import type { GenericFunction } from "./logger.js";
import "./setup.js";
/**
 * Log at the error level.
 *
 * This function is a pass-through to the default logger's `error` method. By
 * default, the default logger is configured to use {@linkcode console.log} and
 * print in red text.
 *
 * @template T The type of the message to log.
 * @param msg The message to log.
 * @param args Arguments to be formatted into the message.
 * @returns The message that was logged.
 *
 * @example Usage
 * ```ts
 * import { error } from "@std/log/error";
 * import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert/equals";
 *
 * assertEquals(error("This is an error message."), "This is an error message.");
 * // Prints: "ERROR This is an error message."
 *
 * assertEquals(error(() => "This is an error message."), "This is an error message.");
 * // Prints: "ERROR This is an error message."
 * ```
 */
export declare function error<T>(msg: () => T, ...args: unknown[]): T | undefined;
/**
 * Log at the error level.
 *
 * This function is a pass-through to the default logger's `error` method. By
 * default, the default logger is configured to use {@linkcode console.log} and
 * print in red text.
 *
 * @template T The type of the message to log.
 * @param msg The message to log.
 * @param args Arguments to be formatted into the message.
 * @returns The message that was logged.
 *
 * @example Usage
 * ```ts
 * import { error } from "@std/log/error";
 * import { assertEquals } from "@std/assert/equals";
 *
 * assertEquals(error("This is an error message."), "This is an error message.");
 * // Prints: "ERROR This is an error message."
 *
 * assertEquals(error(() => "This is an error message."), "This is an error message.");
 * // Prints: "ERROR This is an error message."
 * ```
 */
export declare function error<T>(msg: T extends GenericFunction ? never : T, ...args: unknown[]): T;
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