/**
 * Compares two strings for equality in a case-insensitive manner,
 * but only ASCII uppercase letters (`A-Z`) are converted to lowercase before comparison.
 */
export declare function nameEquals(a: string, b: string): boolean;
/**
 * Encodes a record of key-value string pairs into an array of Buffer objects,
 * where each buffer contains a string in the format `"key=value"`.
 *
 * @param data - An object whose string keys and values will be encoded.
 *               Defaults to an empty object.
 * @returns An array of Buffer instances, each representing one `"key=value"` pair.
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * encodeTXT({ foo: "bar", baz: "qux" })
 * // [Buffer.from("foo=bar"), Buffer.from("baz=qux")]
 * ```
 */
export declare function encodeTXT(data?: Record<string, string | number | boolean | Buffer>): Buffer[];
/**
 * Decodes an input buffer or array of buffers (or strings) containing
 * `"key=value"` pairs into a single object mapping keys to values.
 *
 * Each input item is expected to be a string or Buffer representing one key-value pair.
 * Items that do not match the `"key=value"` pattern are ignored.
 *
 * @param buffer - A string, Buffer, or an array of these, each containing `"key=value"` format data.
 * @returns An object where each key is mapped to its corresponding decoded value.
 *
 * @example
 * ```ts
 * decodeTXT([Buffer.from("foo=bar"), "baz=qux"])
 * // { foo: "bar", baz: "qux" }
 *
 * decodeTXT(Buffer.from("hello=world"))
 * // { hello: "world" }
 *
 * decodeTXT(["invalid", "key=value"])
 * //  { key: "value" }  // "invalid" ignored
 * ```
 */
export declare function decodeTXT(buffer: string | Buffer | (string | Buffer)[], binary: false): Record<string, string>;
export declare function decodeTXT(buffer: string | Buffer | (string | Buffer)[], binary: true): Record<string, Buffer>;