import { DialogValues, InputBase } from "../..";
import * as vscode from "vscode";
import { GenericQuickPickOptions, QuickPickItemFunction, QuickPickItems } from "./GenericQuickPick";
/**
 * Any type of an generic quick pick. This is overwritten again in different forms. This quick pick should not be used.
 */
export declare abstract class GenericQuickPick<T extends GenericQuickPickOptions> extends InputBase<T> {
    /**
     * Loads the items via the given function.
     * It will also transform all the different data formats into one format.
     *
     * @param loadFunction - the function to load the items
     * @param currentResults - the current dialog results
     * @returns the loaded items and an optional additional title
     */
    protected loadItems(loadFunction: QuickPickItemFunction, currentResults: DialogValues): Promise<QuickPickItems>;
    /**
     * Generates the placeHolder for the quick picks.
     *
     * @param additionalPlaceHolder - the additional placeHolder from the {@link QuickPickItem.additionalPlaceholder}
     * @returns the placeHolder that should be used for any quick pick.
     */
    protected generatePlaceHolder(additionalPlaceHolder?: string): string;
    /**
     * Sets the selected items.
     *
     * These can be from the current dialog values in the quick pick or
     * from the items of the quick pick that were pre-picked by the program.
     *
     * This will only happen if the quick pick can select many items.
     *
     * @param quickPick - the quick pick that was generated
     * @param currentResults - the current dialog values
     */
    protected setSelectedItems(quickPick: vscode.QuickPick<vscode.QuickPickItem>, currentResults: DialogValues): void;
}