export interface ShortenOptions {
    /**
     * Maximum string length.
     */
    length?: number;
    /**
     * String to use as ellipsis.
     */
    ellipsis?: string;
    /**
     * Whether to keep whole words.
     */
    words?: boolean;
    /**
     * Whether to count ellipsis' length in the maximum length.
     */
    lax?: boolean;
}
/**
 * Shortens (truncates) a string to a max length keeping whole words by default.
 *
 * @param {string} value The string to shorten.
 * @param {object} options The options object.
 * @param {number} options.length Maximum length to return. Defaults to `50`.
 * @param {string} options.ellipsis Ellipsis string to use. Defaults to `'...'`.
 * @param {boolean} options.words Whether to keep words. Defaults to `true`.
 * @param {boolean} options.lax Whether to not include the ellipsis length in the maximum length. Defaults to `false`.
 *
 * @example
 * // Returns 'The...'
 * shorten('The strnig is logn and full of erorrs.');
 * @example
 * // Returns 'The strnig is...'
 * shorten('The strnig is logn and full of erorrs.', { length: 20 });
 *
 * @returns {string} The shortened (truncated) string.
 */
declare const shorten: (value: string, options?: ShortenOptions) => string;
export default shorten;