/**
 * @license
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Copyright © 2026 Progress Software Corporation. All rights reserved.
 * Licensed under commercial license. See LICENSE.md in the package root for more information
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
import { SortDescriptor, FilterDescriptor, CompositeFilterDescriptor } from '@progress/kendo-data-query';
/**
 * Orders the specified tree according to the provided sort descriptors.
 *
 * @param {T[]} data - The data that will be sorted.
 * @param {SortDescriptor[]} descriptors - The descriptors by which the data will be sorted.
 * @param {string} subItemsField - The field which points to the subitems collection of each data item.
 * @returns {T[]} - The sorted data.
 */
export declare function orderBy(data: any[], descriptors: SortDescriptor[], subItemsField: string): any[];
/**
 * Filters the provided data tree according to the specified `Array<FilterDescriptor|CompositeFilterDescriptor>`.
 *
 * @param {T[]} data - The data that will be filtered.
 * @param {FilterDescriptor[]|CompositeFilterDescriptor[]} descriptors - The filter criteria that will be applied.
 * @param {string} subItemsField - The field which points to the subitems collection of each data item.
 * @returns {T[]} - The filtered data.
 */
export declare function filterBy(data: any[], descriptors: FilterDescriptor[] | CompositeFilterDescriptor[], subItemsField: string): any[];
/** @hidden */
export declare const getSearchFromString: (search: CompositeFilterDescriptor, value: string) => CompositeFilterDescriptor;
/** @hidden */
export declare const getStringFromSearch: (search: CompositeFilterDescriptor | undefined) => string;
/** @hidden */
export declare const combineFilters: (first?: CompositeFilterDescriptor, second?: CompositeFilterDescriptor) => CompositeFilterDescriptor;