export type AskEventDefinition = {
    name: string;
    payload: any;
    result: any;
};
export type AskEventHandler<TAskEventDefinition extends AskEventDefinition = AskEventDefinition> = (payload?: TAskEventDefinition["payload"]) => Promise<TAskEventDefinition["result"]>;
export declare function onAsk<TAskEventDefinition extends AskEventDefinition = AskEventDefinition>(event: TAskEventDefinition["name"], handler: AskEventHandler<TAskEventDefinition>): void;
export declare function ask<TAskEventDefinition extends AskEventDefinition = AskEventDefinition>(event: TAskEventDefinition["name"], payload?: TAskEventDefinition["payload"]): Promise<TAskEventDefinition["result"]>;