/// <reference types="node" />
/// <reference types="node" />
/**
 * This file defines a channel between the Electron renderer process
 * and Electron main process.
 *
 */
import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
import { WebContents } from 'electron';
import { Channel, ReadyState } from './channel';
interface Args {
    execUUID: string;
}
export default class ElectronRendererSideChannel extends EventEmitter implements Channel {
    /** is the channel alive? */
    readonly isAlive = true;
    readonly readyState = ReadyState.OPEN;
    private ipcRenderer;
    private messageChannel;
    private handleMessage;
    init(execUUID: string): Promise<void>;
    /** Forcibly close the channel */
    close(): void;
    /** Send a message over the channel */
    send(msg: string | Buffer): void;
    removeEventListener(eventType: string, handler: any): void;
}
export declare function initMainPty(args: Args, otherSide: WebContents): Promise<boolean>;
export {};