+import EventEmitter from 'node:events'
+import type {
+ ErrorHandler,
+ ExitHandler,
+ IWorker,
+ MessageHandler,
+ OnlineHandler
+} from './worker'
+import type {
+ WorkerChoiceStrategy,
+ WorkerChoiceStrategyOptions
+} from './selection-strategies/selection-strategies-types'
+
+/**
+ * Pool events emitter.
+ */
+export class PoolEmitter extends EventEmitter {}
+
+/**
+ * Enumeration of pool events.
+ */
+export const PoolEvents = Object.freeze({
+ full: 'full',
+ busy: 'busy'
+} as const)
+
+/**
+ * Pool event.
+ */
+export type PoolEvent = keyof typeof PoolEvents
+
+/**
+ * Worker tasks queue options.
+ */
+export interface TasksQueueOptions {
+ /**
+ * Maximum number of tasks that can be executed concurrently on a worker.
+ *
+ * @defaultValue 1
+ */
+ concurrency?: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * Options for a poolifier pool.
+ */
+export interface PoolOptions<Worker extends IWorker> {
+ /**
+ * A function that will listen for message event on each worker.
+ */
+ messageHandler?: MessageHandler<Worker>
+ /**
+ * A function that will listen for error event on each worker.
+ */
+ errorHandler?: ErrorHandler<Worker>
+ /**
+ * A function that will listen for online event on each worker.
+ */
+ onlineHandler?: OnlineHandler<Worker>
+ /**
+ * A function that will listen for exit event on each worker.
+ */
+ exitHandler?: ExitHandler<Worker>
+ /**
+ * The worker choice strategy to use in this pool.
+ */
+ workerChoiceStrategy?: WorkerChoiceStrategy
+ /**
+ * The worker choice strategy options.
+ */
+ workerChoiceStrategyOptions?: WorkerChoiceStrategyOptions
+ /**
+ * Pool events emission.
+ *
+ * @defaultValue true
+ */
+ enableEvents?: boolean
+ /**
+ * Pool worker tasks queue.
+ *
+ * @experimental
+ * @defaultValue false
+ */
+ enableTasksQueue?: boolean
+ /**
+ * Pool worker tasks queue options.
+ *
+ * @experimental
+ */
+ tasksQueueOptions?: TasksQueueOptions
+}
+
+/**
+ * Contract definition for a poolifier pool.
+ *
+ * @typeParam Data - Type of data sent to the worker. This can only be serializable data.
+ * @typeParam Response - Type of response of execution. This can only be serializable data.
+ */