/**
 * Counts the number of sentences in a given text.
 *
 * This function handles:
 * - Multiple paragraphs (separated by one or more new lines)
 * - HTML new line characters (
 and 
)
 * - Multiple consecutive dots (replacing them with a single dot)
 * - Empty paragraphs (skips them)
 * - Sentences ending with punctuation marks (.!?) followed by spaces
 * - Sentences at the end of the text
 *
 * @param text - The input text to count sentences in
 * @returns The total number of sentences in the text
 *
 * @example
 * // Returns 2
 * countSentences("Hello world. This is a test.");
 *
 * @example
 * // Also returns 2 (handles HTML newlines)
 * countSentences("Hello world.
This is a test.");
 */
export declare const countSentences: (text: string) => number;