/**
 * Count some words.
 *
 * @param {string}                  text         The text being processed
 * @param {GCWordCountStrategy}     type         The type of count. Accepts 'words', 'characters_excluding_spaces', or 'characters_including_spaces'.
 * @param {GCWordCountUserSettings} userSettings Custom settings object.
 *
 * @example
 * ```js
 * import { count } from '@gechiui/wordcount';
 * const numberOfWords = count( 'Words to count', 'words', {} )
 * ```
 *
 * @return {number} The word or character count.
 */
export function count(text: string, type: GCWordCountStrategy, userSettings: GCWordCountUserSettings): number;
export type GCWordCountSettings = import('./defaultSettings').GCWordCountDefaultSettings;
export type GCWordCountUserSettings = import('./defaultSettings').GCWordCountUserSettings;
/**
 * Possible ways of counting.
 */
export type GCWordCountStrategy = 'words' | 'characters_excluding_spaces' | 'characters_including_spaces';
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