export type Word = string;
export type Sentence = Word[];
export type ReplyAttributes = {
    [key: string]: string;
};
export type Reply = {
    command: string;
    attributes: ReplyAttributes;
};
export declare class MikroTikApi {
    private socket;
    private buffer;
    private resolveRead;
    private rejectRead;
    private debug;
    constructor(options?: {
        debug?: boolean;
    });
    connect(host: string, port?: number, secure?: boolean): Promise<void>;
    private processBuffer;
    private readSentenceFromBuffer;
    private decodeLength;
    private encodeLength;
    writeSentence(words: Sentence): Promise<void>;
    readSentence(): Promise<Sentence>;
    talk(words: Sentence): Promise<Reply[]>;
    login(username: string, password: string): Promise<boolean>;
    close(): void;
}