/// <reference types="node" />
import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
import { BaseManagedFile } from '../file';
import { IEventOptions } from './interfaces';
export declare abstract class BaseEvent extends BaseManagedFile {
    /** An event emitter to listen to events. */
    protected readonly emitter: EventEmitter;
    /**
     * Name of [Client]{@link https://discord.js.org/#/docs/main/stable/class/Client},
     * [Raw]{@link https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#event-names} or custom events.
     */
    protected readonly name: string;
    constructor(filePath: string, options: IEventOptions);
    /** Add a listener to the Client EventEmitter */
    listen(): void;
    /** Remove the registered listener. */
    remove(): void;
    /** The callback of the event being listened to. */
    protected abstract callback(...args: any[]): Promise<void> | void;
}