import { ShaderMaterial } from 'three';
import { IBufferItems } from '../util/buffer-util';
/**
 * This deinfes the minimal set of methods that should be implemented to create
 * a reusable buffer object that can be initialized and populated.
 */
export declare class BaseBuffer<T, U> {
    /** Will store the base default buffer items to work with */
    bufferItems: IBufferItems<T, U>;
    /**
     * This disposes the resources associated with a buffer.
     */
    dispose(): void;
    /**
     * This initializes the buffer and generates the buffer items object.
     */
    init(material: ShaderMaterial, unitCount: number): void;
    /**
     * This updates the buffer by providing the shape buffer needed to update
     * the internal buffer items
     *
     * @param {T[]} shapeBuffer The shape buffer containing all of the shape data
     *                          to be placed into the buffer.
     *
     * @return {boolean} Retrusn true if this pushed up any updates
     */
    update(shapeBuffer: T[]): boolean;
}