import { Client, IResult, IUserGroup } from "@c8y/client";
import { DeleteOptions } from "./user";
/**
 * Creates a global role (user group) with the specified permissions.
 *
 * Global roles are user groups that define a set of permissions. This function:
 * 1. Creates a new user group with the specified name
 * 2. Assigns the specified role permissions to the group
 *
 * @param client - The Cumulocity client instance
 * @param roleOptions - Role name as string, or object with name and optional description
 * @param permissions - Array of permission (role) IDs or names to assign to this global role (e.g., ['ROLE_USER_MANAGEMENT', 'ROLE_INVENTORY_READ'])
 * @returns Promise resolving to the created user group result
 *
 * @throws Error if role creation fails or if any of the specified roles cannot be found
 *
 * @example
 * const roleResult = await createGlobalRole(
 *   client,
 *   { name: 'Custom Admin', description: 'Custom admin role with specific permissions' },
 *   ['ROLE_USER_MANAGEMENT', 'ROLE_INVENTORY_ADMIN']
 * );
 */
export declare function createGlobalRole(client: Client, roleOptions: string | {
    name: string;
    description?: string;
}, permissions: string[]): Promise<IResult<IUserGroup>>;
/**
 * Deletes one or more global roles (user groups) by name.
 *
 * @param client - The Cumulocity client instance
 * @param roleNames - Single role name or array of role names to delete
 * @param options - Optional configuration
 * @param options.ignoreNotFound - If true (default), ignores 404 errors when role is not found
 * @returns Promise that resolves when all roles are deleted
 *
 * @throws Error if role names are missing or if deletion fails (unless ignoreNotFound is true)
 *
 * @example
 * // Delete single role
 * await deleteGlobalRoles(client, 'CustomRole');
 *
 * @example
 * // Delete multiple roles
 * await deleteGlobalRoles(client, ['Role1', 'Role2', 'Role3']);
 */
export declare function deleteGlobalRoles(client: Client, roleNames: string | string[], options?: DeleteOptions): Promise<void>;