import { O as OrderRule } from './purryOrderRules-BKXCPBNx.js';
import { I as IterableContainer } from './IterableContainer-CtfinwiH.js';
import { N as NonEmptyArray } from './NonEmptyArray-C9Od1wmF.js';

/**
 * Retrieves the element that would be at the given index if the array were sorted according to specified rules. This function uses the *QuickSelect* algorithm running at an average complexity of *O(n)*. Semantically it is equivalent to `sortBy(data, ...rules).at(index)` which would run at *O(nlogn)*.
 *
 * See also `firstBy` which provides an even more efficient algorithm and a stricter return type, but only for `index === 0`. See `takeFirstBy` to get all the elements up to and including `index`.
 *
 * @param data - The input array.
 * @param index - The zero-based index for selecting the element in the sorted order. Negative indices count backwards from the end.
 * @param rules - A variadic array of order rules defining the sorting criteria. Each order rule is a projection function that extracts a comparable value from the data. Sorting is based on these extracted values using the native `<` and `>` operators. Earlier rules take precedence over later ones. Use the syntax `[projection, "desc"]` for descending order.
 * @returns The element at the specified index in the sorted order, or `undefined` if the index is out of bounds.
 * @signature
 *   R.nthBy(data, index, ...rules);
 * @example
 *   R.nthBy([2,1,4,5,3,], 2, identity()); // => 3
 * @dataFirst
 * @category Array
 */
declare function nthBy<T extends IterableContainer>(data: T, index: number, ...rules: Readonly<NonEmptyArray<OrderRule<T[number]>>>): T[number] | undefined;
/**
 * Retrieves the element that would be at the given index if the array were sorted according to specified rules. This function uses the *QuickSelect* algorithm running at an average complexity of *O(n)*. Semantically it is equivalent to `sortBy(data, ...rules)[index]` which would run at *O(nlogn)*.
 *
 * See also `firstBy` which provides an even more efficient algorithm and a stricter return type, but only for `index === 0`. See `takeFirstBy` to get all the elements up to and including `index`.
 *
 * @param index - The zero-based index for selecting the element in the sorted order. Negative indices count backwards from the end.
 * @param rules - A variadic array of order rules defining the sorting criteria. Each order rule is a projection function that extracts a comparable value from the data. Sorting is based on these extracted values using the native `<` and `>` operators. Earlier rules take precedence over later ones. Use the syntax `[projection, "desc"]` for descending order.
 * @returns The element at the specified index in the sorted order, or `undefined` if the index is out of bounds.
 * @signature
 *   R.nthBy(index, ...rules)(data);
 * @example
 *   R.pipe([2,1,4,5,3,], R.nthBy(2, identity())); // => 3
 * @dataLast
 * @category Array
 */
declare function nthBy<T extends IterableContainer>(index: number, ...rules: Readonly<NonEmptyArray<OrderRule<T[number]>>>): (data: T) => T[number] | undefined;

export { nthBy };