import { ElementPart, nothing } from 'lit';
import { AsyncDirective } from 'lit/async-directive.js';
import { PartInfo } from 'lit/directive.js';
export declare class ForwardEventDirective extends AsyncDirective {
    protected _element?: Element;
    protected _host?: EventTarget;
    protected _type?: keyof GlobalEventHandlersEventMap;
    protected _dispose?: () => void;
    constructor(partInfo: PartInfo);
    render(type: keyof GlobalEventHandlersEventMap): typeof nothing;
    update(part: ElementPart, [type]: Parameters<this['render']>): typeof nothing;
    protected _addEventListener(): void;
    protected _removeEventListener(): void;
    protected reconnected(): void;
    protected disconnected(): void;
}
/**
 * @param type - The name of the event to listen to and forward.
 */
export declare const forwardEvent: (type: keyof GlobalEventHandlersEventMap) => import("lit-html/directive").DirectiveResult<typeof ForwardEventDirective>;