import { StringWidthOptions } from "./get-string-width.js";
import "./get-string-truncated-width.js";
/**
* Configuration options for string slicing operations.
* @example
* ```typescript
* const options: SliceOptions = {
*   width: {
*     fullWidth: 2,
*     ambiguousIsNarrow: true
*   },
*   segmenter: new Intl.Segmenter('ja-JP', { granularity: 'word' })
* };
* ```
*/
type SliceOptions = {
  /**
  * Custom segmenter instance for text segmentation
  */
  segmenter?: Intl.Segmenter;
  /**
  * Options for string width calculations
  */
  width?: StringWidthOptions;
};
/**
* Slices a string based on visible character width, preserving ANSI escape codes.
*
* Handles complex scenarios including grapheme clusters, full-width characters,
* and ANSI styling (colors, formatting, hyperlinks).
* @example
* ```typescript
* const styledString = "\u001B[31mHello\u001B[39m \u001B[1mWorld\u001B[22m!";
*
* // Slice from visible index 2 to 8
* slice(styledString, 2, 8);
* // => "\u001B[31mllo\u001B[39m \u001B[1mWo\u001B[22m"
*
* // Slice from visible index 7 onwards
* slice(styledString, 7);
* // => "\u001B[1morld\u001B[22m!"
* ```
* @param inputString The string to slice.
* @param startIndex The starting visible character index (inclusive). Defaults to 0.
* @param endIndex The ending visible character index (exclusive). Defaults to the end of the string.
* @param options Slicing options.
* @returns The sliced string with ANSI codes preserved.
*/
declare const slice: (inputString: string, startIndex?: number, endIndex?: number, options?: SliceOptions) => string;
export { SliceOptions, slice };