import {PrivateKey} from "./PrivateKey";
import {Address} from "./Address";
/**
 * constructs a new message to sign and verify.
 * @constructor
 * @param {String} message
 * @returns {Message}
 */
export class Message {
    constructor(message: string);

    message: string;

    static MAGIC_BYTES: Buffer;

    /**
     * Return a Buffer hash prefixed with MAGIC_BYTES
     * @return {Buffer}
     */
    magicHash(): Buffer;

    /**
     * Will sign a message with a given Bitcoin private key.
     *
     * @param {PrivateKey} privateKey - An instance of PrivateKey
     * @returns {String} A base64 encoded compact signature
     */
    sign(privateKey: PrivateKey): string;

    /**
     * Will return a boolean of the signature is valid for a given bitcoin address.
     * If it isn't the specific reason is accessible via the "error" member.
     *
     * @param {Address|String} bitcoinAddress - A bitcoin address
     * @param {String} signatureString - A base64 encoded compact signature
     * @returns {Boolean}
     */
    verify(bitcoinAddress: Address | string, signatureString: string): boolean;

    /**
     * Instantiate a message from a message string
     *
     * @param {String} str - A string of the message
     * @returns {Message} A new instance of a Message
     */
    static fromString(str: string): Message;

    /**
     * Instantiate a message from JSON
     *
     * @param {String} json - An JSON string or Object with keys: message
     * @returns {Message} A new instance of a Message
     */
    static fromJSON(json: string): Message;

    /**
     * @returns {Object} A plain object with the message information
     */
    toObject(): any;

    /**
     * @returns {String} A JSON representation of the message information
     */
    toJSON(): string;

    /**
     * Will return a the string representation of the message
     *
     * @returns {String} Message
     */
    toString(): string;

    /**
     * Will return a string formatted for the console
     *
     * @returns {String} Message
     */
    inspect(): string;
}