import type { VFile } from 'vfile';
import type { ConfigToLoad, RulesToLoad } from './config';
/**
 * Expand MDAT comments in one or more Markdown files
 * Writing is the responsibility of the caller (e.g. via `await write(result)`)
 * @returns an array of VFiles (Even if you only pass a single file path!)
 */
export declare function expandFiles(files: string | string[], name?: string, output?: string, config?: ConfigToLoad, rules?: RulesToLoad): Promise<VFile[]>;
/**
 * Expand MDAT comments in a Markdown string
 */
export declare function expandString(markdown: string, config?: ConfigToLoad, rules?: RulesToLoad): Promise<VFile>;
/**
 * Check and validate MDAT comments in one or more Markdown files
 * @returns an array of VFiles (Even if you only pass a single file path!)
 */
export declare function checkFiles(files: string | string[], name?: string, output?: string, config?: ConfigToLoad, rules?: RulesToLoad): Promise<VFile[]>;
/**
 * Check and validate MDAT comments in a Markdown string
 */
export declare function checkString(markdown: string, config?: ConfigToLoad, rules?: RulesToLoad): Promise<VFile>;
/**
 * Collapse MDAT comments in one or more Markdown files
 * Writing is the responsibility of the caller (e.g. via `await write(result)`)
 * @returns an array of VFiles (Even if you only pass a single file path!)
 */
export declare function collapseFiles(files: string | string[], name?: string, output?: string, config?: ConfigToLoad, rules?: RulesToLoad): Promise<VFile[]>;
/**
 * Collapse MDAT comments in a Markdown string
 */
export declare function collapseString(markdown: string, config?: ConfigToLoad, rules?: RulesToLoad): Promise<VFile>;