/**
 * Codec interface for encoding and decoding objects to and from Uint8 buffers.
 * Used to prepare messages for use by the transport layer.
 */
interface Codec {
    /**
     * Encodes an object to a Uint8 buffer.
     * @param obj - The object to encode.
     * @returns The encoded Uint8 buffer.
     */
    toBuffer(obj: object): Uint8Array;
    /**
     * Decodes an object from a Uint8 buffer.
     * @param buf - The Uint8 buffer to decode.
     * @returns The decoded object, or null if decoding failed.
     */
    fromBuffer(buf: Uint8Array): object;
}

export type { Codec as C };