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import { CompositeFilterDescriptor, FilterDescriptor } from "@progress/kendo-data-query";
import { HighlightItem } from "../../../../highlight/highlight-item";
import { CompositeHighlightDescriptor } from "./models";
import { HighlightDirective } from "../../../../highlight/highlight.directive";
/**
 * @hidden
 * Converts date strings in a filter to Date objects.
 */
export declare const convertDateStringsInFilter: (filter: CompositeFilterDescriptor | FilterDescriptor) => any;
/**
 * @hidden
 */
export declare const isDateOperator: (operator: string) => boolean;
/**
 * @hidden
 * Highlights items in a grid based on the provided filters and columns.
 * @param data - The data to be highlighted.
 * @param filters - The composite highlight descriptors containing the filters and logic.
 * @param columns - The columns of the grid.
 * @returns An array of HighlightItem objects representing the highlighted items.
 */
export declare const highlightBy: (data: any[], filters: CompositeHighlightDescriptor[], columns: {
    field: string;
}[], highlightDirective: HighlightDirective) => HighlightItem[];