import type { Filter, WhereBuilder } from './public-api.js';
/** Validate the filter grammar before it reaches an index or scan path. */
export declare function validateFilter(filter: unknown, path?: string): asserts filter is Filter;
/** Apply a validated filter with strict, documented value semantics. */
export declare function matchesFilter(metadata: Record<string, unknown>, filter: Filter): boolean;
export declare const where: WhereBuilder;
/** Alias for callers who prefer `filter.eq(...)` over `where.eq(...)`. */
export declare const filter: WhereBuilder;
export declare function throwIfAborted(signal?: AbortSignal): void;
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