import { _PdfCrossReference } from './pdf-cross-reference';
import { _PdfDictionary, _PdfReference } from './pdf-primitives';
import { PdfDocument, PdfPageSettings } from './pdf-document';
import { PdfPage } from './pdf-page';
import { PdfDocumentTemplate } from './pdf-type';
/**
 * Represents a PDF section, a set of pages with similar page settings.
 * ```typescript
 * // Create a new PDF document
 * let document: PdfDocument = new PdfDocument();
 * // Add a new section to the document
 * let section: PdfSection = document.addSection();
 * // Add a page to the section
 * let page: PdfPage = section.addPage();
 * // Save the document
 * document.save('output.pdf');
 * // Destroy the document
 * document.destroy();
 * ```
 */
export declare class PdfSection {
    /**
     * Owning PDF document instance for this section.
     *
     * @private
     */
    _document: PdfDocument;
    /**
     * Cross-reference context used to allocate and resolve objects.
     *
     * @private
     */
    _crossReference: _PdfCrossReference;
    /**
     * Underlying Pages dictionary representing this section.
     *
     * @private
     */
    _dictionary: _PdfDictionary;
    /**
     * Indirect reference to the Pages dictionary of this section.
     *
     * @private
     */
    _reference: _PdfReference;
    /**
     * Number of pages added to this section.
     *
     * @private
     */
    _pageCount: number;
    /**
     * Default page settings applied to pages within this section.
     *
     * @private
     */
    _pageSettings: PdfPageSettings;
    /**
     * Stores the template configuration for section-level headers and footers.
     *
     * @private
     */
    private _template;
    /**
     * Initializes a new instance of the `PdfSection` class.
     *
     * @param {PdfDocument} document PDF document.
     * @param {PdfPageSettings} settings Page settings.
     *
     * @private
     */
    constructor(document: PdfDocument, settings: PdfPageSettings);
    /**
     * Gets the template configuration for section-level headers and footers.
     *
     * ```typescript
     * // Create a new document
     * const document: PdfDocument = new PdfDocument();
     * // Initialize a standard font for drawing
     * const font: PdfStandardFont = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.helvetica, 12);
     * // Initialize a brush for text drawing
     * const brush: PdfBrush = new PdfBrush({ r: 0, g: 0, b: 0 });
     * // Create a new section in the document
     * const section: PdfSection = document.addSection();
     * // Add a page to the created section
     * section.addPage();
     * // Access the section template
     * const template: PdfDocumentTemplate = section.template;
     * // Create a section-specific page template
     * const sectionTemplate: PdfPageTemplateElement = new PdfPageTemplateElement({ width: 500, height: 50 });
     * // Draw header text into the section template
     * template.graphics.drawString('Section Header', font, { x: 10, y: 10, width: 150, height: 30 }, brush);
     * // Assign the section template to the section's top slot
     * template.top = { template: sectionTemplate, alignment: PdfTemplateHorizontalAlignment.center };
     * // Save document
     * document.save('Output.pdf');
     * // Destroy the document
     * document.destroy();
     * ```
     *
     * @returns {PdfDocumentTemplate} The document template associated with section.
     */
    readonly template: PdfDocumentTemplate;
    /**
     * Creates a new page and adds it to the collection.
     *
     * ```typescript
     * // Create a new PDF document
     * let document: PdfDocument = new PdfDocument();
     * // Add a new section to the document
     * let section: PdfSection = document.addSection();
     * // Add a page to the section
     * let page: PdfPage = section.addPage();
     * // Save the document
     * document.save('output.pdf');
     * // Destroy the document
     * document.destroy();
     * ```
     *
     * @returns {PdfPage} PDF page.
     */
    addPage(): PdfPage;
}