/**
 * @license Copyright (c) 2003-2026, CKSource Holding sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.
 * For licensing, see LICENSE.md or https://ckeditor.com/legal/ckeditor-licensing-options
 */
/**
 * @module engine/conversion/comparemarkers
 */
import type { ModelRange } from '../model/range.js';
/**
 * Sorts markers so the downcast result is deterministic regardless of the order
 * markers were added to the marker collection.
 *
 * The sort key is the marker's range, ordered "right-to-left" through the document so that
 * a marker's opening boundary is processed *after* any markers nested inside it. This way
 * the outer marker wraps the inner ones at conversion time.
 *
 * Cases (positions shown as `0123456789`, sort result top-to-bottom):
 *
 * 1. Non-overlapping ranges — sorted by position, last range first:
 *
 *        a: [--]               →   c, b, a
 *        b:     [--]
 *        c:        [--]
 *
 * 2. Adjacent ranges (end === start) — treated as non-overlapping:
 *
 *        first:  [---]         →   third, second, first
 *        second:    [---]
 *        third:        [---]
 *
 * 3. Nested ranges (same start, different ends) — inner first, outer last:
 *
 *        shorter: [-]          →   shorter, longer
 *        longer:  [---]
 *
 * 4. Partially overlapping ranges — sorted by start position:
 *
 *        earlier: [---]        →   later, earlier
 *        later:     [---]
 *
 * 5. Identical ranges — fall back to reverse name comparison:
 *
 *        alpha:   [---]        →   charlie, bravo, alpha
 *        bravo:   [---]
 *        charlie: [---]
 *
 * @internal
 */
export declare function compareMarkersForDowncast([name1, range1]: readonly [string, ModelRange], [name2, range2]: readonly [string, ModelRange]): number;