import { NeedleOptions } from 'needle';
import { SafeSearchType, SearchTimeType } from '../util';
/** The options for {@link searchNews}. */
export interface NewsSearchOptions {
    /** The safe search type of the search. */
    safeSearch?: SafeSearchType;
    /** The locale(?) of the search. Defaults to "en-us". */
    locale?: string;
    /** The number to offset the results to. */
    offset?: number;
    /**
     * The string that acts like a key to a search.
     * Set this if you made a search with the same query.
     */
    vqd?: string;
    /** The time range of the articles. */
    time?: SearchTimeType;
}
/** The news article results from {@link searchNews}. */
export interface NewsSearchResults {
    /** Whether there were no results found. */
    noResults: boolean;
    /** The VQD of the search query. */
    vqd: string;
    /** The news article results of the search. */
    results: NewsResult[];
}
/** A news article search result. */
export interface NewsResult {
    /** The timestamp of when the article was created. */
    date: number;
    /** An except of the article. */
    excerpt: string;
    /** The image URL used in the article. */
    image?: string;
    /** The relative time of when the article was posted, in human readable format. */
    relativeTime: string;
    /** Where this article was indexed from. */
    syndicate: string;
    /** The title of the article. */
    title: string;
    /** The URL of the article. */
    url: string;
    /** Whether this article is classified as old. */
    isOld: boolean;
}
/**
 * Search news articles.
 * @category Search
 * @param query The query to search with
 * @param options The options of the search
 * @param needleOptions The options of the HTTP request
 * @returns Search results
 */
export declare function searchNews(query: string, options?: NewsSearchOptions, needleOptions?: NeedleOptions): Promise<NewsSearchResults>;