import type { SearchItem, KeyOf } from './types';
/**
 * Searches for matches within an object based on a regex pattern.
 * If a match is found within the specified keys, it adds the object to the results.
 *
 * @template T - The type of the object to search within, extending SearchItem.
 * @param {T} object - The object to search within.
 * @param {string[]} keys - The keys to include or exclude in the search.
 * @param {boolean} include - Whether to include or exclude the specified keys in the search.
 * @param {RegExp} regex - The regex pattern to match against the object values.
 * @param {T[]} results - The array to store matching objects.
 *
 * @example
 * // Define an object to search
 * const person = { name: "John", lastName: "Doe" };
 * const results = [];
 *
 * // Search within the object for the name 'John'
 * searchWithinObject(person, ['name'], true, /John/i, results);
 *
 * // results will contain the person object
 * console.log(results); // [{ name: "John", lastName: "Doe" }]
 */
export declare function searchWithinObject<T extends SearchItem>(object: T, keys: KeyOf<T>[], include: boolean, regex: RegExp, results: T[]): void;
/**
 * Recursively searches through items for matches based on a regex pattern.
 * It handles both arrays and individual objects.
 *
 * @template T - The type of the items to search through, extending SearchItem.
 * @param {T | T[]} items - The items to search through. Can be a single item or an array of items.
 * @param {string[]} keys - The keys to include or exclude in the search.
 * @param {boolean} include - Whether to include or exclude the specified keys in the search.
 * @param {RegExp} regex - The regex pattern to match against item values.
 * @param {SearchItem[]} results - The array to store matching items.
 *
 * @example
 * // Define a list of objects to search
 * const people = [
 *   { name: "John", lastName: "Doe" },
 *   { name: "Jane", lastName: "Doe" },
 * ];
 * const searchResults = [];
 *
 * // Recursively search for the term 'doe' in the list of people
 * recursiveSearch(people, ['lastName'], true, /doe/i, searchResults);
 *
 * // searchResults will contain both person objects
 * console.log(searchResults); // [{ name: "John", lastName: "Doe" }, { name: "Jane", lastName: "Doe" }]
 */
export declare function recursiveSearch<T extends SearchItem>(items: T | T[], keys: KeyOf<T>[], include: boolean, regex: RegExp, results: T[]): void;