import { CommandRegistry } from '@lumino/commands';
import { ReadonlyPartialJSONObject } from '@lumino/coreutils';
import { IDisposable } from '@lumino/disposable';
import { ElementDataset } from '@lumino/virtualdom';
/**
 * A static class that provides helper methods to generate clickable nodes that
 * execute registered commands with pre-populated arguments.
 */
export declare class CommandLinker implements IDisposable {
    /**
     * Instantiate a new command linker.
     */
    constructor(options: CommandLinker.IOptions);
    /**
     * Test whether the linker is disposed.
     */
    get isDisposed(): boolean;
    /**
     * Dispose of the resources held by the linker.
     */
    dispose(): void;
    /**
     * Connect a command/argument pair to a given node so that when it is clicked,
     * the command will execute.
     *
     * @param node - The node being connected.
     *
     * @param command - The command ID to execute upon click.
     *
     * @param args - The arguments with which to invoke the command.
     *
     * @returns The same node that was passed in, after it has been connected.
     *
     * #### Notes
     * Only `click` events will execute the command on a connected node. So, there
     * are two considerations that are relevant:
     * 1. If a node is connected, the default click action will be prevented.
     * 2. The `HTMLElement` passed in should be clickable.
     */
    connectNode(node: HTMLElement, command: string, args?: ReadonlyPartialJSONObject): HTMLElement;
    /**
     * Disconnect a node that has been connected to execute a command on click.
     *
     * @param node - The node being disconnected.
     *
     * @returns The same node that was passed in, after it has been disconnected.
     *
     * #### Notes
     * This method is safe to call multiple times and is safe to call on nodes
     * that were never connected.
     *
     * This method can be called on rendered virtual DOM nodes that were populated
     * using the `populateVNodeDataset` method in order to disconnect them from
     * executing their command/argument pair.
     */
    disconnectNode(node: HTMLElement): HTMLElement;
    /**
     * Handle the DOM events for the command linker helper class.
     *
     * @param event - The DOM event sent to the class.
     *
     * #### Notes
     * This method implements the DOM `EventListener` interface and is
     * called in response to events on the panel's DOM node. It should
     * not be called directly by user code.
     */
    handleEvent(event: Event): void;
    /**
     * Populate the `dataset` attribute within the collection of attributes used
     * to instantiate a virtual DOM node with the values necessary for its
     * rendered DOM node to respond to clicks by executing a command/argument
     * pair.
     *
     * @param command - The command ID to execute upon click.
     *
     * @param args - The arguments with which to invoke the command.
     *
     * @returns A `dataset` collection for use within virtual node attributes.
     *
     * #### Notes
     * The return value can be used on its own as the value for the `dataset`
     * attribute of a virtual element, or it can be added to an existing `dataset`
     * as in the example below.
     *
     * #### Example
     * ```typescript
     * let command = 'some:command-id';
     * let args = { alpha: 'beta' };
     * let anchor = h.a({
     *   className: 'some-class',
     *   dataset: {
     *     foo: '1',
     *     bar: '2',
     *     ../...linker.populateVNodeDataset(command, args)
     *   }
     * }, 'some text');
     * ```
     */
    populateVNodeDataset(command: string, args?: ReadonlyPartialJSONObject): ElementDataset;
    /**
     * The global click handler that deploys commands/argument pairs that are
     * attached to the node being clicked.
     */
    private _evtClick;
    private _commands;
    private _isDisposed;
}
/**
 * A namespace for command linker statics.
 */
export declare namespace CommandLinker {
    /**
     * The instantiation options for a command linker.
     */
    interface IOptions {
        /**
         * The command registry instance that all linked commands will use.
         */
        commands: CommandRegistry;
    }
}