/**
 * Joins an array of strings into a natural language list.
 *
 * @param strings - The array of strings to join.
 * @param zeroLength - The string to return if the array is empty. Defaults to an empty string.
 * @returns A string that represents the natural language list.
 *
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * naturalLanguageJoin([]); // ""
 * naturalLanguageJoin([], "No items"); // "No items"
 * naturalLanguageJoin(["apple"]); // "apple"
 * naturalLanguageJoin(["apple", "banana"]); // "apple and banana"
 * naturalLanguageJoin(["apple", "banana", "cherry"]); // "apple, banana, and cherry"
 * ```
 */
export declare const naturalLanguageJoin: (strings: string | string[], zeroLength?: string) => string;
/**
 * Creates a list of short identifiers from a given name.
 *
 * @param name - The name to create identifiers from.
 * @returns An array of unique short identifiers.
 *
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * createShortIdentifiers("John Doe"); // ["jd", "j_d", "johdoe", "joh_doe"]
 * createShortIdentifiers("Alice 123"); // ["a1", "a_1", "a123", "a_12_3", "ali123", "ali_123"]
 * createShortIdentifiers("Bob"); // ["bob"]
 * ```
 */
export declare const createShortIdentifiers: (name: string) => string[];
/**
 * Removes a prefix from a string if it exists.
 *
 * @param str - The string to remove the prefix from.
 * @param prefix - The prefix to remove.
 * @returns The string with the prefix removed if it was present, otherwise the original string.
 *
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * trimPrefix("hello world", "hello "); // "world"
 * trimPrefix("hello world", "goodbye "); // "hello world"
 * trimPrefix("hello world", ""); // "hello world"
 * trimPrefix("hello world", "hello world"); // ""
 * ```
 */
export declare const trimPrefix: (str: string, prefix: string) => string;
/**
 * Escapes HTML special characters in a string to prevent XSS and ensure
 * correct rendering in HTML contexts.
 *
 * @param s - The string to escape.
 * @returns The escaped string with &, <, >, ", and ' replaced by their
 * HTML entity equivalents.
 */
export declare const escapeHTML: (s: string) => string;
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