type SelectFile = {
    /**
     * File or folder path to select in LaunchBar.
     */
    file: string;
    url?: never;
    name?: never;
    string?: never;
    abbreviation?: never;
};
type SelectUrl = {
    /**
     * URL to select in LaunchBar.
     */
    url: string;
    /**
     * Optional display name for the selected URL.
     */
    name?: string;
    file?: never;
    string?: never;
    abbreviation?: never;
};
type SelectString = {
    /**
     * Text string to select in LaunchBar.
     */
    string: string;
    file?: never;
    url?: never;
    name?: never;
    abbreviation?: never;
};
type SelectAbbreviation = {
    /**
     * Abbreviation to select in LaunchBar.
     */
    abbreviation: string;
    file?: never;
    url?: never;
    name?: never;
    string?: never;
};
/**
 * Select payload definition.
 */
export type Select = SelectFile | SelectUrl | SelectString | SelectAbbreviation;
/**
 * Select arbitrary items in LaunchBar.
 *
 * @param payload Select payload.
 * @returns LaunchBar select URL.
 * @example
 * select({ file: '/Applications' })
 * // => 'x-launchbar:select?file=/Applications'
 * @example
 * select({ url: 'www.obdev.at' })
 * // => 'x-launchbar:select?url=www.obdev.at'
 * @example
 * select({ url: 'www.obdev.at', name: 'Objective Development' })
 * // => 'x-launchbar:select?url=www.obdev.at&name=Objective+Development'
 * @example
 * select({ string: "Hello, I'm a text" })
 * // => 'x-launchbar:select?string=Hello,+I'm+a+text'
 * @example
 * select({ abbreviation: 'SAFARI' })
 * // => 'x-launchbar:select?abbreviation=SAFARI'
 * @link https://www.obdev.at/resources/launchbar/help/URLCommands.html
 */
export declare function select(payload: Select): string;
export {};