import type { GenericObject } from '../object/types';
import type { BasicPrimitive } from '../types/index';
import type { OrderOption, SortByOption, SortNature } from './types';
/**
 * Compare two strings using natural sorting (e.g., `"file2"` < `"file10"`).
 * - Optionally supports case-insensitive and locale-aware string chunk comparisons.
 *
 * @param a - The first string to compare.
 * @param b - The second string to compare.
 * @param options - Optional settings to configure comparison behavior.
 * @returns A negative number if `a` comes before `b`, a positive number if `a` comes after `b`, or 0 if equal.
 */
export declare function naturalSort(a: string, b: string, options?: SortNature): number;
/**
 * * Sorts an array of objects based on the provided options.
 *
 * @remarks
 * - Sorts array by the specified field in the options `sortByField`.
 * - Uses {@link naturalSort} for sorting string values.
 *
 * @param array - The array of objects to sort.
 * @param options - Sorting options for objects.
 * @returns The sorted array.
 */
export declare function sortAnArray<T extends GenericObject>(array: T[], options: SortByOption<T>): T[];
/**
 * * Sorts an array of `strings`, `numbers` or `boolean` based on the provided options.
 *
 * @remarks
 * - If the array contains strings, it sorts them alphabetically.
 * - If the array contains numbers, it sorts them numerically.
 * - If the array contains booleans, it sorts them by their boolean value.
 * - Uses {@link naturalSort} for sorting string values.
 *
 * @param array - The array of `strings`, `numbers` or `boolean` to sort.
 * @param options - Sorting options.
 * @returns  The sorted array.
 */
export declare function sortAnArray<T extends BasicPrimitive>(array: T[], options?: OrderOption): T[];