instance.
     *
     * @param {DotCMSClientConfig} config - Configuration options for the DotCMS client
     * @param {DotRequestOptions} requestOptions - Options for fetch requests including authorization headers
     * @param {DotHttpClient} httpClient - HTTP client for making requests
     */
    constructor(config: DotCMSClientConfig, requestOptions: DotRequestOptions | undefined, httpClient: DotHttpClient);
    /**
     * Gets the request options including authorization headers.
     * @protected
     */
    protected get requestOptions(): DotRequestOptions;
    /**
     * Gets the DotCMS client configuration.
     * @protected
     */
    protected get config(): DotCMSClientConfig;
    /**
     * Gets the HTTP client for making requests.
     * @protected
     */
    protected get httpClient(): DotHttpClient;
    /**
     * Gets the DotCMS URL from config.
     * @protected
     */
    protected get dotcmsUrl(): string;
    /**
     * Gets the site ID from config.
     * @protected
     */
    protected get siteId(): string;
}