import type { MatchPayload } from './MatchPayload';
/**
 * Searches for blacklisted terms in text, ignoring parts matched by whitelisted
 * terms.
 *
 * See:
 * - [[RegExpMatcher]] for an implementation using regular expressions.
 */
export interface Matcher {
    /**
     * Returns all matches of blacklisted terms in the text.
     *
     * If you only need to check for the presence of a match, and do not need
     * more specific information about the matches, use the `hasMatch()` method,
     * which is typically more efficient.
     *
     * @param input - Text to find profanities in.
     * @param sorted - Whether the resulting list of matches should be sorted
     * using [[compareMatchByPositionAndId]]. Defaults to `false`.
     * @returns A list of matches of the matcher on the text. The matches are
     * guaranteed to be sorted if and only if the `sorted` parameter is `true`,
     * otherwise, their order is unspecified.
     */
    getAllMatches(input: string, sorted?: boolean): MatchPayload[];
    /**
     * Checks whether there is a match for any blacklisted term in the text.
     *
     * This is typically more efficient than calling `getAllMatches` and
     * checking the result, though it depends on the implementation.
     *
     * @param input - Text to check.
     */
    hasMatch(input: string): boolean;
}