import { LLmMessageImageDataUrlContent, LLmMessageImageUrlContent } from "../providers";
interface BufferImage {
    type: "buffer";
    buffer: Buffer;
    mimeType: string;
}
interface Base64Image {
    type: "base64";
    data: string;
    mimeType: string;
}
interface UrlImage {
    type: "url";
    url: string;
    mimeType: string;
}
type ImageSource = BufferImage | Base64Image | UrlImage;
export type ImageMetadata = Record<string, number | string | boolean | null>;
/**
 * Simplifies handling of images handed to JorEl. Instances of this class can be
 * created from a variety of sources, and can be passed directly to JorEl.
 */
export declare class ImageContent {
    readonly metadata?: ImageMetadata;
    constructor(source: ImageSource, metadata?: ImageMetadata);
    /**
     * Instantiates an image from a data URL
     * @param dataUrl - The data URL of the image
     * @param metadata - Metadata to attach to the image
     */
    static fromDataUrl(dataUrl: string, metadata?: ImageMetadata): ImageContent;
    /**
     * Instantiates an image from a URL.
     *
     * By default, the image is downloaded, since some LLMs (like Ollama
     * and Anthropic) currently do not support URLs directly.
     * @param url - The URL of the image
     * @param mimeType - The MIME type of the image
     * @param downloadMedia - Whether to download the image or not
     * @param metadata - Metadata to attach to the image
     */
    static fromUrl(url: string, mimeType: string, downloadMedia: false, metadata?: ImageMetadata): Promise<ImageContent>;
    static fromUrl(url: string, mimeType?: string, downloadMedia?: true, metadata?: ImageMetadata): Promise<ImageContent>;
    /**
     * Instantiates an array of images from an array of URLs
     * @param urls - Array of URLs
     * @param metadata - Metadata to attach to the images
     */
    static fromUrls(urls: string[], metadata?: ImageMetadata): Promise<ImageContent[]>;
    /**
     * Instantiates an image from an existing buffer
     * @param buffer - Buffer containing the image data
     * @param mimeType - (optional) MIME type of the image
     * @param metadata - Metadata to attach to the image
     * @throws Error - Error if the MIME type cannot be detected
     */
    static fromBuffer(buffer: Buffer, mimeType?: string, metadata?: ImageMetadata): Promise<ImageContent>;
    /**
     * Instantiates an image from a file path
     * @param filePath - Path to the image file
     * @param mimeType - (optional) MIME type of the image
     * @param metadata - Metadata to attach to the image
     * @throws Error - Error if the file cannot be read
     */
    static fromFile(filePath: string, mimeType?: string, metadata?: ImageMetadata): Promise<ImageContent>;
    /**
     * Instantiates an array of images from an array of file paths
     * @param files - Array of file paths
     * @param mimeType - (optional) MIME type of the images
     * @param metadata - Metadata to attach to the images
     */
    static fromFiles(files: string[], mimeType?: string, metadata?: ImageMetadata): Promise<ImageContent[]>;
    /**
     * Returns the image as a buffer
     * @returns The image buffer and its MIME type
     */
    toBuffer(): Promise<{
        buffer: Buffer;
        mimeType: string;
    }>;
    /**
     * Returns the image as a Uint8Array
     * @returns The image as a Uint8Array
     */
    toUint8Array(): Promise<Uint8Array>;
    /**
     * Returns the image as a base64 string
     * @returns The image data and its MIME type
     */
    toBase64(): Promise<{
        data: string;
        mimeType: string;
    }>;
    /**
     * Returns the image as a data URL
     * @returns The image data URL
     */
    toDataUrl(): Promise<string>;
    /**
     * Returns the image as a message content
     * @param downloadUrls - Whether to download the image and return a data URL
     * @returns The image as a message content
     */
    toMessageContent(downloadUrls?: false): Promise<LLmMessageImageDataUrlContent | LLmMessageImageUrlContent>;
    toMessageContent(downloadUrls: true): Promise<LLmMessageImageDataUrlContent>;
    /**
     * Returns a string representation of the ImageContent instance
     * @returns A string describing the image source
     */
    toString(): string;
}
export {};