export type Chunk = {
    highlight: boolean;
    start: number;
    end: number;
};
/**
 * Creates an array of chunk objects representing both highlightable and non-highlightable pieces of text that match each search word.
 * @return Array of "chunks" (where a Chunk is { start:number, end:number, highlight:boolean })
 */
export declare function findAll({ autoEscape, caseSensitive, findChunks, sanitize, searchWords, textToHighlight, }: {
    autoEscape?: boolean;
    caseSensitive?: boolean;
    findChunks?: typeof defaultFindChunks;
    sanitize?: typeof defaultSanitize;
    searchWords: (string | RegExp)[];
    textToHighlight: string;
}): Chunk[];
/**
 * Takes an array of {start:number, end:number} objects and combines chunks that overlap into single chunks.
 * @return {start:number, end:number}[]
 */
export declare function combineChunks({ chunks }: {
    chunks: Chunk[];
}): Chunk[];
/**
 * Examine text for any matches.
 * If we find matches, add them to the returned array as a "chunk" object ({start:number, end:number}).
 * @return {start:number, end:number}[]
 */
declare function defaultFindChunks({ autoEscape, caseSensitive, sanitize, searchWords, textToHighlight, }: {
    autoEscape?: boolean;
    caseSensitive?: boolean;
    sanitize?: typeof defaultSanitize;
    searchWords: (string | RegExp)[];
    textToHighlight: string;
}): Chunk[];
export { defaultFindChunks as findChunks };
/**
 * Given a set of chunks to highlight, create an additional set of chunks
 * to represent the bits of text between the highlighted text.
 * @param chunksToHighlight {start:number, end:number}[]
 * @param totalLength number
 * @return {start:number, end:number, highlight:boolean}[]
 */
export declare function fillInChunks({ chunksToHighlight, totalLength, }: {
    chunksToHighlight: Chunk[];
    totalLength: number;
}): Chunk[];
declare function defaultSanitize(string: string): string;