import { IndexPath } from './indexPath.js';
import { KeyPath } from './types.js';
type AncestorPathsOptions<TPath extends KeyPath | IndexPath> = {
    /**
     * The function to use to compare the paths.
     *
     * Returns a number that is less than 0 if `a` should come before `b`,
     * 0 if they are equal, and greater than 0 if `a` should come after `b`.
     *
     * @default comparePathsByComponent
     */
    compare?: (a: TPath, b: TPath) => number;
};
/**
 * This function cleans up the `indexPaths` array by
 *
 * 1. sorting the `indexPaths`
 * 2. removing any `indexPaths` that are descendants of other `indexPaths`
 * 3. removing any `indexPaths` that are duplicates
 */
export declare function ancestorPaths<TPath extends KeyPath | IndexPath>(paths: TPath[], options?: AncestorPathsOptions<TPath>): TPath[];
export {};