/**
 * The encodings supported by the terminal.
 */
declare enum TerminalEncoding {
    /**
     * A terminal that does not support any colors.
     */
    NONE = 0,
    /**
     * Node terminal supports a 16-color palette.
     */
    NODE_16_COLORS = 1,
    /**
     * Node terminal supports a 256-color palette.
     */
    NODE_256_COLORS = 2,
    /**
     * Node terminal supports a 24-bit color palette.
     */
    NODE_16MILLION_COLORS = 3
}
/**
 * Returns a comparator that sorts encodings based on the number of colors that they support, from the most
 * to the least number of colors.
 *
 * @param first - the first encoding
 * @param second - the second encoding
 * @returns a negative number if `first` supports more colors than `second`.
 *   `0` if the encodings support the same number of colors. A positive number if
 *   `first` supports fewer colors than `second`.
 */
declare const sortByDecreasingRank: (first: TerminalEncoding, second: TerminalEncoding) => number;
export { TerminalEncoding, sortByDecreasingRank };