import { ManagedObj } from '../managedObj';
import { Point } from '../point';
import { Scalar } from '../scalar';
/** Represents an element in the BLS12-381 G1 curve group that is used as a public key.
 *
 * Examples:
 * ```ts
 * const { PublicKey, Point, Scalar } = require('navio-blsct')
 * const s123 = new Scalar(123)
 * const pk123 = PublicKey.fromScalar(s123)
 * const s234 = new Scalar(234)
 * const pk234 = PublicKey.fromScalar(s234)
 * pk123.equals(pk234) // false
 * pk123.equals(pk123) // true
 * const p = Point.random()
 * const pk = PublicKey.fromPoint(p)
 * pk.getPoint()
 * const vk = Scalar.random()
 * pk.generateNonce(vk)
 * const ser = pk.serialize()
 * const deser = PublicKey.deserialize(ser)
 * ser == deser.serialize()
 * ```
 */
export declare class PublicKey extends ManagedObj {
    /** Constructs a new `PublicKey` instance.
     * - If no parameter is provided, a random public key is generated.
     */
    constructor(obj?: any);
    /** Return the underlying point of the public key
     * @return {Point} The underlying point of the public key.
     */
    getPoint(): Point;
    /** Returns a random public key.
     * @returns A new random `PublicKey`.
     */
    static random(): PublicKey;
    /** Creates a `PublicKey` from a `Point` object.
     * @param point - The `Point` object to convert.
     */
    static fromPoint(point: Point): PublicKey;
    /** Creates a `PublicKey` from a `Scalar` object.
     * @param scalar - The `Scalar` object to convert.
     */
    static fromScalar(scalar: Scalar): PublicKey;
    /** Generates a nonce from this `PublicKey` using a `Scalar` view key.
     *
     * @param viewKey - The view key.
     * @returns A new `PublicKey` that represents the nonce.
     */
    generateNonce(viewKey: Scalar): PublicKey;
    /** Returns if the provied public key is equal to this public key.
     * @param other - The public key to compare with.
     * @returns `true` if the public keys are equal, `false` otherwise.
     */
    equals(other: PublicKey): boolean;
    value(): any;
    serialize(): string;
    /** Deserializes a hexadecimal string into a `PublicKey` instance.
     * @param hex - The hexadecimal string to convert.
     * @returns The `PublicKey` instance represented by the input string.
     */
    static deserialize(this: new (obj: any) => PublicKey, hex: string): PublicKey;
}