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import { EventObject } from "./EventObject.js";
/**
 * @private
 */
export type EventStringType = "start" | "loopComplete" | "complete" | "fadeIn" | "fadeInComplete" | "fadeOut" | "fadeOutComplete" | "frameEvent" | "soundEvent";
/**
 * [en] The event dispatcher interface.
 * Dragonbones event dispatch usually relies on docking engine to implement, which defines the event method to be implemented when docking the engine.
 *
 * [zh] 事件派发接口。
 * DragonBones 的事件派发通常依赖于对接的引擎来实现，该接口定义了对接引擎时需要实现的事件方法。
 *
 * @version DragonBones 4.5
 */
export interface IEventDispatcher {
    /**
     * [en] Checks whether the object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event。
     *
     * [zh] 检查是否为特定的事件类型注册了任何侦听器。
     *
     * @param type - Event type.
     * @version DragonBones 4.5
     */
    hasDBEventListener(type: EventStringType): boolean;
    /**
     * [en] Dispatches an event into the event flow.
     *
     * [zh] 分派特定的事件到事件流中。
     *
     * @param type - [en] Event type.
     * @param type - [zh] 事件类型。
     *
     * @param eventObject - [en] Event object.
     * @param eventObject - [zh] 事件数据。
     *
     * @see EventObject
     * @version DragonBones 4.5
     */
    dispatchDBEvent(type: EventStringType, eventObject: EventObject): void;
    /**
     * [en] Add an event listener object so that the listener receives notification of an event.
     *
     * [zh] 添加特定事件类型的事件侦听器，以使侦听器能够接收事件通知。
     *
     * @param type - [en] Event type.
     * @param type - [zh] 事件类型。
     *
     * @param listener - [en] Event listener.
     * @param listener - [zh] 事件侦听器。
     *
     * @param thisObject - [en] The listener function's "this".
     * @param thisObject - [zh] 侦听函数绑定的 this 对象。
     *
     * @version DragonBones 4.5
     */
    addDBEventListener(type: EventStringType, listener: Function, thisObject: any): void;
    /**
     * [en] Removes a listener from the object.
     *
     * [zh] 删除特定事件类型的侦听器。
     *
     * @param type - [en] Event type.
     * @param type - [zh] 事件类型。
     *
     * @param listener - [en] Event listener.
     * @param listener - [zh] 事件侦听器。
     *
     * @param thisObject - [en] The listener function's "this".
     * @param thisObject - [zh] 侦听函数绑定的 this 对象。
     *
     * @version DragonBones 4.5
     */
    removeDBEventListener(type: EventStringType, listener: Function, thisObject: any): void;
}