import type { GenericComponent } from '../../types/form';
import type { FormLayout, GenericFormLayout } from '../../types/form/layout';
export type SupportedDataTypes = 'string' | 'number' | 'array' | 'object' | 'date' | 'boolean';
export type DataTypeInitials = '' | null | [] | {} | false;
/**
 * If there is a field which operates a data not of a string type, it is recommended to
 * set the 'dataType' field to help the form working with the data.
 */
export declare const dataTypeToInitial: (dataType: SupportedDataTypes) => DataTypeInitials;
/** Function extracts all fields from the nested layout recursively */
export declare const collectFieldsFromLayout: (layout: GenericFormLayout<any> | GenericFormLayout<any>[]) => GenericComponent<any>[];
export declare const parseUrl: (query: {
    data?: string;
}) => any;
/** Extract all generic components (fields) from layout */
export declare const layoutToFields: (layout: FormLayout<any>) => GenericComponent<Record<string, unknown>>[];
/**
 * Creates an object with initial values for each field of a form.
 * This object is used when the form triggers the 'submit' event.
 */
export declare const fieldsToModels: (fields: GenericComponent<Record<string, any>>[], initialData?: Record<string, any>) => Record<string, DataTypeInitials>;
export declare const initialDifference: (form: Record<string, any>, initialData: Record<string, any>) => Record<string, DataTypeInitials>;