import { Client, ClientChannel, CipherAlgorithm } from 'ssh2';
import { SshConnectionOptions } from '../interfaces/ConnectionOptions';
/**
 * Manager for SSH connections
 */
export declare class SshConnectionManager {
    /**
     * Create a new SSH client connection
     */
    static createConnection(host: string, port: number, username: string, password: string, cipher: CipherAlgorithm, options: SshConnectionOptions): Promise<Client>;
    /**
     * Create a shell stream from an SSH client
     */
    static createShell(client: Client, options: SshConnectionOptions): Promise<ClientChannel>;
}