export interface ParsedAuthor {
    name: string;
    handle?: string;
}
export declare function formatAuthor(name: string, handle?: string): string;
export declare function parseAuthor(author: string): ParsedAuthor;
/**
 * Create a collision-resistant MRSF comment id.
 * ULID is also permitted by the spec; UUIDv4 is the default for this package.
 */
export declare function newCommentId(): string;
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