/**
 * "Well known" genres and methods for converting between numeric representations of them and the
 * string representation of them.
 */
export default class Genres {
    /**
     * ID3v1 audio genres. Index corresponds to the numeric value of the genre.
     */
    static readonly AUDIO_GENRES: string[];
    /**
     * DivX video genres. Index corresponds to the numeric value of the genre.
     */
    static readonly VIDEO_GENRES: string[];
    /**
     * Gets the genre index for a specified audio genre.
     * @param name Name of the genre to lookup
     * @returns Index of the genre in the audio array or 255 if it could not be found.
     */
    static audioToIndex(name: string): number;
    /**
     * Gets the audio genre name for a specified index.
     * @param index Index of the genre in the audio genre array. Can be a `number`,
     *     `string` or `string` wrapped in `( )`, if `allowParenthesis` is set
     *     to `true`
     * @param allowParenthesis Whether or not a number wrapped in parentheses is allowed
     * @returns
     *     Genre name if found, or `undefined` if `index` is outside the
     *     bounds of the audio genre array or if `index` is not valid.
     */
    static indexToAudio(index: number | string, allowParenthesis: boolean): string;
    static indexToAudioDirect(index: number | string): string;
    /**
     * Gets the video genre name for a specified index.
     * @param index Index of the genre in the video genre array. Can be a `number`,
     *     `string` or `string` wrapped in `( )` if `allowParenthesis` is set
     *     to `true`
     * @param allowParenthesis Whether or not a number wrapped in parentheses is allowed
     * @returns
     *     Genre name if found, or `undefined` if `index` is outside the
     *     bounds of the video genre array or if `index` is not valid.
     */
    static indexToVideo(index: number | string, allowParenthesis: boolean): string;
    /**
     * Gets the genre index for a specified video genre.
     * @param name Name of the genre to lookup
     * @returns Index of the genre in the video array or 255 if it could not be found.
     */
    static videoToIndex(name: string): number;
    private static stringToByte;
}