import { TranslationRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
/**
 * Represents a collection of messages to be provided for a given translation ref.
 *
 * @alpha
 * @remarks
 *
 * This collection of messages can either be used directly as an override for the
 * default messages, or it can be used to provide translations for a language by
 * by being referenced by a {@link TranslationResource}.
 */
export interface TranslationMessages<TId extends string = string, TMessages extends {
    [key in string]: string;
} = {
    [key in string]: string;
}, TFull extends boolean = boolean> {
    $$type: '@backstage/TranslationMessages';
    /** The ID of the translation ref that these messages are for */
    id: TId;
    /** Whether or not these messages override all known messages */
    full: TFull;
    /** The messages provided for the given translation ref */
    messages: TMessages;
}
/**
 * Options for {@link createTranslationMessages}.
 *
 * @alpha
 */
export interface TranslationMessagesOptions<TId extends string, TMessages extends {
    [key in string]: string;
}, TFull extends boolean> {
    ref: TranslationRef<TId, TMessages>;
    full?: TFull;
    messages: false extends TFull ? {
        [key in keyof TMessages]?: string | null;
    } : {
        [key in keyof TMessages]: string | null;
    };
}
/**
 * Creates a collection of messages for a given translation ref.
 *
 * @alpha
 */
export declare function createTranslationMessages<TId extends string, TMessages extends {
    [key in string]: string;
}, TFull extends boolean>(options: TranslationMessagesOptions<TId, TMessages, TFull>): TranslationMessages<TId, TMessages, TFull>;