/// <reference types="node" />
import { Path } from "./types";
import { Buffer } from "buffer";
export declare function calculateRoot(hashes: Buffer[], depth?: number, leafDepth?: number): Buffer;
export declare function merklePath(hashes: Buffer[], target: Buffer): Path;
/**
 *
 * @param path The merkle path to validate.
 * Format [{side: <0|1>, hash: <hash buffer depth n-1>},
 *         {side: <0|1>, hash: <hash buffer depth n-2>},
 *         ...,
 *         {side: <0|1>, hash: <hash buffer depth 1>}]

 * @param target the leaf hash that the path proves belongs in the merkleRoot
 * @param merkleRoot The merkle root that supposedly contains the target via the supplied path.
 * The merkle root is typically taken from a block header.
 */
export declare function validateMerklePath(path: Path, target: Buffer, merkleRoot: Buffer): boolean;