import { type Field } from "payload";
/**
 * Merge fields deeply
 * - overriding fields with the same name
 * - returning merged field and the rest of the fields that were not merged
 *
 * @param path - The path of the field (starting from the collection slug)
 * @param baseFields - The base fields
 * @param patchFields - The fields that should merge with the base fields (but base fields have priority)
 */
export declare const mergeFields: ({ path, baseFields, patchFields, }: {
    path: string;
    baseFields: Field[];
    patchFields: Field[];
}) => {
    mergedFields: Field[];
    restFields: Field[];
};