/**
 * Calculates the network address based on an IP address and subnet mask.
 *
 * This function performs a bitwise AND operation between the IP address and subnet mask
 * to determine the network address.
 *
 * @param {string} ipAddress - The IP address.
 * @param {string} subnetMask - The subnet mask.
 * @returns {string} The network address.
 *
 * @example
 * calculateNetworkAddress('192.168.1.100', '255.255.255.0');  // returns '192.168.1.0'
 *
 * @remarks
 * - The function assumes both inputs are valid IPv4 addresses in dotted decimal notation.
 * - It performs a bitwise AND operation between each octet of the IP and subnet mask.
 *
 *
 */
export declare const calculateNetworkAddress: (ipAddress: string, subnetMask: string) => string;
/**
 * Calculates the broadcast address based on an IP address and subnet mask.
 *
 * This function determines the broadcast address by setting all host bits to 1
 * in the network portion defined by the subnet mask.
 *
 * @param {string} ipAddress - The IP address.
 * @param {string} subnetMask - The subnet mask.
 * @returns {string} The broadcast address.
 *
 * @example
 * calculateBroadcastAddress('192.168.1.100', '255.255.255.0');  // returns '192.168.1.255'
 *
 * @remarks
 * - The function assumes both inputs are valid IPv4 addresses in dotted decimal notation.
 * - It calculates the network address and then sets all host bits to 1.
 */
export declare const calculateBroadcastAddress: (ipAddress: string, subnetMask: string) => string;
/**
 * Calculates the available IP addresses in a subnet.
 *
 * This function returns an array of all usable IP addresses in the subnet,
 * excluding the network address and broadcast address.
 *
 * @param {string} networkAddress - The network address of the subnet.
 * @param {string} subnetMask - The subnet mask.
 * @returns {string[]} An array of available IP addresses.
 *
 * @example
 * calculateAvailableIPs('192.168.1.0', '255.255.255.252');
 * // returns ['192.168.1.1', '192.168.1.2']
 *
 * @remarks
 * - The function assumes both inputs are valid IPv4 addresses in dotted decimal notation.
 * - It excludes the network address (first address) and broadcast address (last address) from the results.
 * - For very large subnets, be aware of potential memory usage when generating the full list.
 */
export declare const calculateAvailableIPs: (networkAddress: string, subnetMask: string) => string[];
/**
 * Retrieves comprehensive information about a subnet.
 *
 * This function calculates various details about a subnet given an IP address and subnet mask.
 *
 * @param {string} ipAddress - An IP address within the subnet.
 * @param {string} subnetMask - The subnet mask.
 * @returns {Object} An object containing subnet information.
 * @returns {string} .networkAddress - The network address of the subnet.
 * @returns {string} .broadcastAddress - The broadcast address of the subnet.
 * @returns {number} .totalHosts - The total number of host addresses in the subnet.
 * @returns {number} .usableHosts - The number of usable host addresses in the subnet.
 * @returns {string} .firstUsableHost - The first usable host address in the subnet.
 * @returns {string} .lastUsableHost - The last usable host address in the subnet.
 *
 * @example
 * getSubnetInfo('192.168.1.100', '255.255.255.0');
 * // returns {
 * //   networkAddress: '192.168.1.0',
 * //   broadcastAddress: '192.168.1.255',
 * //   totalHosts: 256,
 * //   usableHosts: 254,
 * //   firstUsableHost: '192.168.1.1',
 * //   lastUsableHost: '192.168.1.254'
 * // }
 *
 * @remarks
 * - The function assumes both inputs are valid IPv4 addresses in dotted decimal notation.
 * - Total hosts include the network and broadcast addresses, while usable hosts exclude these.
 * - For subnets smaller than /31, firstUsableHost and lastUsableHost will be the same as networkAddress and broadcastAddress.
 */
export declare const getSubnetInfo: (ipAddress: string, subnetMask: string) => {
    networkAddress: string;
    broadcastAddress: string;
    totalHosts: number;
    usableHosts: number;
    firstUsableHost: string;
    lastUsableHost: string;
};