/// <reference types="node" />
import * as http from "http";
/**
 * Interface defining authentication functionality for the Shoehive framework.
 * Implementations should provide methods to authenticate players during connection.
 */
export interface AuthModule {
    /**
     * Authenticates a player based on their HTTP request during WebSocket connection.
     * @param request The incoming HTTP request during WebSocket connection
     * @returns A promise that resolves to a player ID if authentication is successful, or null if it fails
     */
    authenticatePlayer(request: http.IncomingMessage): Promise<string | null>;
}