/**
 * Allows you to work with threads.
 *
 * @noResolution
 * @noSelf
 * @link [love.thread](https://love2d.org/wiki/love.thread)
 */
declare module "love.thread" {
  import { FileData } from "love.filesystem";

  /**
   * Creates or retrieves a named thread channel.
   *
   * @param name The name of the channel you want to create or retrieve.
   * @return channel, A named channel object which can be further manipulated.
   * @link [love.thread.getChannel](https://love2d.org/wiki/love.thread.getChannel)
   */
  function getChannel(name: string): Channel;

  /**
   * Create a new unnamed thread channel.
   *
   * One use for them is to pass new unnamed channels to other threads via
   * Channel:push
   *
   * @return channel, A unnamed channel object which can be further manipulated.
   * @link [love.thread.newChannel](https://love2d.org/wiki/love.thread.newChannel)
   */
  function newChannel(): Channel;

  /**
   * Creates a new Thread from a filename, string or FileData object containing Lua code.
   *
   * @param filename The name of the Lua File to use as source.
   * @return thread, A new Thread that has yet to be started.
   * @link [love.thread.newThread](https://love2d.org/wiki/love.thread.newThread)
   */
  function newThread(filename: string): Thread;

  /**
   * Creates a new Thread from a File or Data object.
   *
   * @param fileData The FileData containing the Lua code to use as the source.
   * @return thread, A new Thread that has yet to be started.
   * @link [love.thread.newThread](https://love2d.org/wiki/love.thread.newThread)
   */
  function newThread(fileData: FileData): Thread;

  /**
   * Creates a new Thread from a File or Data object.
   *
   * @param codestring A string containing the Lua code to use as the source. It needs to either be at least 1024 characters long, or contain at least one newline.
   * @return thread, A new Thread that has yet to be started.
   * @link [love.thread.newThread](https://love2d.org/wiki/love.thread.newThread)
   */
  function newThread(codestring: string): Thread;
}