/**
 * Alternate screen buffer utilities for TUI sessions.
 *
 * When running fullscreen TUI applications, we switch to the alternate
 * screen buffer to preserve the terminal's scrollback history.
 * This is similar to how vim, less, and other TUI apps work.
 */
/**
 * Run a function within an alternate screen buffer session.
 *
 * This preserves the terminal's scrollback history by:
 * 1. Switching to alternate screen buffer before running the function
 * 2. Switching back to the main screen buffer after the function completes
 *
 * Use this to wrap TUI sessions that may take over the full terminal.
 *
 * @param fn - Async function to run in alternate screen
 * @returns The result of the function
 *
 * @example
 * ```typescript
 * const result = await withAlternateScreen(async () => {
 *   const refs = await runReferenceSelect(...);
 *   const style = await runStyleSelect(...);
 *   return { refs, style };
 * });
 * ```
 */
export declare function withAlternateScreen<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T>;
/**
 * Restore stdin after Ink exits.
 *
 * Ink calls stdin.unref() when it exits, which can cause the Node.js process
 * to exit prematurely if there's still async work to do. This function uses
 * a short-lived ref'd timer to keep the event loop alive long enough for
 * subsequent async operations to start (e.g., file I/O, database operations),
 * which will then keep the event loop alive on their own.
 *
 * Call this after Ink's waitUntilExit() resolves.
 */
export declare function restoreStdinAfterInk(): void;
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