/**
 * @fileoverview reStructuredText Parser Extension for Legal Markdown
 *
 * This module provides functionality to parse reStructuredText (.rst) documents
 * and convert them to Legal Markdown format. It uses Pandoc for robust parsing
 * with intelligent fallback to basic regex-based parsing when Pandoc is not
 * available or fails.
 *
 * Features:
 * - AST-based reStructuredText parsing using Pandoc
 * - Fallback regex-based parsing for simple documents
 * - Content type detection and validation
 * - Section header conversion to Legal Markdown syntax
 * - Text formatting preservation (emphasis, strong)
 * - Code block and literal block handling
 * - Bullet and enumerated list conversion
 * - Reference and hyperlink preservation
 *
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * import { convertRstToLegalMarkdown, convertRstToLegalMarkdownSync } from './rst-parser';
 *
 * const rstContent = `
 * ============
 * Introduction
 * ============
 *
 * This is a sample reStructuredText document.
 *
 * Section 1
 * =========
 *
 * Some *emphasized* and **strong** text.
 * `;
 *
 * // Async conversion (preferred)
 * const legalMarkdown = await convertRstToLegalMarkdown(rstContent);
 *
 * // Sync conversion (fallback)
 * const legalMarkdownSync = convertRstToLegalMarkdownSync(rstContent);
 * ```
 */
/**
 * Converts reStructuredText content to markdown format using pandoc
 */
export declare function parseRestructuredText(content: string): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Synchronous version using fallback parser
 */
export declare function parseRestructuredTextSync(content: string): string;
/**
 * Checks if a file appears to be reStructuredText
 */
export declare function isRestructuredText(content: string): boolean;
/**
 * Converts reStructuredText content to Legal Markdown format (async version)
 *
 * This function provides robust conversion of reStructuredText documents to Legal
 * Markdown format using Pandoc when available. It automatically detects RST content
 * and only performs conversion when necessary, preserving non-RST content unchanged.
 *
 * @param {string} content - The input content that may contain reStructuredText
 * @returns {Promise<string>} A promise that resolves to Legal Markdown formatted content
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * const rstContent = `
 * ============
 * Introduction
 * ============
 *
 * This is a sample reStructuredText document.
 * `;
 *
 * const legalMarkdown = await convertRstToLegalMarkdown(rstContent);
 * console.log(legalMarkdown);
 * // Output:
 * // l. Introduction
 * //
 * // This is a sample reStructuredText document.
 * ```
 */
export declare function convertRstToLegalMarkdown(content: string): Promise<string>;
/**
 * Converts reStructuredText content to Legal Markdown format (sync version)
 *
 * This synchronous function provides fallback conversion of reStructuredText
 * documents using regex-based parsing when Pandoc is not available. It's designed
 * for environments where async operations are not suitable or when simple
 * conversion is sufficient.
 *
 * @param {string} content - The input content that may contain reStructuredText
 * @returns {string} Legal Markdown formatted content
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * const rstContent = `
 * Section Title
 * =============
 *
 * Some **bold** and *italic* text.
 * `;
 *
 * const legalMarkdown = convertRstToLegalMarkdownSync(rstContent);
 * console.log(legalMarkdown);
 * // Output:
 * // l. Section Title
 * //
 * // Some **bold** and *italic* text.
 * ```
 */
export declare function convertRstToLegalMarkdownSync(content: string): string;
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