/**
 * Validation interface defining rules for form field validation.
 * Supports both static and dynamic validation approaches.
 */
export interface Validation {
    /** Whether the field is required */
    required?: boolean;
    /** Regular expression pattern for validation */
    pattern?: RegExp | string;
    /** Minimum allowed text length */
    minLength?: number;
    /** Maximum allowed text length */
    maxLength?: number;
    /** Minimum allowed numeric value */
    min?: number;
    /** Maximum allowed numeric value */
    max?: number;
    /**
     * Custom validation function
     * @param value The field value to validate
     * @returns true if valid, or an error message string if invalid
     */
    custom?: (value: any) => boolean | string;
    /**
     * Name of registered dynamic validator to use
     * Dynamic validators have access to the entire form state
     * @deprecated Use dynamicValidators array instead for multiple validators
     */
    dynamicValidator?: string;
    /**
     * Parameters for the dynamic validator
     * Provides configuration options to the validator
     * @deprecated Use dynamicValidators array instead
     */
    dynamicValidatorParams?: Record<string, any>;
    /**
     * Array of dynamic validators to use
     * Each validator can have its own parameters and error message
     */
    dynamicValidators?: Array<{
        /** Name of registered validator */
        name: string;
        /** Parameters to pass to the validator */
        params?: Record<string, any>;
        /** Custom error message for this validator */
        errorMessage?: string;
    }>;
    /**
     * Custom error message to display on validation failure
     * Overrides default error messages for all validations
     * Use errorMessages for specific error messages per validation type
     */
    errorMessage?: string;
    /**
     * Custom error messages for specific validation types
     * Allows specifying different messages for each validation rule
     */
    errorMessages?: {
        /** Error message for required validation */
        required?: string;
        /** Error message for pattern validation */
        pattern?: string;
        /** Error message for minLength validation */
        minLength?: string;
        /** Error message for maxLength validation */
        maxLength?: string;
        /** Error message for min validation */
        min?: string;
        /** Error message for max validation */
        max?: string;
        /** Error message for email validation */
        email?: string;
        /** Error message for custom validation (if not returned by the function) */
        custom?: string;
    };
    /**
     * Whether to collect all validation errors instead of stopping at the first one
     * This is useful for showing multiple validation errors at once
     */
    collectAllErrors?: boolean;
}