import type BitObject from './object';
import type Repository from './repository';
export default class Ref {
    hash: string;
    constructor(hash: string);
    toString(): string;
    toShortString(numOfChars?: number): string;
    load(repository: Repository, throws?: boolean): Promise<BitObject>;
    loadSync(repo: Repository, throws?: boolean): BitObject;
    loadRaw(repo: Repository): Promise<Buffer>;
    isEqual(ref: Ref): boolean;
    clone(): Ref;
    static from(hash: string): Ref;
}