/**
 * converts a number into a byte representation
 * @param value - number to serialize
 * @returns
 */
export declare function serializeNumber(value: number): Uint8Array;
export declare function serializeString(value: string): Uint8Array;
export declare function serializeBoolean(value: boolean): Uint8Array;
/**
 * there isn't enough info to infer int / float from a serialized number, so we recommend providing an explicit float
 * deserialize function for values intended to be integers.
 * @param value - Uint8Array representing a number serialized as bytes
 * @returns integer
 */
export declare function deserializeNumber(value: Uint8Array): number;
/**
 * there isn't enough info to infer int / float from a serialized number, so we recommend providing an explicit float
 * deserialize function for values intended to be floats or doubles.
 * @param value - Uint8Array representing byte serialization of a float
 * @returns number either 8 byte or 4 byte float. if lenght of input value is not 4 or 8, return the first byte
 */
export declare function deserializeFloat(value: Uint8Array): number;
export declare function deserializeString(value: Uint8Array): string;
export declare function deserializeBoolean(value: Uint8Array): boolean;