import { DoublePublicKey } from './keys/doublePublicKey';
/**
 * Represents the available address encoding formats.
 */
export declare enum AddressEncoding {
    /** Bech32 encoding as defined in BIP-173. */
    Bech32 = 0,
    /** Bech32m encoding as defined in BIP-350. */
    Bech32M = 1
}
/**
 * Provides static utility methods for encoding and decoding addresses.
 *
 * This class is intended to be used as a static container and should not be instantiated.
 *
 * Examples:
 * ```ts
 * const { Address, DoublePublicKey, AddressEncoding } = require('navio-blsct')
 * const dpk = DoublePublicKey.random()
 * const addr = Address.encode(dpk, AddressEncoding.Bech32M)
 * addr
 * const decDpk = Address.decode(addr)
 * decDpk.serialize() === dpk.serialize()  // true
 * ```
 */
export declare class Address {
    /** Encode a `DoublePublicKey` to an address string using the specified encoding
     *
     * @param addrDpk - The `DoublePublicKey` to encode.
     * @param encoding - The desired address encoding format (`Bech32` or `Bech32M`).
     * @return The encoded address as a string.
     */
    static encode(addrDpk: DoublePublicKey, encoding: AddressEncoding): string;
    /** Decode an address string to a `DoublePublicKey`.
     *
     * @param addrStr - The address string to decode.
     * @return A `DoublePublicKey` instance representing the decoded address.
     * @throws Error if the decoding fails.
     */
    static decode(addrStr: string): DoublePublicKey;
}