import { PaginationOptions, SortOptions, FilterResult } from '../types/common.types';
/**
 * Generic search function for any array of objects
 */
export declare function searchItems<T>(items: T[], searchTerm: string, searchFields: (keyof T)[], options?: {
    caseSensitive?: boolean;
    exactMatch?: boolean;
}): T[];
/**
 * Paginate array of items
 */
export declare function paginateItems<T>(items: T[], options?: PaginationOptions): FilterResult<T>;
/**
 * Sort array of items
 */
export declare function sortItems<T>(items: T[], sortOptions: SortOptions): T[];
/**
 * Advanced search with filtering, sorting, and pagination
 */
export declare function advancedSearch<T>(items: T[], searchTerm: string, searchFields: (keyof T)[], options?: {
    searchOptions?: {
        caseSensitive?: boolean;
        exactMatch?: boolean;
    };
    sortOptions?: SortOptions;
    paginationOptions?: PaginationOptions;
}): FilterResult<T>;
/**
 * Fuzzy search implementation for approximate matching
 */
export declare function fuzzySearch<T>(items: T[], searchTerm: string, searchFields: (keyof T)[], threshold?: number): Array<T & {
    score: number;
}>;
/**
 * Find similar items based on multiple criteria
 */
export declare function findSimilarItems<T>(items: T[], targetItem: T, compareFields: (keyof T)[], maxResults?: number): T[];