import type { ModelEntryReference } from '../types/malloy-element';
import { MalloyElement } from '../types/malloy-element';
import type { QueryComp } from '../types/query-comp';
import type { Query } from '../../../model/malloy_types';
import type { QueryElement } from '../types/query-element';
/**
 * A query operation that is just a reference to an existing query.
 *
 * e.g. after the colon in `run: flights_by_carrier`
 */
export declare class QueryReference extends MalloyElement implements QueryElement {
    readonly name: ModelEntryReference;
    elementType: string;
    constructor(name: ModelEntryReference);
    queryComp(isRefOk: boolean): QueryComp;
    query(): Query;
}