import IODefinitions from '../core/definitions.js';
import { IOStreamSource, StreamReaderOptions, StreamItem } from './types.js';
import '../schema/schema.js';
import '../schema/types/memberdef.js';
import '../schema/schema-types.js';

/**
 * A streaming reader for Internet Object data.
 * Reads chunked data from a source and parses it into IO objects.
 */
declare class IOStreamReader implements AsyncIterable<StreamItem> {
    private readonly source;
    private readonly definitions;
    private readonly options;
    constructor(source: IOStreamSource, definitions?: IODefinitions | null, options?: StreamReaderOptions);
    /**
     * Reads all items from the stream and returns them as an array.
     * WARNING: This buffers the entire stream into memory.
     */
    collect(): Promise<StreamItem[]>;
    /**
     * Iterates over the stream, yielding parsed items (data, error, schemaName, etc.)
     */
    [Symbol.asyncIterator](): AsyncIterator<StreamItem>;
}
/**
 * Creates a new IOStreamReader instance.
 * @param source The source to read from (string, Iterable, AsyncIterable, ReadableStream).
 * @param definitions Optional initial definitions.
 * @param options Optional strictness and buffer settings.
 */
declare function createStreamReader(source: IOStreamSource, definitions?: IODefinitions | null, options?: StreamReaderOptions): IOStreamReader;

export { IOStreamReader, createStreamReader };