/**
 * Color quantization using the median cut algorithm
 *
 * This module provides functions to reduce the number of colors in an image
 * to fit within GIF's 256 color palette limitation.
 */
import { RGBColor, ImageData, IndexedImage } from './types.js';
/**
 * Color quantizer using median cut algorithm
 */
export declare class MedianCutQuantizer {
    private readonly maxColors;
    private palette;
    private colorMap;
    constructor(maxColors?: number);
    /**
     * Quantizes an image to the specified number of colors
     */
    quantize(imageData: ImageData): IndexedImage;
    /**
     * Gets the current palette as RGB colors
     */
    getPalette(): RGBColor[];
    /**
     * Gets the current palette as Uint8Array (RGB triplets)
     */
    getPaletteData(): Uint8Array;
    /**
     * Maps a color to its closest palette index
     */
    mapColor(color: RGBColor): number;
    /**
     * Builds the color mapping from cubes
     */
    private buildColorMap;
    /**
     * Converts image data to indexed format
     */
    private convertToIndexed;
}
/**
 * Convenience function to quantize an image
 */
export declare function quantizeImage(imageData: ImageData, maxColors?: number): IndexedImage;