import type { CslItem } from "../../core/csl-json/types.js";
import type { ILibrary } from "../../core/library-interface.js";
import { type PaginationOptions, type SearchSortField, type SortOrder } from "../pagination/index.js";
/**
 * Sort options for search (includes relevance)
 */
export interface SearchSortOptions {
    sort?: SearchSortField;
    order?: SortOrder;
}
/**
 * Options for searchReferences operation
 */
export interface SearchOperationOptions extends PaginationOptions, SearchSortOptions {
    /** Search query string */
    query: string;
}
/**
 * Result of searchReferences operation
 */
export interface SearchResult {
    /** Raw CslItem array */
    items: CslItem[];
    /** Total count before pagination */
    total: number;
    /** Applied limit (0 if unlimited) */
    limit: number;
    /** Applied offset */
    offset: number;
    /** Next page offset, null if no more results */
    nextOffset: number | null;
}
/**
 * Search references in the library and return raw CslItem[] results.
 *
 * @param library - The library to search in
 * @param options - Search query and pagination options
 * @returns Raw CslItem[] with pagination metadata
 */
export declare function searchReferences(library: ILibrary, options: SearchOperationOptions): Promise<SearchResult>;
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