import { ManagedObj } from './managedObj';
/**
 * Represents an element of the finite field $\mathbb{F}_r$, where $r$ is the order of the generator point of the BLS12-381 G1 group.
 * A wrapper of [MclScalar](https://github.com/nav-io/navio-core/blob/master/src/blsct/arith/mcl/mcl_scalar.h) in navio-core.
 *
 * Examples:
 * ```ts
 * const { Scalar } = require('navio-blsct')
 * const s1 = new Scalar() // random scalar
 * const s2 = new Scalar(12345)
 * s2.toNumber() // returns 12345
 * const s3 = Scalar.deserialize(s2.serialize())
 * s3.equals(s2) // true
 * const ser = s1.serialize()
 * const deser = Scalar.deserialize(ser)
 * ser === deser.serialize() // true
 * ```
 */
export declare class Scalar extends ManagedObj {
    /** Constructs a new `Scalar` instance.
     * - If no parameter is provided, a random scalar is generated.
     * - If a number is provided, it is converted to a scalar.
     */
    constructor(obj?: any);
    value(): any;
    /**
     * Generates a random scalar.
     * @returns A random scalar in the finite field $\mathbb{F}_r$.
     */
    static random(): Scalar;
    /** Converts the scalar to an integer.
     * * @returns The scalar as a number.
     */
    toNumber(): number;
    /** Returns if the scalar is equal to the provided scalar.
     * @param other - The scalar to compare with.
     * @returns `true` if the scalars are equal, `false` otherwise.
     */
    equals(other: Scalar): boolean;
    /** Serialize the scalar to a hexadecimal string.
     */
    serialize(): string;
    /**
     * Deserializes a hexadecimal string into a Scalar instance.
     *
     * @param hex - The hexadecimal string to convert.
     * @returns The `Scalar` instance represented by the input string.
     */
    static deserialize(this: new (obj: any) => Scalar, hex: string): Scalar;
}