/**
 * Provides bitwise operation functions for use in HotMesh mapping rules.
 * Although inspired by JavaScript, they have been adapted to follow a
 * functional approach. Each transformation is a function that expects
 * one or more input parameters from the prior row in the `@pipe` structure.
 *
 * @remarks
 * Invoked in mapping rules using `{@bitwise.<method>}` syntax.
 */
declare class BitwiseHandler {
    /**
     * Performs a bitwise AND operation on two numbers.
     *
     * @param {number} a - The first operand
     * @param {number} b - The second operand
     * @returns {number} The result of `a & b`
     * @example
     * ```yaml
     * bitwise_and_result:
     *   "@pipe":
     *     - ["{a.numbers.a}", "{a.numbers.b}"]
     *     - ["{@bitwise.and}"]
     * ```
     */
    and(a: number, b: number): number;
    /**
     * Performs a bitwise OR operation on two numbers.
     *
     * @param {number} a - The first operand
     * @param {number} b - The second operand
     * @returns {number} The result of `a | b`
     * @example
     * ```yaml
     * bitwise_or_result:
     *   "@pipe":
     *     - ["{a.numbers.a}", "{a.numbers.b}"]
     *     - ["{@bitwise.or}"]
     * ```
     */
    or(a: number, b: number): number;
    /**
     * Performs a bitwise XOR operation on two numbers.
     *
     * @param {number} a - The first operand
     * @param {number} b - The second operand
     * @returns {number} The result of `a ^ b`
     * @example
     * ```yaml
     * bitwise_xor_result:
     *   "@pipe":
     *     - ["{a.numbers.a}", "{a.numbers.b}"]
     *     - ["{@bitwise.xor}"]
     * ```
     */
    xor(a: number, b: number): number;
    /**
     * Performs a bitwise left shift operation on a number.
     *
     * @param {number} a - The number to shift
     * @param {number} b - The number of positions to shift left
     * @returns {number} The result of `a << b`
     * @example
     * ```yaml
     * bitwise_left_shift_result:
     *   "@pipe":
     *     - ["{a.numbers.a}", "{a.numbers.shift}"]
     *     - ["{@bitwise.leftShift}"]
     * ```
     */
    leftShift(a: number, b: number): number;
    /**
     * Performs a bitwise right shift operation on a number,
     * preserving the sign bit.
     *
     * @param {number} a - The number to shift
     * @param {number} b - The number of positions to shift right
     * @returns {number} The result of `a >> b`
     * @example
     * ```yaml
     * bitwise_right_shift_result:
     *   "@pipe":
     *     - ["{a.numbers.a}", "{a.numbers.shift}"]
     *     - ["{@bitwise.rightShift}"]
     * ```
     */
    rightShift(a: number, b: number): number;
    /**
     * Performs a bitwise unsigned right shift operation on a number.
     *
     * @param {number} a - The number to shift
     * @param {number} b - The number of positions to shift right
     * @returns {number} The result of `a >>> b`
     * @example
     * ```yaml
     * bitwise_unsigned_right_shift_result:
     *   "@pipe":
     *     - ["{a.numbers.a}", "{a.numbers.shift}"]
     *     - ["{@bitwise.unsignedRightShift}"]
     * ```
     */
    unsignedRightShift(a: number, b: number): number;
}
export { BitwiseHandler };