import type { ChildProcess } from "node:child_process";
import type { PocketIc, PocketIcServer, StartServerOptions } from "@dfinity/pic";
export type { PocketIc, PocketIcServer, StartServerOptions };
export type StartServerOptionsSource = StartServerOptions | (() => Promise<StartServerOptions>);
export declare function startPocketIc(optionsSource: StartServerOptionsSource): Promise<{
    server?: PocketIcServer;
    client: PocketIc;
}>;
export declare function serverStderr(server: PocketIcServer): ChildProcess["stderr"];