import type { Server as HttpServer } from 'node:http';
import type { ViteDevServer } from 'vite';
/** Create a Vite dev server in middleware mode, HMR bound to `httpServer`.
 *  Mirrors the old `view serve` resolve setup so the shell's bare imports
 *  (react, the `@crouton-kit/crouter/web` self-subpath) resolve from the
 *  generated/shell root. Lazily imports vite so the shipped path never loads it. */
export declare function createDevServer(httpServer: HttpServer): Promise<ViteDevServer>;