/**
 * Pool for buffer allocations, as seen in [Node.js](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/main/lib/buffer.js)
 */
export declare class BufferPool {
    #private;
    readonly size: number;
    constructor(size: number);
    alloc(size: number): Uint8Array;
}
/**
 * Override the default buffer pool size (the one used by `u8.alloc`)
 */
export declare function setDefaultPoolSize(size: number): void;
/**
 * Allocate a new buffer of the given size.
 * For smaller sizes, the allocation will be from the default buffer pool,
 * similar to `Buffer.alloc` in Node.js
 */
export declare function alloc(size: number): Uint8Array;
/**
 * Shortcut for allocating a buffer and filling it with the given data,
 * similar to `Buffer.from` in Node.js
 */
export declare function allocWith(init: ArrayLike<number>): Uint8Array;