import { ComponentType, PuptElement, PuptNode } from '../types';
/**
 * Check if a PuptElement matches a given type (class reference or string name).
 *
 * @param element - The element to check
 * @param type - A component class/function reference, or a string name
 * @returns true if the element matches the given type
 */
export declare function isElementOfType(element: PuptElement, type: ComponentType | string): boolean;
/**
 * Find all children that match a given type.
 * Searches through Fragments transparently.
 *
 * @param children - The children to search (PuptNode - can be array, element, string, etc.)
 * @param type - A component class/function reference, or a string name
 * @returns Array of matching PuptElements
 */
export declare function findChildrenOfType(children: PuptNode, type: ComponentType | string): PuptElement[];
/**
 * Partition children into two groups: those matching the type and the rest.
 * Unlike findChildrenOfType, this does not unwrap Fragments - it operates
 * on the direct children array.
 *
 * @param children - Array of children to partition
 * @param type - A component class/function reference, or a string name
 * @returns Tuple of [matching elements, non-matching nodes]
 */
export declare function partitionChildren(children: PuptNode[], type: ComponentType | string): [PuptElement[], PuptNode[]];
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