import { VSBuffer } from '../../../../base/common/buffer';
import { Event } from '../../../../base/common/event';
import { IMessagePassingProtocol } from '../../../../base/parts/ipc/common/ipc';
export interface Sender {
    send(channel: string, msg: unknown): void;
}
/**
 * The Electron `Protocol` leverages Electron style IPC communication (`ipcRenderer`, `ipcMain`)
 * for the implementation of the `IMessagePassingProtocol`. That style of API requires a channel
 * name for sending data.
 */
export declare class Protocol implements IMessagePassingProtocol {
    private sender;
    readonly onMessage: Event<VSBuffer>;
    constructor(sender: Sender, onMessage: Event<VSBuffer>);
    send(message: VSBuffer): void;
    disconnect(): void;
}