/**
 * Calculates the UTF8 byte length of a string.
 * @param {string} string String
 * @returns {number} Byte length
 */
export function length(string: string): number;

/**
 * Reads UTF8 bytes as a string.
 * @param {Uint8Array} buffer Source buffer
 * @param {number} start Source start
 * @param {number} end Source end
 * @returns {string} String read
 */
export function read(buffer: Uint8Array, start: number, end: number): string;

/**
 * Writes a string as UTF8 bytes.
 * @param {string} string Source string
 * @param {Uint8Array} buffer Destination buffer
 * @param {number} offset Destination offset
 * @returns {number} Bytes written
 */
export function write(string: string, buffer: Uint8Array, offset: number): number;