import Ably from "ably";
import { Types } from "ably";
export declare type ChannelNameAndOptions = {
    channelName: string;
    options?: Types.ChannelOptions;
    realtime?: Types.RealtimePromise;
    subscribeOnly?: boolean;
};
export declare type ChannelParameters = string | ChannelNameAndOptions;
export declare class Realtime extends Ably.Realtime.Promise {
    constructor(options: string | Types.ClientOptions);
}
export declare function provideSdkInstance(ablyInstance: Types.RealtimePromise): void;
export declare function configureAbly(ablyConfigurationObject: string | Types.ClientOptions): Realtime;
export declare function assertConfiguration(): Types.RealtimePromise;