import { type Maybe } from '../value/maybe.type';
/**
 * Configuration for limiting the number of items returned from an array.
 */
export interface LimitArrayConfig {
    /**
     * Number of items in the list to limit in the result.
     */
    readonly limit: number;
    /**
     * If true the limit will be pulled from the end instead of the front of the array.
     */
    readonly limitFromEnd?: boolean;
}
/**
 * Limits the number of items in an array based on the provided configuration.
 * Items are taken from the front of the array by default, or from the end if configured.
 *
 * @param array - source array to limit
 * @param inputConfig - configuration controlling the limit count and direction
 * @param inputConfig.limit - maximum number of items to include in the result
 * @param inputConfig.limitFromEnd - when true, items are taken from the end of the array instead of the front
 * @returns a new array with at most the configured number of items, or the original array if no limit is specified
 */
export declare function limitArray<T>(array: T[], { limit, limitFromEnd }: Partial<LimitArrayConfig>): T[];
export declare function limitArray<T>(array: Maybe<T[]>, { limit, limitFromEnd }: Partial<LimitArrayConfig>): Maybe<T[]>;
export declare function limitArray<T>(array: Maybe<T[]>, config: Maybe<Partial<LimitArrayConfig>>): Maybe<T[]>;