export type TextEncoding = 'utf-8' | 'ascii' | 'utf16le' | 'base64' | 'hex' | 'latin1' | 'binary';
/**
 * Encodes text to a buffer using the specified encoding
 * @param text The text to encode
 * @param encoding The encoding to use (defaults to utf-8)
 * @returns ArrayBuffer containing the encoded data
 */
export declare function encodeText(text: string, encoding?: TextEncoding): ArrayBuffer;
/**
 * Decodes a buffer to text using the specified encoding
 * @param buffer The buffer to decode
 * @param encoding The encoding to use (defaults to utf-8)
 * @returns The decoded text
 */
export declare function decodeText(buffer: ArrayBuffer, encoding?: TextEncoding): string;