import { PackagePerson } from '@electron-forge/shared-types';
/**
 * Extracts the name from a package.json author field.
 *
 * @param author - The author object to extract the name from.
 * @returns The name of the author.
 *
 * @see https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/configuring-npm/package-json#people-fields-author-contributors
 */
export declare function getNameFromAuthor(author: PackagePerson): string;
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