/**
 * @license MIT
 * @module @whoj/utils-vue@2.4.0
 * @copyright (c) 2026 Jonson B.
 */

import { ComponentPublicInstance } from 'vue';
import { ComputedRefable, Refable } from './refOf.js';

type VueInstance = ComponentPublicInstance;
type NullableElement = null | undefined | SVGElement | HTMLElement | VueInstance;
type RefableElement<T extends NullableElement = NullableElement> = Refable<T>;
type ComputedRefableElement<T extends NullableElement = NullableElement> = ComputedRefable<T>;
type UnRefElementReturn<T extends NullableElement = NullableElement> = T extends VueInstance ? Exclude<NullableElement, VueInstance> : T | undefined;
/**
 * Get the dom element of a ref of element or Vue component instance
 *
 * @param elRef
 *
 * @__NO_SIDE_EFFECTS__
 */
declare function unrefElement<T extends NullableElement>(elRef: ComputedRefableElement<T>): UnRefElementReturn<T>;

export { unrefElement };
export type { ComputedRefableElement, NullableElement, RefableElement, UnRefElementReturn, VueInstance };