import type { IPty, IPtyForkOptions } from "node-pty";
/** Terminal operations plus an awaited disposal of its Windows process owner. */
export interface OwnedPty extends Pick<IPty, "pid" | "write" | "kill" | "onData" | "onExit"> {
    readonly dispose: () => Promise<void>;
}
export type OwnerRequest = {
    readonly type: "start";
    readonly command: string;
    readonly arguments: string[];
    readonly options: IPtyForkOptions;
} | {
    readonly type: "write";
    readonly data: string;
};
export type OwnerResponse = {
    readonly type: "ready";
    readonly pid: number;
} | {
    readonly type: "data";
    readonly data: string;
} | {
    readonly type: "exit";
    readonly exitCode: number;
    readonly signal?: number;
} | {
    readonly type: "error";
    readonly message: string;
};
/** Keep Windows constructor failures and PTY workers out of the caller's event loop. */
export declare function spawnOwnedPty(command: string, arguments_: string[], options: IPtyForkOptions, timeoutMs: number): Promise<OwnedPty>;