import { MimeData } from '@phosphor/coreutils';
import { Token } from '@phosphor/application';
/**
 * The clipboard token.
 */
export declare const IClipboard: Token<IClipboard>;
/**
 * The clipboard interface.
 */
export interface IClipboard extends MimeData {
}
/**
 * Copy text to the system clipboard.
 *
 * #### Notes
 * This can only be called in response to a user input event.
 */
export declare function copyToClipboard(text: string): void;
/**
 * Generate a clipboard event on a node.
 *
 * @param node - The element on which to generate the event.
 *
 * @param type - The type of event to generate.
 *   `'paste'` events cannot be programmatically generated.
 *
 * #### Notes
 * This can only be called in response to a user input event.
 */
export declare function generateClipboardEvent(node: HTMLElement, type?: 'copy' | 'cut'): void;