/**
 * Utilities for formatting clarification comments as GitHub issue comments
 * and parsing answers from comments.
 */
import type { ClarificationQuestion, ParsedAnswer } from '../types/clarification.js';
/**
 * Input comment shape for parsing answers.
 * Defined locally to avoid importing from external packages.
 */
export interface CommentInput {
    id: string;
    body: string;
    author: string;
    createdAt: Date;
}
/**
 * Prefix used in HTML markers to identify clarification comments.
 */
export declare const CLARIFICATION_MARKER_PREFIX = "generacy-clarification";
/**
 * Build an HTML comment marker for a clarification batch.
 *
 * @param batchNumber - The batch number to encode in the marker
 * @returns An HTML comment string like `<!-- generacy-clarification:batch-1 -->`
 */
export declare function buildClarificationMarker(batchNumber: number): string;
/**
 * Parse a batch number from text containing a clarification marker.
 *
 * @param text - The text to search for a marker
 * @returns The batch number if found, or null
 */
export declare function parseClarificationMarker(text: string): number | null;
/**
 * Format clarification questions as a full GitHub issue comment body.
 *
 * @param batchNumber - The batch number for this set of questions
 * @param questions - The clarification questions to format
 * @returns A formatted markdown string suitable for posting as a GitHub comment
 */
export declare function formatClarificationComment(batchNumber: number, questions: ClarificationQuestion[]): string;
/**
 * Parse answers from GitHub issue comments.
 *
 * Scans comment bodies for patterns like `Q1: answer text` and extracts
 * answers for the specified question numbers. Later answers for the same
 * question override earlier ones (last wins).
 *
 * @param comments - Array of comment objects to parse
 * @param questionNumbers - Question numbers to look for
 * @returns Array of parsed answers
 */
export declare function parseAnswersFromComments(comments: CommentInput[], questionNumbers: number[]): ParsedAnswer[];
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