/**
 * Assigns default values to an `object`, ensuring that certain properties do not remain `undefined`.
 * It sets default values for properties that are either `undefined` or inherited from `Object.prototype`.
 *
 * You can pass in multiple objects to define these default values,
 * and they will be applied in order from left to right.
 * Once a property has been assigned a value, any subsequent values for that property will be ignored.
 *
 * Note: This function modifies the first argument, `object`. If you want to keep `object` unchanged, consider using `toDefaulted` instead.
 *
 * @template T - The type of the object being processed.
 * @param {T} object - The target object.
 * @returns {T} The object itself.
 */
declare function defaults<T extends object>(object: T): NonNullable<T>;
/**
 * Assigns default values to an `object`, ensuring that certain properties do not remain `undefined`.
 * It sets default values for properties that are either `undefined` or inherited from `Object.prototype`.
 *
 * You can pass in multiple objects to define these default values,
 * and they will be applied in order from left to right.
 * Once a property has been assigned a value, any subsequent values for that property will be ignored.
 *
 * Note: This function modifies the first argument, `object`. If you want to keep `object` unchanged, consider using `toDefaulted` instead.
 *
 * @template T - The type of the object being processed.
 * @template S - The type of the object that provides default values.
 * @param {T} object - The target object that will receive default values.
 * @param {S} source - The object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @returns {NonNullable<T & S>} The `object` that has been updated with default values from `source`, ensuring that all properties are defined and none are left as `undefined`.
 */
declare function defaults<T extends object, S extends object>(object: T, source: S): NonNullable<T & S>;
/**
 * Assigns default values to an `object`, ensuring that certain properties do not remain `undefined`.
 * It sets default values for properties that are either `undefined` or inherited from `Object.prototype`.
 *
 * You can pass in multiple objects to define these default values,
 * and they will be applied in order from left to right.
 * Once a property has been assigned a value, any subsequent values for that property will be ignored.
 *
 * Note: This function modifies the first argument, `object`. If you want to keep `object` unchanged, consider using `toDefaulted` instead.
 *
 * @template T - The type of the object being processed.
 * @template S1 - The type of the first object that provides default values.
 * @template S2 - The type of the second object that provides default values.
 * @param {T} object - The target object that will receive default values.
 * @param {S1} source1 - The first object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @param {S2} source2 - The second object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @returns {NonNullable<T & S1 & S2>} The `object` that has been updated with default values from `source1` and `source2`, ensuring that all properties are defined and none are left as `undefined`.
 */
declare function defaults<T extends object, S1 extends object, S2 extends object>(object: T, source1: S1, source2: S2): NonNullable<T & S1 & S2>;
/**
 * Assigns default values to an `object`, ensuring that certain properties do not remain `undefined`.
 * It sets default values for properties that are either `undefined` or inherited from `Object.prototype`.
 *
 * You can pass in multiple objects to define these default values,
 * and they will be applied in order from left to right.
 * Once a property has been assigned a value, any subsequent values for that property will be ignored.
 *
 * Note: This function modifies the first argument, `object`. If you want to keep `object` unchanged, consider using `toDefaulted` instead.
 *
 * @template T - The type of the object being processed.
 * @template S1 - The type of the first object that provides default values.
 * @template S2 - The type of the second object that provides default values.
 * @template S3 - The type of the third object that provides default values.
 * @param {T} object - The target object that will receive default values.
 * @param {S1} source1 - The first object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @param {S2} source2 - The second object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @param {S3} source3 - The third object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @returns {NonNullable<T & S1 & S2 & S3>} The `object` that has been updated with default values from `source1`, `source2`, and `source3`, ensuring that all properties are defined and none are left as `undefined`.
 */
declare function defaults<T extends object, S1 extends object, S2 extends object, S3 extends object>(object: T, source1: S1, source2: S2, source3: S3): NonNullable<T & S1 & S2 & S3>;
/**
 * Assigns default values to an `object`, ensuring that certain properties do not remain `undefined`.
 * It sets default values for properties that are either `undefined` or inherited from `Object.prototype`.
 *
 * You can pass in multiple objects to define these default values,
 * and they will be applied in order from left to right.
 * Once a property has been assigned a value, any subsequent values for that property will be ignored.
 *
 * Note: This function modifies the first argument, `object`. If you want to keep `object` unchanged, consider using `toDefaulted` instead.
 *
 * @template T - The type of the object being processed.
 * @template S1 - The type of the first object that provides default values.
 * @template S2 - The type of the second object that provides default values.
 * @template S3 - The type of the third object that provides default values.
 * @template S4 - The type of the fourth object that provides default values.
 * @param {T} object - The target object that will receive default values.
 * @param {S1} source1 - The first object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @param {S2} source2 - The second object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @param {S3} source3 - The third object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @param {S4} source4 - The fourth object that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @returns {NonNullable<T & S1 & S2 & S3 & S4>} The `object` that has been updated with default values from `source1`, `source2`, `source3`, and `source4`, ensuring that all properties are defined and none are left as `undefined`.
 */
declare function defaults<T extends object, S1 extends object, S2 extends object, S3 extends object, S4 extends object>(object: T, source1: S1, source2: S2, source3: S3, source4: S4): NonNullable<T & S1 & S2 & S3 & S4>;
/**
 * Assigns default values to an `object`, ensuring that certain properties do not remain `undefined`.
 * It sets default values for properties that are either `undefined` or inherited from `Object.prototype`.
 *
 * You can pass in multiple objects to define these default values,
 * and they will be applied in order from left to right.
 * Once a property has been assigned a value, any subsequent values for that property will be ignored.
 *
 * Note: This function modifies the first argument, `object`. If you want to keep `object` unchanged, consider using `toDefaulted` instead.
 *
 * @template T - The type of the object being processed.
 * @template S - The type of the objects that provides default values.
 * @param {T} object - The target object that will receive default values.
 * @param {S[]} source - The objects that specifies the default values to apply.
 * @returns {object} The `object` that has been updated with default values from `sources`, ensuring that all properties are defined and none are left as `undefined`.
 *
 * @example
 * defaults({ a: 1 }, { a: 2, b: 2 }, { c: 3 }); // { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
 * defaults({ a: 1, b: 2 }, { b: 3 }, { c: 3 }); // { a: 1, b: 2, c: 3 }
 * defaults({ a: null }, { a: 1 }); // { a: null }
 * defaults({ a: undefined }, { a: 1 }); // { a: 1 }
 */
declare function defaults<T extends object, S extends object>(object: T, ...sources: S[]): object;

export { defaults };