import { JsxteJson } from "jsxte";
import { VirtualTextNode } from "./virtual-text-node";
export type ElementName = keyof JSX.IntrinsicElements | "";
export type JsonAttribute = [
    attributeName: string,
    value?: string | undefined
];
export declare class VirtualElement {
    static createVirtual(elemJson: JsxteJson | string): VirtualElement | VirtualTextNode;
    static createFor(name: string, element: HTMLElement): any;
    readonly elementName: ElementName;
    readonly element: HTMLElement;
    private ref?;
    private lastUpdatedAttributes;
    private children;
    private readonly attributes;
    constructor(elemJson: JsxteJson);
    private setAttribute;
    updateAttributes(attributes: JsonAttribute[]): void;
    updateChildren(children: Array<JsxteJson | string>): void;
    getChildElements(): Array<HTMLElement | Text>;
    update(elemJson: JsxteJson): void;
    cleanup(): void;
}