/**
 * Replaces every Buffer | ArrayBuffer | Blob | File in packet with a numbered placeholder.
 *
 * @param {Object} packet - socket.io event packet
 * @return {Object} with deconstructed packet and list of buffers
 * @public
 */
export declare function deconstructPacket(packet: any): {
    packet: any;
    buffers: any[];
};
/**
 * Reconstructs a binary packet from its placeholder packet and buffers
 *
 * @param {Object} packet - event packet with placeholders
 * @param {Array} buffers - binary buffers to put in placeholder positions
 * @return {Object} reconstructed packet
 * @public
 */
export declare function reconstructPacket(packet: any, buffers: any): any;