/**
 * AvailabilityState enumeration
 * Defines the possible availability states for blocks in the distributed storage system.
 *
 * @see Requirements 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
 */
export declare enum AvailabilityState {
    /**
     * Block is stored locally as the authoritative copy
     */
    Local = "local",
    /**
     * Block exists on remote nodes but not locally
     */
    Remote = "remote",
    /**
     * Block is cached locally but authoritative copy is remote
     */
    Cached = "cached",
    /**
     * Block's source nodes are unreachable
     */
    Orphaned = "orphaned",
    /**
     * Block location has not been determined
     */
    Unknown = "unknown"
}
/**
 * Check if a block is accessible locally (either as authoritative or cached copy)
 * @param state - The availability state to check
 * @returns true if the block can be accessed without network requests
 */
export declare function isLocallyAccessible(state: AvailabilityState): boolean;
/**
 * Check if a block requires network access to retrieve
 * @param state - The availability state to check
 * @returns true if the block requires network access
 */
export declare function requiresNetwork(state: AvailabilityState): boolean;
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