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export default abstract class ISerializer<TInput = any, TOutput = TInput, TJSONOutput = TOutput> {
    abstract toJSON(value: TInput): TJSONOutput;
    abstract fromJSON(value: TJSONOutput): TOutput;
    abstract toBuffer(value: TInput): Buffer;
    abstract readFromBuffer(buffer: Buffer, offset?: number): {
        res: TOutput;
        newOffset: number;
    };
    stringify(value: TInput): string;
    parse(value: string | Buffer): TOutput;
    fromBuffer(buffer: Buffer): TOutput;
}
export declare type InputOf<TSerializer> = TSerializer extends ISerializer<infer T, any, any> ? T : never;
export declare type OutputOf<TSerializer> = TSerializer extends ISerializer<any, infer T, any> ? T : never;
export declare type JSONOutputOf<TSerializer> = TSerializer extends ISerializer<any, any, infer T> ? T : never;