/**
 * @module files
 * @author Martin Karkowski
 * @email m.karkowski@zema.de
 *
 * Helper to handle with files.
 *
 *
 * Central Elements are:
 * - {@link FOLDER_SPLIT}: The folder splitchar of the os.
 * - {@link createFile}: A Helper to create a file.
 * - {@link createPath}: A Helper to create a file and the corresponding folders if they doesnt exists.
 * - {@link deletePath}: A Helper to remove a dir,
 * - {@link relativePath}: Creates a releative path
 * - {@link listFiles}: list files of a specific type in defined path.
 * - {@link listFolders}: list Folders in defined path.
 */
/// <reference types="node" />
import { exists as __exists, ObjectEncodingOptions } from "fs";
export declare const exists: typeof __exists.__promisify__;
/**
 * Helper to determine the Path Seperator.
 * @returns
 */
export declare function getPathSeparator(): "/" | "\\";
/**
 * Helper to convert the Path to an os specific path.
 * @param path
 * @returns
 */
export declare function convertPathToOsPath(path: string): string;
export declare const FOLDER_SPLIT: string;
/**
 * Function to create a File
 * @param fileName Read the File.
 * @param content content which should be stored
 * @param options The options to write the file. See original docu: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v8.x/docs/api/fs.html#fs_fs_writefile_file_data_options_callback
 */
export declare function createFile(fileName: string, content: string, options?: (ObjectEncodingOptions & {
    mode?: string | number;
    flag?: string | number;
}) | "ascii" | "utf8" | "utf-8" | "utf16le" | "ucs2" | "ucs-2" | "base64" | "latin1" | "binary" | "hex"): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Function to create a File at a given Path. If the File or the dir doesnt exists it will be created.
 * @param path Read the File.
 * @param content content which should be stored
 * @param options The options to write the file. See original docu: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v8.x/docs/api/fs.html#fs_fs_writefile_file_data_options_callback
 */
export declare function createPath(path: string): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Deletes the complete Path recursevly.
 * > *WARNING: * Deletes Everything in the Folder.
 *
 * Example:
 * `deletePath('C:\\Test');`
 *
 * This deletes all Files and Subfolders in the given Path.
 * Furthermore the Folder Test itself is removed.
 *
 * @export
 * @param {string} dirPath
 */
export declare function deletePath(dirPath: string): Promise<void>;
/**
 * Creates a relative Path based on the Folder where
 * 'node ...' was typed.
 * @param _dirPath the path to Check
 * @param _currentPath the current Path.
 */
export declare function relativePath(_dirPath: string, _currentPath?: string): string;
/**
 * Returns a List of File-Names.
 *
 * @export
 * @param {string} dirPath Path where the system should look
 * @param {string} [type=''] specified ending of the File. For Instance '.conf'
 * @returns {Array<string>} List containing all Files
 */
export declare function listFiles(dirPath: string, type?: string): Promise<string[]>;
/**
 * Lists all Subfolders in the given Path
 *
 * @export
 * @param {string} dirPath Start path
 * @returns {Array<string>} Array containing all Pathes to the Subfolders
 */
export declare function listFolders(dirPath: string): Promise<Array<string>>;