/// <reference types="node" />
export interface Writer {
    readonly buffer: Buffer;
    readonly buffers: Buffer[];
    readonly length: number;
    noAssert: boolean;
    reset(): void;
    writeByte(data: number): number;
    writeBytes(dataArray: number[]): number;
    writeUInt16(data: number): number;
    writeUInt32(data: number): number;
    writeDouble(data: number): number;
    writeString(data: string, len?: number): number;
    encodeString(data: string): Buffer;
    writeBuffer(data: Buffer, sourceStart?: number, sourceEnd?: number): number;
    writeBuffers(data: Buffer[]): number;
    writeArrayBuffer(data: ArrayBuffer): number;
    write(writer: Writer): number;
    pushContext(): void;
    popContext(): void;
}
export declare abstract class WriterBase implements Writer {
    protected static EmptyBuffer: Buffer;
    readonly encodeString: (data: string) => Buffer;
    protected _noAssert: boolean;
    constructor();
    abstract get buffer(): Buffer;
    abstract get buffers(): Buffer[];
    abstract get length(): number;
    get noAssert(): boolean;
    set noAssert(noAssert: boolean);
    abstract reset(): void;
    abstract writeByte(data: number): number;
    abstract writeBytes(dataArray: number[]): number;
    abstract writeUInt16(data: number): number;
    abstract writeUInt32(data: number): number;
    abstract writeDouble(data: number): number;
    abstract writeString(data: string, len?: number): number;
    abstract writeBuffer(data: Buffer, sourceStart?: number, sourceEnd?: number): number;
    abstract writeBuffers(data: Buffer[], totalLength?: number): number;
    abstract writeArrayBuffer(data: ArrayBuffer): number;
    abstract write(writer: Writer): number;
    abstract pushContext(): void;
    abstract popContext(): void;
    private _encodeStringFast;
    private _encodeStringSlow;
}