/**
 * @module public-api
 */
/**
 * Basic HTML structure that the webgl component expects
 */
export type VimComponentContainer = {
    /**
     * Root of the viewer, all component ui should have this as an acestor.
     */
    root: HTMLElement;
    /**
     * Div where to instantiate ui elements.
     */
    ui: HTMLDivElement;
    /**
     * Div to hold viewer canvases and ui
     */
    gfx: HTMLDivElement;
    dispose: () => void;
};
/**
 * Creates a default container for the vim component around a vim viewer
 * The element is created if not provided. The element will be made position:absolute.
 * @element optional HTML element to use as root
 */
export declare function createContainer(element?: HTMLElement): VimComponentContainer;