/// <reference types="node" />
/// <reference types="node" />
import type { string_data_url } from '../../types/string_base64';
import type { string_filename } from '../../types/string_filename';
import type { string_knowledge_source_link } from '../../types/string_knowledge_source_content';
/**
 * Type describing inline knowledge source file.
 *
 * @private Internal representation of inline knowledge prepared for uploads.
 */
export type InlineKnowledgeSourceFile = {
    readonly filename: string_filename;
    readonly mimeType: string;
    readonly buffer: Buffer;
};
/**
 * Function signature used to upload inline knowledge files to external storage.
 *
 * @private
 */
export type InlineKnowledgeSourceUploader = (file: InlineKnowledgeSourceFile) => Promise<string_knowledge_source_link>;
/**
 * Converts inline knowledge into the internal metadata form used for uploads.
 *
 * @private
 */
export declare function createInlineKnowledgeSourceFile(content: string): InlineKnowledgeSourceFile;
/**
 * Checks whether the provided source string is a data URL that can be decoded.
 *
 * @private thing of inline knowledge
 */
export declare function isDataUrlKnowledgeSource(source: string): source is string_data_url;
/**
 * Converts a stored inline knowledge file into a data URL for backwards compatibility.
 *
 * @private
 */
export declare function inlineKnowledgeSourceToDataUrl(source: InlineKnowledgeSourceFile): string_knowledge_source_link;
/**
 * Parses a data URL-based knowledge source into its raw buffer, filename, and MIME type.
 *
 * @private utility of inline knowledge processing
 */
export declare function parseDataUrlKnowledgeSource(source: string): {
    readonly buffer: Buffer;
    readonly filename: string_filename;
    readonly mimeType: string;
} | null;