/**
 * Extracts the first and last initial from a user's name.
 * Replicates logic from UUI avatar component to ensure consistency.
 * @param name - The user's full name
 * @returns The initials in uppercase
 *
 * @note This function duplicates similar logic from the UUI avatar component.
 * It filters out parts beginning with special characters or punctuation to handle
 * cases like "John Doe (Admin)" correctly, resulting in "JD" instead of "J(".
 */
export declare function getInitials(name: string): string;