import { TestDriver, TestElement } from '../UNSAFE_Driver';
import { ElementLocator } from '../UNSAFE_Locators';
/**
 * The base class for portable test adapters. Test adapters should extend this
 * class to provide uniform construction.
 */
export declare class TestAdapter {
    private _elementQuery;
    /**
     * Create the test adapter from the locator and optional TestDriver or TestElement.
     * If a driverOrElement is given, the locator will be searched from there.
     * @param locator The ElementLocator used to search for the component
     * @param driverOrElement The optional TestDriver or TestElement from which to search. If
     * TestElement is given, locator will search underneath that element. If TestDriver is given
     * or the parameter is undefined, the DOM is searched globally.
     */
    constructor(locator: ElementLocator, driverOrElement?: TestDriver | TestElement);
    /**
     * Get the TestElement for the root DOM of this component. This method will query the DOM environment
     * for the matching element each time it's calld. Do not store the reference to the returned element.
     * It's recommended that this method be called each time element is needed, to avoid the chance that
     * the reference may become stale due to a rerender.
     * @returns Promise resolving to the TestElement for this adapter
     */
    protected getElement(): Promise<TestElement>;
    protected getTestDriver(): TestDriver;
}