import { ContentTypeId, EncodedContent } from '@xmtp/node-bindings';
export { ContentTypeId, EncodedContent } from '@xmtp/node-bindings';

type ContentCodec<ContentType = unknown> = {
    contentType: ContentTypeId;
    encode(content: ContentType): EncodedContent;
    decode(content: EncodedContent): ContentType;
    fallback(content: ContentType): string | undefined;
    shouldPush: (content: ContentType) => boolean;
};
/**
 * Compares two content type IDs for equality
 *
 * @param a - First content type ID
 * @param b - Second content type ID
 * @returns True if the content type IDs are equal
 */
declare const contentTypesAreEqual: (a: ContentTypeId, b: ContentTypeId) => boolean;
/**
 * Converts a content type ID to a string
 *
 * @param contentType - Content type ID
 * @returns String representation of the content type ID
 */
declare const contentTypeToString: (contentType: ContentTypeId) => string;
/**
 * Converts a string to a content type ID
 *
 * @param contentTypeString - String representation of the content type ID
 * @returns Content type ID
 * @throws Error if the string does not match the expected format
 */
declare const contentTypeFromString: (contentTypeString: string) => ContentTypeId;

export { contentTypeFromString, contentTypeToString, contentTypesAreEqual };
export type { ContentCodec };