import type { ConstructableDate, ContextFn, DateArg } from "./types.js";
/**
 * @name toDate
 * @category Common Helpers
 * @summary Convert the given argument to an instance of Date.
 *
 * @description
 * Convert the given argument to an instance of Date.
 *
 * If the argument is an instance of Date, the function returns its clone.
 *
 * If the argument is a number, it is treated as a timestamp.
 *
 * If the argument is none of the above, the function returns Invalid Date.
 *
 * Starting from v3.7.0, it clones a date using `[Symbol.for("constructDateFrom")]`
 * enabling to transfer extra properties from the reference date to the new date.
 * It's useful for extensions like [`TZDate`](https://github.com/date-fns/tz)
 * that accept a time zone as a constructor argument.
 *
 * **Note**: *all* Date arguments passed to any *date-fns* function is processed by `toDate`.
 *
 * @typeParam DateType - The `Date` type, the function operates on. Gets inferred from passed arguments. Allows to use extensions like [`UTCDate`](https://github.com/date-fns/utc).
 * @typeParam ResultDate - The result `Date` type, it is the type returned from the context function if it is passed, or inferred from the arguments.
 *
 * @param argument - The value to convert
 *
 * @returns The parsed date in the local time zone
 *
 * @example
 * // Clone the date:
 * const result = toDate(new Date(2014, 1, 11, 11, 30, 30))
 * //=> Tue Feb 11 2014 11:30:30
 *
 * @example
 * // Convert the timestamp to date:
 * const result = toDate(1392098430000)
 * //=> Tue Feb 11 2014 11:30:30
 */
export declare function toDate<
  DateType extends Date | ConstructableDate,
  ResultDate extends Date = DateType,
>(
  argument: DateArg<DateType>,
  context?: ContextFn<ResultDate> | undefined,
): ResultDate;