import { DelegateEvent } from './event.ts';
/**
 * @deprecated Use `pierce` instead.
 * Dispatches a custom event to the specified destination.
 * @param destination - The target to dispatch the event to.
 * @param eventName - The name of the event to be dispatched.
 * @param ev - The native event or DelegateEvent instance that triggered the dispatch.
 * @param [data] - Optional data to be included in the event detail.
 */
export declare const dispatch: (destination: EventTarget, eventName: string, ev: Event | DelegateEvent, data?: unknown) => void;
/**
 * Pierces an event through shadow DOM boundaries by dispatching a custom event to the specified destination.
 * @param destination - The target to pierce the event to.
 * @param ev - The native event or DelegateEvent instance to be pierced.
 * @param [data] - Optional data to be included in the event detail.
 */
export declare const pierce: (destination: HTMLElement, ev: Event | DelegateEvent, data?: unknown) => void;
/**
 * Debounce function to limit the rate at which a function can fire.
 * @param handler - The function to be debounced, typically an EventListener or DelegateEventListener.
 * @param delay - The time in milliseconds to wait before executing the function after the last call.
 * @returns A debounced function that can be called with an Event object.
 */
export declare const debounce: <This, Arg extends Event | DelegateEvent>(handler: (this: This, ev: Arg) => void, delay: number) => (this: This, ev: Arg) => void;
/**
 * Throttle function to limit the execution of a function to once every specified interval.
 * @param handler - The function to be throttled, typically an EventListener or DelegateEventListener.
 * @param interval - The time in milliseconds to wait before allowing the function to be called again.
 * @returns A throttled function that can be called with an Event object.
 */
export declare const throttle: <This, Arg extends Event | DelegateEvent>(handler: (this: This, ev: Arg) => void, interval: number) => (this: This, ev: Arg) => void;