/// <reference types="@rbxts/types" />
export declare namespace ProtonUtil {
    /**
     * Load Mode for `ProtonUtil.loadModules()` function.
     */
    enum LoadMode {
        /**
         * Only iterate over direct children instances.
         */
        Children = 0,
        /**
         * Iterate over all descendant instances.
         */
        Descendants = 1
    }
    /**
     * Load all modules within the parent of the calling script.
     * An optional `matchName` and `loadMode` can be provided
     * to help dictate the load behavior.
     *
     * ```ts
     * // Load all children ModuleScripts
     * ProtonUtil.loadModules();
     *
     * // Load all descendant ModuleScripts
     * ProtonUtil.loadModules(undefined, ProtonUtil.LoadMode.Descendants);
     *
     * // Load all ModuleScripts that end with '-service'
     * ProtonUtil.loadModules("%-service$", ProtonUtil.LoadMode.Descendants);
     * ```
     *
     * @param matchName Only load ModuleScripts that match the given pattern
     * @param loadMode LoadMode enum to indicate scanning direct children or all descendants
     */
    function loadModules(parent: Instance, matchName?: string, loadMode?: LoadMode): void;
}