import { Targets } from 'tippy.js';
import { HTMLTippyProps } from './tippy.model';
/**
 * @description
 *
 * Helper class to safely manage tippy instances.
 */
export declare class TippyHelper {
    private htmlItem;
    private popper;
    private tippy;
    /**
     * Reset helper state and invokes `stopTippy` for all active tippy instance.
     */
    destroy(): void;
    /**
     * Act as a proxy to tippy library creating a new or updating a existent one.
     */
    startTippy(id: string, tippyOptions: HTMLTippyProps, hoverElement: Targets, tippyElement?: Targets): void;
    /**
     * Effectively and safely destroy tippy instances.
     * @returns boolean Indicating if a tippy instance was destroyed. Otherwise, if have
     * errors or doesn't exist return false.
     */
    stopTippy(id: string): boolean;
    private getOptions;
    private updateItem;
}