/**
 * @file Utility functions for working with quotes
 */
/**
 * Set of all possible quote characters supported by the library
 */
export declare const QUOTE_SET: Set<string>;
/**
 * Possible quote types for scriptlet parameters
 */
export declare const QuoteType: {
    /**
     * No quotes at all
     */
    readonly None: "none";
    /**
     * Single quotes (`'`)
     */
    readonly Single: "single";
    /**
     * Double quotes (`"`)
     */
    readonly Double: "double";
    /**
     * Backtick quotes (`` ` ``)
     */
    readonly Backtick: "backtick";
};
export type QuoteType = typeof QuoteType[keyof typeof QuoteType];
/**
 * Utility functions for working with quotes
 */
export declare class QuoteUtils {
    /**
     * Escape all unescaped occurrences of the character
     *
     * @param string String to escape
     * @param char Character to escape
     * @returns Escaped string
     */
    static escapeUnescapedOccurrences(string: string, char: string): string;
    /**
     * Unescape all single escaped occurrences of the character
     *
     * @param string String to unescape
     * @param char Character to unescape
     * @returns Unescaped string
     */
    static unescapeSingleEscapedOccurrences(string: string, char: string): string;
    /**
     * Get quote type of the string
     *
     * @param string String to check
     * @returns Quote type of the string
     */
    static getStringQuoteType(string: string): QuoteType;
    /**
     * Set quote type of the string
     *
     * @param string String to set quote type of
     * @param quoteType Quote type to set
     * @returns String with the specified quote type
     */
    static setStringQuoteType(string: string, quoteType: QuoteType): string;
    /**
     * Removes bounding quotes from a string, if any
     *
     * @param string Input string
     * @returns String without quotes
     */
    static removeQuotes(string: string): string;
    /**
     * Removes bounding quotes from a string, if any, and unescapes the escaped quotes,
     * like transforming `'abc\'def'` to `abc'def`.
     *
     * @param string Input string
     * @returns String without quotes
     */
    static removeQuotesAndUnescape(string: string): string;
    /**
     * Wraps given `strings` with `quote` (defaults to single quote `'`)
     * and joins them with `separator` (defaults to comma+space `, `).
     *
     * @param strings Strings to quote and join.
     * @param quoteType Quote to use.
     * @param separator Separator to use.
     *
     * @returns String with joined items.
     *
     * @example
     * ['abc', 'def']: strings[]  ->  "'abc', 'def'": string
     */
    static quoteAndJoinStrings(strings: string[], quoteType?: QuoteType, separator?: string): string;
}