diff --git a/ora/ora-tests.ts b/ora/ora-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="ora.d.ts" />
+
+import ora = require('ora');
+const spinner = ora('Loading unicorns');
+
+spinner.start();
+
+setTimeout(() => {
+    spinner.color = 'yellow';
+    spinner.text = 'Loading rainbows';
+}, 1000);
diff --git a/ora/ora.d.ts b/ora/ora.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for ora
+// Project: https://github.com/sindresorhus/ora
+// Definitions by: Basarat Ali Syed <https://github.com/basarat/>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+declare module 'ora' {
+    type Color = 'black' | 'red' | 'green' | 'yellow' | 'blue' | 'magenta' | 'cyan' | 'white' | 'gray';
+    type Text = string;
+    interface Options {
+        text?: Text;
+        spinner?: string | { interval?: number; frames: string[]; }
+        color?: Color;
+        stream?: any;
+    }
+    interface Instance {
+        start(): void;
+        stop(): void;
+        clear(): void;
+        frame(): void;
+        render(): void;
+        text: Text;
+        color: Color;
+    }
+    function ora(options: Options | Text): Instance;
+    export = ora;
+}