import { ServerInfo } from './types';
/**
 * Represents a generic means of querying a Minecraft server for information.
 */
export interface QueryProtocol {
    /**
     * Creates a handshake packet for the given server information.
     *
     * @param address Server address (hostname or IP)
     * @param port Port number
     * @returns {Buffer} Handshake packet
     */
    handshakePacket(address: string, port: number): Buffer;
    /**
     * Creates a ping packet, to be sent after server handshake.
     */
    pingPacket(): Buffer;
    /**
     * Convert the response buffer into a ServerInfo object.
     *
     * @param response Buffer from Minecraft server
     * @returns {ServerInfo} Parsed server information
     */
    parse(response?: Buffer): ServerInfo;
}