import { NamedPipe } from '.';
declare function _createUnixPipe(path: string, mode?: number): NamedPipe;
declare function _createWindowsPipe(name: string): NamedPipe;
/**
 *
 * @param name Name of the pipe, if omitted a random name will be generated
 * @param mode The mode of the pipe, if omitted the pipe will be created as a writable pipe. Will be ignored on Windows
 * @returns A NamedPipe instance
 */
export declare function createNamedPipe(name?: string, mode?: number): NamedPipe;
export declare const internal: {
    _createUnixPipe: typeof _createUnixPipe;
    _createWindowsPipe: typeof _createWindowsPipe;
};
export {};