import { type AnyComponent, type ComponentDefinition, ComponentContext } from '../classes/Component.js';
/**
 * Register a component in such a way that it can be found by its name later. Uses the class
 * name as unique key.
 *
 * @TODO test that this works well in minified JS
 *
 * This helps avoid circular dependencies in components that can be a descendant of themselves.
 * For example, Table --> Row --> Cell --> Table
 */
export declare function registerComponent<C extends AnyComponent>(component: ComponentDefinition<C>): ComponentDefinition<C>;
/**
 * Transforms a list of (OOXML) XML nodes to component instances based on a list of possible component
 * names. The component names must have been registered before using {@link registerComponent}.
 *
 * This is useful for instantiating the children of a component based on an existing DOCX file.
 */
export declare function createChildComponentsFromNodes<T extends AnyComponent | string>(names: string[], nodes: Node[], context: ComponentContext): T[];