import { HNum } from 'haystack-core';
import { Record } from '../../util/Record';
/**
 * Automatically create a watch name.
 */
export declare function autoGenerateWatchName(): string;
/**
 * The default lease time used with a watch.
 */
export declare const DEFAULT_LEASE_TIME: HNum;
/**
 * Watch network APIs.
 */
export interface WatchApis {
    /**
     * Open a new watch.
     *
     * @param ids The ids to watch.
     * @returns The watch server id and records.
     * @throws An error if the watch can't be created.
     */
    open(ids: string[], display?: string): Promise<{
        id: string;
        records: Record[];
    }>;
    /**
     * Add some records to an existing watch.
     *
     * All the current records being watched must be returned.
     *
     * @param watchId The id of the watch.
     * @param ids The record ids to watch.
     * @returns The current state of the new records being watched.
     * @throws An error if the watch can't be found.
     */
    add(watchId: string, ids: string[]): Promise<Record[]>;
    /**
     * Poll an existing watch.
     *
     * Only records that have changed are returned.
     *
     * @param watchId The watch id to poll.
     * @returns The records that have changed.
     * @throws An error if the watch can't be found.
     */
    poll(watchId: string): Promise<Record[]>;
    /**
     * Refresh an existing watch.
     *
     * This refreshes all the values in the watch and returns their records.
     *
     * @param watchId The watch id to poll.
     * @returns All the records for the watch.
     * @throws An error if the watch can't be found.
     */
    refresh(watchId: string): Promise<Record[]>;
    /**
     * Remove records from an existing watch.
     *
     * @param watchId The id of the watch.
     * @param ids The record ids to remove.
     * @throws An error if the watch can't be found.
     */
    remove(watchId: string, ids: string[]): Promise<void>;
    /**
     * Close an existing watch.
     *
     * @param watchId The id of the watch.
     * @throws An error if the watch can't be found.
     */
    close(watchId: string): Promise<void>;
}