export interface IpfsResult {
    status: number;
    value: string | number | boolean | null;
}
export declare abstract class IpfsClient {
    protected name: string;
    constructor(name: string);
    abstract getSize(hashOrCid: string): Promise<IpfsResult>;
    abstract read(hashOrCid: string): Promise<IpfsResult>;
    abstract pin(data: string): Promise<IpfsResult>;
    abstract unpin(hashOrCid: string): Promise<IpfsResult>;
    convertIpfsCidToBytes32(ipfsCid: string): string;
    convertBytes32ToIpfsCid(bytes32Hex: string): string;
    getName(): string;
}