import { StyleDefinition } from "../style-utils/style-utils.service";
export declare abstract class StyleGenerator {
    /** Whether to cache the generated output styles */
    shouldCache: boolean;
    abstract buildStyles(input: string, parent?: Object): StyleDefinition;
    /** Build the styles given an input string and configuration object from a host */
    abstract buildStyles(input: string, parent?: Object): StyleDefinition;
    /**
     * Run a side effect computation given the input string and the computed styles
     * from the build task and the host configuration object
     * NOTE: This should be a no-op unless an algorithm is provided in a subclass
     */
    sideEffect(_input: string, _styles: StyleDefinition, _parent?: Object): void;
}