export type ReferenceContext = 'data' | 'attribute';
export type ReferenceDecision = {
    readonly kind: 'match';
    readonly consumed: number;
    readonly examined: number;
    readonly value: string;
} | {
    readonly kind: 'literal';
    readonly consumed: 1;
    readonly examined: number;
    readonly value: '&';
} | {
    readonly kind: 'need-more';
};
export declare function decodeReference(source: string, ampersandOffset: number, context: ReferenceContext, final: boolean): ReferenceDecision;