import type { MiddleStateWDom, Renew } from 'lithent';
import type { ActivityScope } from './activity.cjs';
export interface RetainedViewOptions {
    freezeChildren?: boolean;
}
export type RetainedViewInitializer = (renew: Renew, scope: ActivityScope) => () => MiddleStateWDom;
export interface RetainedView {
    readonly scope: ActivityScope;
    show(): void;
    hide(): void;
    dispose(): void;
}
/** Explicit retained root, initially hidden. Child freezing is opt-in. */
export declare const createRetainedView: (host: HTMLElement, initialize: RetainedViewInitializer, options?: RetainedViewOptions) => RetainedView;