/// <reference types="node" />
import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
declare type EventKey = string | symbol;
/**
 * Provides buffered event emitting semantics, similar to many Node-style streams.
 * Subclasses will override {@link BufferedEventEmitter#on} and trigger uncorking.
 * Note that uncorking should always be done next tick, not during the on() call!
 */
export declare class BufferedEventEmitter extends EventEmitter {
    private corked;
    private eventQueue?;
    private lastQueuedEvent?;
    constructor();
    cork(): void;
    uncork(): void;
    emit(event: EventKey, ...args: any[]): boolean;
}
export {};