import { Command as $Command } from "@smithy/smithy-client";
import { MetadataBearer as __MetadataBearer } from "@smithy/types";
import {
  ConnectClientResolvedConfig,
  ServiceInputTypes,
  ServiceOutputTypes,
} from "../ConnectClient";
import {
  StartChatContactRequest,
  StartChatContactResponse,
} from "../models/models_3";
export { __MetadataBearer };
export { $Command };
export interface StartChatContactCommandInput extends StartChatContactRequest {}
export interface StartChatContactCommandOutput
  extends StartChatContactResponse,
    __MetadataBearer {}
declare const StartChatContactCommand_base: {
  new (
    input: StartChatContactCommandInput
  ): import("@smithy/smithy-client").CommandImpl<
    StartChatContactCommandInput,
    StartChatContactCommandOutput,
    ConnectClientResolvedConfig,
    ServiceInputTypes,
    ServiceOutputTypes
  >;
  new (
    input: StartChatContactCommandInput
  ): import("@smithy/smithy-client").CommandImpl<
    StartChatContactCommandInput,
    StartChatContactCommandOutput,
    ConnectClientResolvedConfig,
    ServiceInputTypes,
    ServiceOutputTypes
  >;
  getEndpointParameterInstructions(): import("@smithy/middleware-endpoint").EndpointParameterInstructions;
};
export declare class StartChatContactCommand extends StartChatContactCommand_base {
  protected static __types: {
    api: {
      input: StartChatContactRequest;
      output: StartChatContactResponse;
    };
    sdk: {
      input: StartChatContactCommandInput;
      output: StartChatContactCommandOutput;
    };
  };
}