import type { ProtectedItems } from "../modules/BasicAccessControl/ProtectedItems.ta.mjs";
import type ProtectedItem from "../types/ProtectedItem.mjs";
import { NameAndOptionalUID } from "../modules/SelectedAttributeTypes/NameAndOptionalUID.ta.mjs";
import { EvaluateFilterSettings } from "../utils/evaluateFilter.mjs";
/**
 * @summary Whether the requested item is protected by the `ProtectedItems`.
 * @description
 *
 * This function determines whether the requested item is targeted by the
 * `ProtectedItems`.
 *
 * @param {object} request The aspect of the entry to which authorization is
 *  being requested.
 * @param {ProtectedItems} protectedItems The data structure that defines what
 *  is protected by the ACI item.
 * @param {function} getEqualityMatcher A function that takes an object
 *  identifier and returns another function (if one can be found) that can be
 *  used to compare two values of the same attribute type.
 * @returns {boolean} A `boolean` that is `true` if the requested item is
 *  protected by the `ProtectedItems` and `false` if it is not.
 * @function
 */
export declare function itemIsProtected(request: ProtectedItem, protectedItems: ProtectedItems, requester: NameAndOptionalUID | undefined | null, settings: EvaluateFilterSettings): boolean;
export default itemIsProtected;
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