import { IEventMap } from "@robotlegsjs/core";
import EventEmitter = require("eventemitter3");
export declare const IEventEmitterMap: unique symbol;
/**
 * The Event Emitter Map keeps track of listeners and provides the ability
 * to unregister all EventEmitter listeners with a single method call.
 */
export interface IEventEmitterMap extends IEventMap {
    /**
     * The same as calling <code>on</code> or <code>addListener</code> directly on the <code>EventEmitter</code>,
     * but keeps a list of listeners for easy (usually automatic) removal.
     *
     * @param emitter The <code>EventEmitter</code> to listen to
     * @param event The <code>event</code> type to listen for
     * @param listener The <code>event</code> handler
     * @param context the listener function's "this"
     */
    on(emitter: EventEmitter, event: string | symbol, listener: EventEmitter.ListenerFn, context?: any): void;
    /**
     * The same as calling <code>once</code> directly on the <code>EventEmitter</code>,
     * but keeps a list of listeners for easy (usually automatic) removal.
     *
     * @param emitter The <code>EventEmitter</code> to listen to
     * @param event The <code>event</code> type to listen for
     * @param listener The <code>event</code> handler
     * @param context the listener function's "this"
     */
    once(emitter: EventEmitter, event: string | symbol, listener: EventEmitter.ListenerFn, context?: any): void;
    /**
     * The same as calling <code>off</code> or <code>removeListener</code> directly on the <code>EventEmitter</code>,
     * but updates our local list of listeners.
     *
     * @param emitter The <code>EventEmitter</code> to listen to
     * @param event The <code>event</code> type to listen for
     * @param listener The <code>event</code> handler
     * @param context the listener function's "this"
     */
    off(emitter: EventEmitter, event: string | symbol, listener?: EventEmitter.ListenerFn, context?: any): void;
    /**
     * Removes all listeners registered through <code>on</code> or <code>once</code>
     */
    unmapEventEmitterListeners(): void;
}