/**
 * @public
 *
 * DNS record types
 */
export declare enum HostAddressType {
    /**
     * IPv6
     */
    AAAA = "AAAA",
    /**
     * IPv4
     */
    A = "A"
}
/**
 * @public
 */
export interface HostAddress {
    /**
     * The {@link HostAddressType} of the host address.
     */
    addressType: HostAddressType;
    /**
     * The resolved numerical address represented as a
     * string.
     */
    address: string;
    /**
     * The host name the {@link address} was resolved from.
     */
    hostName: string;
    /**
     * The service record of {@link hostName}.
     */
    service?: string;
}
/**
 * @public
 */
export interface HostResolverArguments {
    /**
     * The host name to resolve.
     */
    hostName: string;
    /**
     * The service record of {@link hostName}.
     */
    service?: string;
}
/**
 * @public
 *
 * Host Resolver interface for DNS queries
 */
export interface HostResolver {
    /**
     * Resolves the address(es) for {@link HostResolverArguments} and returns a
     * list of addresses with (most likely) two addresses, one {@link HostAddressType.AAAA}
     * and one {@link HostAddressType.A}. Calls to this function will likely alter
     * the cache (if implemented) so that if there's multiple addresses, a different
     * set will be returned on the next call.
     * In the case of multi-answer, still only a maximum of two records should be
     * returned. The resolver implementation is responsible for caching and rotation
     * of the multiple addresses that get returned.
     * Implementations don't have to explictly call getaddrinfo(), they can use
     * high level abstractions provided in their language runtimes/libraries.
     * @param args - arguments with host name query addresses for
     * @returns promise with a list of {@link HostAddress}
     */
    resolveAddress(args: HostResolverArguments): Promise<HostAddress[]>;
    /**
     * Reports a failure on a {@link HostAddress} so that the cache (if implemented)
     * can accomodate the failure and likely not return the address until it recovers.
     * @param addr - host address to report a failure on
     */
    reportFailureOnAddress(addr: HostAddress): void;
    /**
     * Empties the cache (if implemented) for a {@link HostResolverArguments.hostName}.
     * If {@link HostResolverArguments.hostName} is not provided, the cache (if
     * implemented) is emptied for all host names.
     * @param args - optional arguments to empty the cache for
     */
    purgeCache(args?: HostResolverArguments): void;
}