import { type ShapeDefinition } from './define-shape/shape-specifiers.js';
/**
 * Parse a JSON string and verify it against the given shape definition.
 *
 * @category Main
 * @example
 *
 * ```ts
 * import {parseJsonWithShape, defineShape} from 'object-shape-tester';
 *
 * const result = parseJsonWithShape('{"a": "hello"}', defineShape({a: ''}));
 * ```
 *
 * @throws If the parsed JSON does not match the shape definition or if the JSON parsing throws an
 *   error.
 */
export declare function parseJsonWithShape<const Shape extends ShapeDefinition<any, any>>(json: string, shape: Readonly<Shape>): Shape['runtimeType'];