import { CellProperties } from './types';

/**
 * Utility class for table DOM manipulation operations.
 * All methods are static and handle table structure modifications,
 * cell merging/splitting, and property management.
 */
export declare class TableDOMUtils {
    /**
     * Get the table element containing a cell
     * @param cell - The table cell element
     * @returns The parent table element or null if not found
     */
    static getTableFromCell(cell: HTMLTableCellElement): HTMLTableElement | null;
    /**
     * Get the row and column index of a cell within its table
     * @param cell - The table cell element
     * @returns Object with row and col indices, or {row: -1, col: -1} if not found
     */
    static getCellPosition(cell: HTMLTableCellElement): {
        row: number;
        col: number;
    };
    /**
     * Insert a column at the specified index
     * @param table - The table element
     * @param colIndex - The column index to insert at
     * @param position - Whether to insert 'before' or 'after' the specified column
     */
    static insertColumn(table: HTMLTableElement, colIndex: number, position: 'before' | 'after'): void;
    /**
     * Delete a column at the specified index
     * @param table - The table element
     * @param colIndex - The column index to delete
     * @returns false if this is the last column (table should be deleted), true otherwise
     */
    static deleteColumn(table: HTMLTableElement, colIndex: number): boolean;
    /**
     * Insert a row at the specified index
     * @param table - The table element
     * @param rowIndex - The row index to insert at
     * @param position - Whether to insert 'before' or 'after' the specified row
     */
    static insertRow(table: HTMLTableElement, rowIndex: number, position: 'before' | 'after'): void;
    /**
     * Delete a row at the specified index
     * @param table - The table element
     * @param rowIndex - The row index to delete
     * @returns false if this is the last row (table should be deleted), true otherwise
     */
    static deleteRow(table: HTMLTableElement, rowIndex: number): boolean;
    /**
     * Toggle header row on/off
     * Converts first row to/from header row with thead/th elements
     * @param table - The table element
     */
    static toggleHeaderRow(table: HTMLTableElement): void;
    /**
     * Merge cells in a direction
     * @param cell - The cell to merge from
     * @param direction - Direction to merge: 'up', 'down', 'left', or 'right'
     * @returns true if merge was successful, false otherwise
     */
    static mergeCells(cell: HTMLTableCellElement, direction: 'up' | 'down' | 'left' | 'right'): boolean;
    /**
     * Split a merged cell
     * @param cell - The cell to split
     * @param direction - Direction to split: 'horizontal' (colspan) or 'vertical' (rowspan)
     * @returns true if split was successful, false otherwise
     */
    static splitCell(cell: HTMLTableCellElement, direction: 'horizontal' | 'vertical'): boolean;
    /**
     * Check if cells can be merged in a direction
     * @param cell - The cell to check
     * @param direction - Direction to check: 'up', 'down', 'left', or 'right'
     * @returns true if merge is possible, false otherwise
     */
    static canMerge(cell: HTMLTableCellElement, direction: 'up' | 'down' | 'left' | 'right'): boolean;
    /**
     * Apply cell properties to a cell
     * @param cell - The cell to apply properties to
     * @param properties - The properties to apply
     */
    static applyCellProperties(cell: HTMLTableCellElement, properties: CellProperties): void;
    /**
     * Extract cell properties from a cell
     * @param cell - The cell to extract properties from
     * @returns The extracted cell properties
     */
    static extractCellProperties(cell: HTMLTableCellElement): CellProperties;
}