/**
 * The following code is modified based on
 * https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/4b4ca3b/lib/util/createHash.js
 *
 * MIT Licensed
 * Author Tobias Koppers @sokra
 * Copyright (c) JS Foundation and other contributors
 * https://github.com/webpack/webpack/blob/main/LICENSE
 */
/**
 * Creates a hash by name or function
 * @param {string | typeof Hash} algorithm the algorithm name or a constructor creating a hash
 * @returns {Hash} the hash
 */
export declare const createHash: (algorithm: any) => any;