/**
 * Resolve a path to its canonical (real) form, following symlinks.
 * Falls back to the raw path if resolution fails (e.g. the target does
 * not exist yet), so that callers never crash on missing filesystem
 * entries.
 */
export declare function canonicalizePath(path: string): string;
/**
 * Returns true if the value is NOT a package source (npm:, git:, etc.)
 * or a URL protocol. Bare names and relative paths without ./ prefix
 * are considered local.
 */
export declare function isLocalPath(value: string): boolean;
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