/** @packageDocumentation
 * @module Elements
 */
import { Id64String } from "@itwin/core-bentley";
import { _implementationProhibited, _verifyChannel } from "./internal/Symbols";
/** The key for a channel. Used for "allowed channels" in [[ChannelControl]]
 * @beta
 */
export type ChannelKey = string;
/**
 * Controls which channels of an iModel are permitted for write operations. An implementation of this interface is
 * available via [[IModelDb.channels]].
 * @see [Working With Channels]($docs/learning/backend/Channel.md) for details
 * @beta
 */
export interface ChannelControl {
    /** @internal */
    readonly [_implementationProhibited]: unknown;
    /** Add a new channel to the list of allowed channels of the [[IModelDb]] for this session.
     * @param channelKey The key for the channel to become editable in this session.
     */
    addAllowedChannel(channelKey: ChannelKey): void;
    /** Remove a channel from the list of allowed channels of the [[IModelDb]] for this session.
     * @param channelKey The key of the channel that should no longer be editable in this session.
     */
    removeAllowedChannel(channelKey: ChannelKey): void;
    /** Get the channelKey of the channel for an element by ElementId.
     * @throws if the element does not exist
     */
    getChannelKey(elementId: Id64String): ChannelKey;
    /** Make an existing element a new Channel root.
     * @throws if the element is already in a channel different than the shared channel, or if
     * there is already another channelRoot element for the specified channelKey
     */
    makeChannelRoot(args: {
        elementId: Id64String;
        channelKey: ChannelKey;
    }): void;
    /** Insert a new Subject element that is a Channel Root in this iModel.
     * @returns the ElementId of the new Subject element.
     * @note if the parentSubject element is already in a channel, this will add the Subject element and then throw an error without making it a Channel root.
     */
    insertChannelSubject(args: {
        /** The name of the new Subject element */
        subjectName: string;
        /** The channel key for the new [[Subject]]. This is the string to pass to [[addAllowedChannel]]*/
        channelKey: ChannelKey;
        /** the Id of the parent of the new Subject. Default is [[IModel.rootSubjectId]]. */
        parentSubjectId?: Id64String;
        /** Optional description for new Subject. */
        description?: string;
    }): Id64String;
    /**
     * Queries for the element Id acting as the ChannelRoot for a given channelKey, if any
     * @param channelKey The key for the channel to query for
     * @returns The element Id of the ChannelRoot element of the specified Channel key, or undefined if
     * there is no ChannelRoot for it
     */
    queryChannelRoot(channelKey: ChannelKey): Id64String | undefined;
    /** @internal */
    [_verifyChannel]: (modelId: Id64String) => void;
}
/** @beta */
export declare namespace ChannelControl {
    /** the name of the special "shared" channel holding information that is editable by any application. */
    const sharedChannelName = "shared";
}
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