import { type ShapeDefinition } from './shape-specifiers.js';
export { shapeToDefaultValue } from './shape-to-default-value.js';
/**
 * Creates a {@link ShapeDefinition} from any input. This produces both a type and a default value.
 * This is the core of the `object-shape-tester` package; {@link ShapeDefinition} instances are used
 * for all of the shape checking.
 *
 * @category Main
 * @example
 *
 * ```ts
 * import {defineShape} from 'object-shape-tester';
 *
 * const myShape = defineShape({
 *     a: '',
 *     b: -1,
 * });
 *
 * function doThing(
 *     // using the generated type and default value
 *     input: typeof myShape.runtimeType = myShape.defaultValue,
 * ) {}
 * ```
 */
export declare function defineShape<Shape, IsReadonly extends boolean = false>(shape: Shape, isReadonly?: IsReadonly): ShapeDefinition<Shape, IsReadonly>;