/**
 * Normalizes a URL pathname for matching and sitemap location building.
 *
 * @remarks
 * Ensures a leading slash and strips trailing slashes except for `/`.
 */
export declare function normalizePathname(pathname: string): string;
/**
 * Matches a pathname against a small set of supported patterns.
 *
 * @remarks
 * Supported forms:
 * - exact: `/admin`
 * - prefix wildcard: `/admin/**` (matches `/admin` and descendants)
 * - trailing `**` only as a full segment after `/`
 *
 * This is not a full glob engine. Unsupported patterns are treated as exact matches.
 */
export declare function matchPathPattern(pathname: string, pattern: string): boolean;
/**
 * Returns true when the pathname matches any of the patterns.
 */
export declare function matchesAnyPathPattern(pathname: string, patterns: readonly string[]): boolean;