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import { SortExprStrList } from './Ordering';

interface Ordering<ReturnType> {
    /**
     * Sorts the values of specific fields in a result set according to a given
     * order.
     * @param field - A string or array of strings identifying the fields and
     * order to sort by.
     * @param fields - Additional strings or arrays of strings.
     * @returns The current statement instance itself.
     */
    sort: (field: SortExprStrList, ...fields: SortExprStrList[]) => ReturnType
}

export default Ordering;