import { options } from './options.js';
/**
 * Given a list of arguments from the command line (such as `process.argv`), return parsed and processed options
 */
export declare function parseArgsAsCheckConfig(args: string[]): {
    [x: string]: unknown;
    readonly root: string;
    readonly watch: boolean;
    readonly tsconfig: string | undefined;
    readonly minimumFailingSeverity: "error" | "warning" | "hint";
    readonly minimumSeverity: "error" | "warning" | "hint";
    readonly preserveWatchOutput: boolean;
    _: (string | number)[];
    $0: string;
};
export type Flags = Pick<ReturnType<typeof parseArgsAsCheckConfig>, keyof typeof options>;
export declare function check(flags: Partial<Flags> & {
    watch: true;
}): Promise<void>;
export declare function check(flags: Partial<Flags> & {
    watch: false;
}): Promise<boolean>;
export declare function check(flags: Partial<Flags>): Promise<boolean | void>;