/**
 * @name  sortByDependency
 * @description                         Sort a collection of items, such that the items come before
 *                                      or after the dependencies defined on the items.
 * @param  {Array|Object}  items        The collection of items to sort.
 * @param  {string} [afterProp]         The name of the property that will hold an array of names of
 *                                      other items that the item must come after. If it is not
 *                                      defined then this property is ignored.
 * @param  {string} [beforeProp]        The name of the property that will hold an array of names of
 *                                      other items that the item must come before. If it is not
 *                                      defined then this property is ignored.
 * @param  {string} [nameProp='name']   The name of the property on the object that holds its name,
 *                                      defaults to 'name'.
 * @return {Array}                      A new array containing the sorted collection of items.
 */
export declare function sortByDependency<T>(items: Record<string, T> | T[], afterProp?: string, beforeProp?: string, nameProp?: string): T[];