diff --git a/rcloader/rcloader-tests.ts b/rcloader/rcloader-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="./rcloader.d.ts" />
+
+import rcloader = require("rcloader");
+
+const rcLoader = new rcloader.RcLoader(".configfilename", {
+    lookup: true
+});
+
+rcLoader.for("foo.json", (err, fileOpts) => {
+    // send the file along
+});
diff --git a/rcloader/rcloader.d.ts b/rcloader/rcloader.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for rcloader
+// Project: hhttps://github.com/spalger/rcloader
+// Definitions by: Panu Horsmalahti <https://github.com/panuhorsmalahti>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+declare module "rcloader" {
+    interface Options {
+        [property: string]: any;
+        lookup?: boolean;
+    }
+
+    export class RcLoader {
+        constructor(configfilename: string, options: string | Options);
+        for(path: string, callback?: (error: any, fileOpts: any) => void): void;
+    }
+}