import type { Observable } from '@octopus-sdk/browser-core';
import type { LocationChange } from '../../browser/locationChangeObservable';
import type { RumConfiguration } from '../configuration/configuration';
import type { PageStateHistory } from '../contexts/pageStateHistory';
import type { LifeCycle } from '../lifeCycle';
import type { ViewOptions } from './trackViews';
export declare function startViewCollection(lifeCycle: LifeCycle, configuration: RumConfiguration, location: Location, domMutationObservable: Observable<void>, locationChangeObservable: Observable<LocationChange>, pageStateHistory: PageStateHistory, initialViewOptions?: ViewOptions): {
    addTiming: (name: string, time?: import("@octopus-sdk/browser-core").RelativeTime | import("@octopus-sdk/browser-core").TimeStamp) => void;
    startView: (options?: ViewOptions | undefined, startClocks?: import("@octopus-sdk/browser-core").ClocksState | undefined) => void;
    setViewContext: (context: import("@octopus-sdk/browser-core").Context) => void;
    setViewContextProperty: (key: string, value: import("@octopus-sdk/browser-core").ContextValue) => void;
    updateViewName: (name: string) => void;
    stop: () => void;
};