from collections.abc import Mapping
from datetime import datetime
from decimal import Decimal
from typing import TypeAlias

_Value: TypeAlias = str | bytes | bool | int | Decimal | datetime | _ArgumentMapping | list[_Value] | None
_ArgumentMapping: TypeAlias = Mapping[str, _Value]

def encode_short_string(pieces: list[bytes], value: str | bytes) -> int: ...
def decode_short_string(encoded: bytes, offset: int) -> tuple[str, int]: ...
def encode_table(pieces: list[bytes], table: _ArgumentMapping) -> int: ...
def encode_value(pieces: list[bytes], value: _Value) -> int: ...
def decode_table(encoded: bytes, offset: int) -> tuple[dict[str, _Value], int]: ...
def decode_value(encoded: bytes, offset: int) -> tuple[_Value, int]: ...
