import { type ConfigBuilder } from './config-builder.js';
import { type Config } from './config.js';
/**
 * The ConfigProvider interface provides the ability to build, register, access, and release a Config instance.
 */
export interface ConfigProvider {
    /**
     * Retrieves the current configuration.
     *
     * @returns The current configuration.
     * @throws Error if the configuration has not been registered.
     */
    config(): Config;
    /**
     * Registers the specified configuration with the provider.
     *
     * @param config - The configuration to be registered.
     * @throws ConfigurationError if a configuration has already been registered.
     */
    register(config: Config): void;
    /**
     * Releases the configuration that is currently registered with the provider.
     *
     * @throws ConfigurationError if a configuration has not been registered.
     */
    release(): void;
    /**
     * Creates a new configuration instance. The configuration built by this builder is not registered with the provider
     * by the {@link ConfigBuilder#build} method. Callers should use the {@link ConfigProvider#register} method to register
     * the configuration with the provider.
     *
     * @returns A new configuration builder instance.
     */
    builder(): ConfigBuilder;
}