import { Entity, CompoundEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
/**
 * @param defaultNamespace - if set to false then namespace is never omitted,
 * if set to string which matches namespace of entity then omitted
 *
 * @public
 **/
export declare function humanizeEntityRef(entityRef: Entity | CompoundEntityRef, opts?: {
    defaultKind?: string;
    defaultNamespace?: string | false;
}): string;
/**
 * Convert an entity to its more readable name if available.
 *
 * If an entity is either User or Group, this will be its `spec.profile.displayName`.
 * Otherwise, this is `metadata.title`.
 *
 * If neither of those are found or populated, fallback to `defaultName`.
 *
 * @param entity - Entity to convert.
 * @param defaultName - If entity readable name is not available, `defaultName` will be returned.
 * @returns Readable name, defaults to `defaultName`.
 *
 */
export declare function humanizeEntity(entity: Entity, defaultName: string): string;