/// <reference types="node" />
import buffer from 'buffer';
/**
 * IOBuffer is a class that can be used to read and write data to and from a binary buffer
 */
declare class IOBuffer {
    readonly buffer: buffer.Buffer;
    readonly length: number;
    private _currentPosition;
    /**
     * This constructor should not be called directly
     *
     * @param arg the buffer to use
     */
    constructor(arg: ArrayBuffer | buffer.Buffer);
    readUInt8(): number;
    readUInt16(): number;
    readUInt32(): number;
    readUInt64(): bigint;
    readInt64(): bigint;
    readFloat(): number;
    readDouble(): number;
    readSlice(numBytes: number): IOBuffer;
    readString(numBytes: number): string;
    writeUInt8(value: number): void;
    writeUInt16(value: number): void;
    writeUInt32(value: number): void;
    writeBytes(value: buffer.Buffer): void;
    remaining(): number;
    hasRemaining(): boolean;
    reset(): void;
    /**
     * Update the position of the pointer
     * @param numBytes the number of bytes to advance the pointer
     * @returns the previous position
     */
    private _updateCurrentPosition;
}
export default IOBuffer;