import * as SqsConsumer from 'sqs-consumer';
export interface SqsWorkerConfigObject {
    /**
     * The queueUrl you are connecting to. (Default: localhost)
     */
    queueUrl?: string;
    region?: string;
    attributeNames?: Array<string>;
    handleMessage?: Function;
    batchSize?: number;
    /**
     * The milliseconds before a timeout occurs during the initial connection to the MySQL server. (Default: 10 seconds)
     */
    connectTimeout?: number;
}
export declare abstract class SqsHandler {
    /**
     *
     * @param message
     * @param done
     */
    abstract handle(message: Object, done: (err?: Error) => void): any;
}
export declare class SqsWorker {
    static startMethod: string;
    static stopMethod: string;
    static lazy: boolean;
    readonly maxRetries: number;
    configuration: SqsWorkerConfigObject;
    name: string;
    consumerCreator: (config: SqsWorkerConfigObject) => SqsConsumer;
    instance: SqsConsumer;
    handler: SqsHandler;
    constructor(configuration: SqsWorkerConfigObject, name: string);
    initialise(): void;
    shutdown(): void;
    getMaxRetries(): number;
}