import { Ast } from 'thingtalk';
export interface EntityRecord {
    value: string;
    name: string;
    canonical: string;
}
export declare function collectDisambiguationHints(result: Ast.DialogueHistoryResultItem, idEntities: Map<string, EntityRecord[]>, previousLocations: Ast.Location[]): void;
export declare function getBestEntityMatch(searchTerm: string, entityType: string, candidates: EntityRecord[]): EntityRecord;