import { SmartContractLib } from '../smartContractLib.js';
import { ByteString, OpcatState } from '../types/primitives.js';
/**
 * Library for computing the hash of a state.
 * @category Library
 * @onchain
 */
export declare class StateLib<ST extends OpcatState> extends SmartContractLib {
    /**
     * Serializes the given state object into a ByteString using the library's artifact.
     * @template T - Type of the state object extending OpcatState
     * @param this - Reference to the StateLib class constructor
     * @param state - State object to be serialized
     * @returns Serialized state as ByteString
     * @throws Error if artifact is not loaded, library not found in artifact, or state type is undefined
     * @category State
     */
    static serializeState<T extends OpcatState>(this: {
        new (...args: any[]): StateLib<T>;
    }, state: T): ByteString;
    /**
     * Deserializes a state object from its ByteString representation.
     *
     * @template T - Type of the state object extending OpcatState
     * @param this - Reference to the StateLib class constructor
     * @param serializedState - ByteString containing the serialized state data
     * @returns The deserialized state object of type T
     * @throws Error if artifact is not loaded, library is not found, or state type is undefined
     */
    static deserializeState<T extends OpcatState>(this: {
        new (...args: any[]): StateLib<T>;
    }, serializedState: ByteString): T;
    /**
     * Computes the SHA-256 hash of a serialized state object.
     * @template T - Type extending OpcatState
     * @param state - The state object to hash
     * @returns The hash as a ByteString
     */
    static stateHash<T extends OpcatState>(this: {
        new (...args: any[]): StateLib<T>;
    }, state: T): ByteString;
    protected __state_lib_dummy_private_field__: ST;
}
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