import { SmartNginx } from './smartnginx.classes.smartnginx';
/**
 * manages a nginxprocess for an NginxConfig
 */
export declare class NginxProcess {
    started: boolean;
    smartNginxRef: SmartNginx;
    private nginxChildProcess;
    private smartshellInstance;
    constructor(nginxRefArg: SmartNginx);
    /**
     * start nginx
     */
    start(): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * reload config
     */
    reloadConfig(): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * stop the nginx instance
     */
    stop(): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * checks if nginx is in path
     */
    check(): boolean;
}