/**
 * Lowercase, strip whitespace, and remove diacritics so the default
 * matcher is accent-insensitive and whitespace-agnostic.
 *
 * Pure function, defined once at module load — used to be redeclared
 * inside every keystroke handler.
 */
export declare function normalize(raw: unknown): string;
/**
 * Build the search predicate used by the default matcher or by a
 * user-supplied `searchQuery`. Closes over `searchField`, `labelField`,
 * and `searchQuery` so the caller just asks "does this item match?".
 *
 * `searchField` may be a single key, an array of keys, or omitted —
 * the matcher falls back to `labelField` when nothing else is set.
 */
export declare function createSearchPredicate<T>({ text, searchField, labelField, searchQuery, }: {
    text: string;
    searchField: keyof T | (keyof T)[] | undefined;
    labelField: keyof T;
    searchQuery?: (keyword: string, labelValue: string) => boolean;
}): (item: T) => boolean;
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