import type { ChannelType } from 'ts-broadcasting';
/**
 * Create a new channel instance
 *
 * @example
 * // Broadcast to a public channel
 * await channel('orders').public('created', { id: 1 })
 *
 * // Broadcast to a private channel
 * await channel('orders.123').private('updated', { status: 'shipped' })
 *
 * // Broadcast to a presence channel
 * await channel('chat.room.1').presence('message', { text: 'Hello' })
 */
export declare function channel(name: string): Channel;
/**
 * Stacks Channel class for backward compatibility
 * Provides a fluent API for broadcasting to channels
 */
export declare class Channel {
  constructor(channel: string);
  presence(event: string, data?: any): Promise<void>;
  broadcast(event: string, data?: any, type?: ChannelType): Promise<void>;
}