/// <reference types="node" />
/**
 * Handle data streams.
 */
export default class DataStream {
    private stream;
    private position;
    constructor(stream: Buffer | Array<number>);
    /**
     * Creates an array with a callback function applied to each index.
     * @param length length of the array.
     * @param callback arrow function with index as argument.
     * @returns an array with the function applied to each index.
     */
    createArray<T>(length: number, callback: (index: number) => T): T[];
    /**
     * Reads a single byte at the current pointer position without advancing the pointer.
     * @returns a number between 0 to 255.
     */
    peekByte(offset?: number): number;
    /**
     * Reads a single byte at the current pointer position.
     * @returns a number between 0 to 255.
     */
    readByte(): number;
    /**
     * Reads multiple bytes at the current pointer position without advancing the pointer.
     * @param count Amount of bytes to read.
     * @returns an array of numbers between 0 to 255.
     */
    peekBytes(count: number): number[];
    /**
     * Reads multiple bytes at the current pointer position.
     * @param count Amount of bytes to read.
     * @returns an array of numbers between 0 to 255.
     */
    readBytes(count: number): number[];
    /**
     * Reads a byte array as a number.
     * @param bytes Array of bytes.
     * @returns a number (signed if the array is >= 4 long, unsigned otherwise).
     */
    private bytesToNumber;
    /**
     * Reads multiple bytes at the current pointer position
     * without advancing the pointer and returns them as an unsigned number.
     * @returns a positive number.
     */
    peekNumbers(count: number): number;
    /**
     * Reads multiple bytes at the current pointer position
     * and returns them as an unsigned number.
     * @returns a positive number.
     */
    readNumbers(count: number): number;
    /**
     * Reads a 32-bit float, consisting of 4 bytes based on IEEE-754.
     * @returns a floating point number.
     */
    readFloat(): number;
    /**
     * Peeks an unsigned 16-bit integer.
     * @returns unsigned 16-bit integer.
     */
    peekUInt16(): number;
    /**
     * Reads an unsigned 16-bit integer.
     * @returns unsigned 16-bit integer.
     */
    readUInt16(): number;
    /**
     * Peeks an unsigned 32-bit integer.
     * @returns unsigned 32-bit integer.
     */
    peekUInt32(): number;
    /**
     * Reads an unsigned 32-bit integer.
     * @returns unsigned 32-bit integer.
     */
    readUInt32(): number;
    /**
     * Reads a boolean, consisting of 4 bytes.
     * @returns true or false.
     */
    readBoolean(): boolean;
    /**
     * Reads a string of a given length.
     * @param count length of the string.
     * @returns a string.
     */
    readString(count?: number): string;
    /**
     * Reads a single character
     * @returns a 1-long string.
     */
    readChar(): string;
    /**
     * Reads two consecutive 32-bit integers.
     * @returns an array of two numbers.
     */
    readInt2(): Int2;
    /**
     * Reads three consecutive 32-bit integers.
     * @returns an array of three numbers.
     */
    readInt3(): Int3;
    /**
     * Reads a vector of size 2 as floats.
     * @returns an array of two floats.
     */
    readVector2(): Vector2;
    /**
     * Reads a vector of size 3 as floats.
     * @returns an array of three floats.
     */
    readVector3(): Vector3;
    /**
     * Reads three consecutive bytes.
     * @returns an array of three bytes.
     */
    readByte3(): Byte3;
    /**
     * Reads three consecutive lookback strings.
     * @returns object of id, collection and author.
     */
    readMeta(): IMeta;
    /**
     * Reads a file reference.
     * @returns a string consisting of a file path.
     */
    readFileReference(): string;
    private nodeList;
    /**
     * Reads a node reference.
     */
    readNodeReference<NodeType>(): NodeType | undefined;
    private lookbackVersion?;
    private lookbackStrings;
    /**
     * Reads a lookback string.
     * @returns a string.
     */
    readLookbackString(): string;
    /**
     * Skips to the next chunk within the same class ID. Very unsafe, as it does not take lookback strings into account, because of its naive skip method.
     * @todo Add support for skipping nested chunks.
     */
    forceChunkSkip(fullChunkId: number): void;
}