/// <reference types="node" />
/**
 * @module net
 */
/**
 * A wrapper class which provides methods to
 * read data from the raw bytes of a buffer.
 */
export declare class Reader {
    /**
     * The default size when this readable is reset.
     */
    static readonly DEFAULT_SIZE: number;
    /**
     * The current index of the buffer.
     */
    index: number;
    /**
     * The wrapped buffer.
     */
    buffer: Buffer;
    /**
     * The length of the buffer.
     */
    readonly length: number;
    /**
     * The number of bytes between the end of the buffer and the current index.
     */
    readonly remaining: number;
    private _length;
    /**
     * Creates a new `Reader` and initalizes the
     * wrapped buffer to the given `size`.
     * @param size The size of the buffer.
     */
    constructor(size?: number);
    /**
     * Reads a 4 byte integer from the buffer.
     */
    readInt32(): number;
    /**
     * Reads a 4 byte unsigned integer from the buffer.
     */
    readUInt32(): number;
    /**
     * Reads a 2 byte integer from the buffer.
     */
    readShort(): number;
    /**
     * Reads a 2 byte unsigned integer from the buffer.
     */
    readUnsignedShort(): number;
    /**
     * Writes a 2 byte unsigned integer to the buffer.
     * @param value The value to write.
     */
    /**
     * Reads a 1 byte integer from the buffer.
     */
    readByte(): number;
    /**
     * Reads a 1 byte unsigned integer from the buffer.
     */
    readUnsignedByte(): number;
    /**
     * Writes a 1 byte unsigned integer to the buffer.
     * @param value The value to write.
     */
    /**
     * Reads a single byte from the buffer, returns `true` if the byte is `1` and `false` otherwise.
     */
    readBoolean(): boolean;
    /**
     * Reads a 4 byte floating point number from the buffer.
     */
    readFloat(): number;
    /**
     * Reads 2 bytes to get the length, then reads `length` bytes from the buffer.
     */
    readByteArray(): number[];
    /**
     * Reads 2 bytes to get the length, reads `length` bytes from the buffer, then converts
     * the result to a utf8 string.
     */
    readString(): string;
    /**
     * The same as `readString()`, but reads 4 bytes for the length.
     */
    readStringUTF32(): string;
    /**
     * Changes the size of the buffer without affecting the contents.
     * @param newSize The new size of the buffer.
     */
    resizeBuffer(newSize: number): void;
    /**
     * Resets the `bufferIndex` to `0` and allocates a fresh buffer of length `DEFAULT_SIZE` to the underlying buffer.
     */
    reset(): void;
}
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