/**
 * Factory for newly created DOM elements.
 *
 * Historically this class cached nodes keyed by source coordinate so the diffing renderer could
 * reuse them. The engine now renders directly to a fixed, viewport-sized set of DOM nodes
 * (see OrderView), so no cache is needed — `obtain()` simply creates a fresh element. The class is
 * kept as a thin factory for backward compatibility with the Walkontable export surface.
 *
 * @class {NodesPool}
 */
export declare class NodesPool {
    /**
     * Node type to generate (e.g. 'TH', 'TD').
     *
     * @type {string}
     */
    nodeType: string;
    /**
     * The root document object for creating DOM elements.
     *
     * @type {Document}
     */
    rootDocument: Document;
    /**
     * Creates a new NodesPool instance.
     *
     * @param {string} nodeType The type of DOM node to generate (e.g. 'TH', 'TD').
     */
    constructor(nodeType: string);
    /**
     * Set document owner for this instance.
     *
     * @param {Document} rootDocument The document window owner.
     */
    setRootDocument(rootDocument: Document): void;
    /**
     * Creates and returns a new DOM element of the configured node type. The row/column arguments are
     * accepted for backward compatibility with the renderer factories and are ignored.
     *
     * @param {number} [_rowIndex] Ignored. Kept for call-site compatibility.
     * @param {number} [_columnIndex] Ignored. Kept for call-site compatibility.
     * @returns {HTMLElement}
     */
    obtain(_rowIndex?: number, _columnIndex?: number): HTMLElement;
}