/**
 * Convert form template sections into ExportElement format
 * Client-side port of seed-field-library.mjs conversion logic
 */
import type { ExportElement } from './import_export.js';
interface TemplateSection {
    section_name?: string;
    groups?: Record<string, unknown>[];
}
/**
 * Convert section_name to a snake_case area key
 */
export declare function section_to_area(name: string): string;
/**
 * Convert template sections into ExportElement array.
 * Deduplicates by area.key within the batch.
 */
export declare function template_to_elements(sections: TemplateSection[]): ExportElement[];
export {};
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