/// <reference types="node" />
import { NomicLabsHardhatPluginError } from "hardhat/plugins";
export declare const METADATA_LENGTH_SIZE = 2;
export declare class VersionNotFoundError extends NomicLabsHardhatPluginError {
    constructor(message: string);
}
export declare class MetadataAbsentError extends NomicLabsHardhatPluginError {
    constructor(message: string);
}
export declare function readSolcVersion(bytecode: Buffer): Promise<string>;
export declare function decodeSolcMetadata(bytecode: Buffer): Promise<any>;
export declare function readSolcMetadataLength(bytecode: Buffer): number;
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