/**
 * Utility function to compute a consistent hash for a given key and map it to a shard index
 * @param key - The key to hash
 * @param shardCount - The number of shards to distribute across
 * @returns A shard index between 0 and shardCount-1
 */
export declare function getShardIndex(key: string, shardCount: number): number;
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