/**
 * Utility static class providing functionality to pack float values to various storage
 * representations.
 *
 * {@link float2Half} converts a JavaScript number to the 16-bit half-float encoding used by
 * half-precision textures and vertex formats, so float data can be uploaded to the GPU at half the
 * size.
 *
 * @example
 * // Fill a half-float buffer from an array of numbers
 * const halves = new Uint16Array(values.length);
 * for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i++) {
 *     halves[i] = FloatPacking.float2Half(values[i]);
 * }
 * @category Math
 */
export class FloatPacking {
    /**
     * Packs a float to a 16-bit half-float representation used by the GPU.
     *
     * @param {number} value - The float value to pack.
     * @returns {number} The 16-bit half-float representation as an integer.
     * @example
     * const half = FloatPacking.float2Half(1.5);
     */
    static float2Half(value: number): number;
    /**
     * Converts bits of a 32-bit float into RGBA8 format and stores the result in a provided color.
     * The float can be reconstructed in shader using the uintBitsToFloat instruction.
     *
     * @param {number} value - The float value to convert.
     * @param {Color} data - The color to store the RGBA8 packed value in.
     *
     * @ignore
     */
    static float2RGBA8(value: number, data: Color): void;
}
import type { Color } from './color.js';