/**
 * Parse annotated body sections from a synced markdown file.
 *
 * A `##` line is a section boundary ONLY when the first non-empty line that
 * follows it is `<!-- ado-field: REFNAME -->`. Any other `##` line is treated
 * as part of the surrounding annotated section's content — this prevents
 * silent truncation of fields (e.g. Repro Steps) when the field body legitimately
 * contains `##` text.
 *
 * Anything before the first annotated section is the prose preamble.
 */
export interface AnnotatedSection {
    /** ADO reference name this section maps to. */
    refname: string;
    /** Body content (everything between the annotation and the next `##` heading). */
    content: string;
    /** Heading text as it appears in the file (for error reporting). */
    heading: string;
    /** Index of the heading line in the source (0-based). */
    lineIndex: number;
}
export interface LocalOnlySection {
    /** Heading text as it appears in the file. */
    heading: string;
    /** Body content. */
    content: string;
    /** Index of the heading line in the source (0-based). */
    lineIndex: number;
}
export interface ParseAnnotationsResult {
    /** Sections that sync to ADO fields. */
    annotated: AnnotatedSection[];
    /** Sections preserved in the file but not synced. */
    localOnly: LocalOnlySection[];
    /** Any content before the first `##` heading (prose preamble). Trimmed. */
    preamble: string;
}
/**
 * Parse the body of a markdown file (everything after frontmatter) into
 * annotated and local-only sections.
 */
export declare function parseAnnotations(body: string): ParseAnnotationsResult;
/**
 * Build an annotated `##` section as a string.
 */
export declare function serializeAnnotatedSection(heading: string, refname: string, content: string): string;
/**
 * Check whether a body has any `<!-- ado-field: ... -->` annotations.
 * Used to decide between annotated parsing and legacy fallback.
 */
export declare function hasAnnotations(body: string): boolean;
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