export declare function arrayify<T>(q: T): T extends any[] ? T : [T];
export declare function startsWith(s: string, pre: string[]): boolean;
export declare function endsWith(s: string, post: string[]): boolean;
export declare function removeWhenStartsWith(s: string, pre: string[]): string;
export declare function removeWhenEndsWith(s: string, post: string[]): string;
export declare function optionalPrePostFix(pre: string | string[], post: string | string[]): {
    (dir: "inOut", parse: (s: string) => string): (s: string) => string;
    <R>(dir: "out", parse: (s: R) => string): (s: R) => string;
    <R_1>(dir: "in", parse: (s: string) => R_1): (s: string) => R_1;
    (dir: "in" | "out" | "inOut"): (s: string) => string;
};