diff --git a/cliff/cliff-tests.ts b/cliff/cliff-tests.ts
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+/// <reference types="cliff" />
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diff --git a/cliff/cliff.d.ts b/cliff/cliff.d.ts
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-// Type definitions for cliff 0.1.10
-// Project: https://github.com/flatiron/cliff
-// Definitions by: bryn austin bellomy <https://github.com/brynbellomy>
-// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
-
-
-declare module "cliff" {
-    export function inspect(obj:any): string;
-    export function stringifyRows(rows:string[][], colors?:string[]): string;
-    export function stringifyObjectRows(rows:Array<{}>, keys:string[], colors?:string[]): string;
-    export function putRows(level:string, rows:string[][], colors?:string[]): void;
-    export function putObjectRows(level:string, rows:Array<{}>, keys:string[], colors?:string[]): void;
-    export function putObject(level:string, object:any, rewriters?:any, padding?:any): void;
-}
diff --git a/cliff/index.d.ts b/cliff/index.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for cliff 0.1.10
+// Project: https://github.com/flatiron/cliff
+// Definitions by: bryn austin bellomy <https://github.com/brynbellomy>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+export function inspect(obj: any): string;
+export function stringifyRows(rows: string[][], colors?: string[]): string;
+export function stringifyObjectRows(rows: Array<{}>, keys: string[], colors?: string[]): string;
+export function putRows(level: string, rows: string[][], colors?: string[]): void;
+export function putObjectRows(level: string, rows: Array<{}>, keys: string[], colors?: string[]): void;
+export function putObject(level: string, object: any, rewriters?: any, padding?: any): void;
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diff --git a/cliff/tsconfig.json b/cliff/tsconfig.json
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+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "target": "es6",
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": false,
+        "baseUrl": "../",
+        "typeRoots": [
+            "../"
+        ],
+        "types": [],
+        "noEmit": true,
+        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
+    },
+    "files": [
+        "index.d.ts",
+        "cliff-tests.ts"
+    ]
+}
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