/// <reference types="node" />
import { Writable } from 'stream';
import { RequestOptions } from './internal/request-options';
/**
 * The HTTP headers to include in each request.
 */
export declare const REQUEST_HEADERS: {
    'Cache-Control': string;
    'User-Agent': string;
    'Accept': string;
    'Accept-Encoding': string;
    'Connection': string;
};
/**
 * A static helper class used to provide an interface for Promise based web requests.
 */
export declare class HttpClient {
    /**
     * Makes a GET request to the specified path.
     * @param path The path to make the GET request to.
     * @param options The options to use while making the request.
     */
    static get(path: string, options?: RequestOptions): Promise<Buffer>;
    /**
     * Makes a POST request to the specified path and passes the provided parameters.
     * @param path The path to make the POST request to.
     * @param params The POST parameters to include.
     */
    static post(path: string, params?: {
        [id: string]: any;
    }, stream?: Writable): Promise<Buffer>;
    private static handleResponse;
}