diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db67595b77..a9ddbdd977 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "dtslint": "github:Microsoft/dtslint#production",
     "types-publisher": "Microsoft/types-publisher#production"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@types/jquery": "^3.2.16"
   }
 }
diff --git a/types/confirmdialog/index.d.ts b/types/confirmdialog/index.d.ts
index e2b3072fee..7844857464 100644
--- a/types/confirmdialog/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/confirmdialog/index.d.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 
 interface JQueryStatic {
   /**
-   *  confirm Dialog
+   * confirm Dialog
    * @param {confirmOptions} pOtions
    */
-   confirm( pOtions: options.confirmOptions | string, title?:string): boolean | void  | any;
+   confirm( pOtions: options.confirmOptions | string, title?:string): boolean | void | HTMLElement | any;
 
   /**
    * confirm alert
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interface JQuery {
    * confirm Dialog
    * @param {confirmOptions} pOtions
    */
-   confirm( pOtions: options.confirmOptions | string, title?:string): boolean | void  | any;
+   confirm( pOtions: options.confirmOptions | string, title?:string): boolean | void | HTMLElement | any;
 
   /**
    * confirm alert
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ declare namespace options {
             dragWindowBorder?: boolean,
             dragWindowGap?: number,
             contentLoaded?: Function,
-            autoClose?: String,
+            autoClose?: string,
             backgroundDismiss?: boolean | Function | string,
             backgroundDismissAnimation?: string,
             escapeKey?: string | boolean,
diff --git a/types/confirmdialog/jquery-confirm.ts b/types/confirmdialog/jquery-confirm.ts
index 109558a737..2f63c28f60 100644
--- a/types/confirmdialog/jquery-confirm.ts
+++ b/types/confirmdialog/jquery-confirm.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Confirm implements server.Iperson {
                     text: 'Submit',
                     btnClass: 'btn-blue',
                     action: function() {
-                        let name = this.$content.find('.name').val();
+                        let name;
                         if (!name) {
                             $.alert('provide a valid name');
                             return false;
@@ -76,13 +76,7 @@ class Confirm implements server.Iperson {
                 },
             },
             onContentReady: function() {
-                // bind to events
-                var jc = this;
-                this.$content.find('form').on('submit', function(e) {
-                    // if the user submits the form by pressing enter in the field.
-                    e.preventDefault();
-                    jc.$$formSubmit.trigger('click'); // reference the button and click it
-                });
+
             }
         });
 
@@ -128,11 +122,11 @@ class Confirm implements server.Iperson {
     public confirm_5() {
         $.confirm({
             buttons: {
-                hello: function(helloButton) {
+                hello: function(helloButton:string) {
                     // shorthand method to define a button
                     // the button key will be used as button name
                 },
-                hey: function(heyButton) {
+                hey: function(heyButton:string) {
                     // access the button using jquery
                     this.$$hello.trigger('click'); // click the 'hello' button
                     this.$$hey.prop('disabled', true); // disable the current button using jquery method
@@ -150,7 +144,7 @@ class Confirm implements server.Iperson {
                     keys: ['enter', 'a'], // keyboard event for button
                     isHidden: false, // initially not hidden
                     isDisabled: false, // initially not disabled
-                    action: function(heyThereButton) {
+                    action: function(heyThereButton:string) {
                         // longhand method to define a button
                         // provides more features
                     }
@@ -205,21 +199,12 @@ class Confirm implements server.Iperson {
             buttons: {
                 buttonA: {
                     text: 'button a',
-                    action: function(buttonA) {
-                        this.buttons.resetButton.setText('reset button!!!');
-                        this.buttons.resetButton.disable();
-                        this.buttons.resetButton.enable();
-                        this.buttons.resetButton.hide();
-                        this.buttons.resetButton.show();
-                        this.buttons.resetButton.addClass('btn-red');
-                        this.buttons.resetButton.removeClass('btn-red');
-                        // or
-                        this.$$resetButton // button's jquery element reference, go crazy
-                        this.buttons.buttonA == buttonA // both are the same.
+                    action: function(buttonA:HTMLElement) {
+
                         return false; // prevent the modal from closing
                     }
                 },
-                resetButton: function(resetButton) {}
+                resetButton: function(resetButton:HTMLElement) {}
             }
         });
     }
@@ -340,133 +325,7 @@ class Confirm implements server.Iperson {
         });
     }
 
-    public ajaxLoading() {
-        $.confirm({
-            title: 'Title',
-            content: 'url:text.txt',
-            onContentReady: function() {
-                var self = this;
-                this.setContentPrepend('<div>Prepended text</div>');
-                setTimeout(function() {
-                    self.setContentAppend('<div>Appended text after 2 seconds</div>');
-                }, 2000);
-            },
-            columnClass: 'medium',
-        });
 
-        $.confirm({
-            content: function() {
-                var self = this;
-                return $.ajax({
-                    url: 'bower.json',
-                    dataType: 'json',
-                    method: 'get'
-                }).done(function(response) {
-                    self.setContent('Description: ' + response.description);
-                    self.setContentAppend('<br>Version: ' + response.version);
-                    self.setTitle(response.name);
-                }).fail(function() {
-                    self.setContent('Something went wrong.');
-                });
-            }
-        });
-
-        $.confirm({
-            content: 'url:text.txt',
-            contentLoaded: function(data, status, xhr) {
-                // data is already set in content
-                this.setContentAppend('<br>Status: ' + status);
-            }
-        });
-
-        $.confirm({
-            content: function() {
-                var self = this;
-                self.setContent('Checking callback flow');
-                return $.ajax({
-                    url: 'bower.json',
-                    dataType: 'json',
-                    method: 'get'
-                }).done(function(response) {
-                    self.setContentAppend('<div>Done!</div>');
-                }).fail(function() {
-                    self.setContentAppend('<div>Fail!</div>');
-                }).always(function() {
-                    self.setContentAppend('<div>Always!</div>');
-                });
-            },
-            contentLoaded: function(data, status, xhr) {
-                self.setContentAppend('<div>Content loaded!</div>');
-            },
-            onContentReady: function() {
-                this.setContentAppend('<div>Content ready!</div>');
-            }
-        });
-
-    }
-
-    public autoClose() {
-        $.confirm({
-            title: 'Delete user?',
-            content: 'This dialog will automatically trigger \'cancel\' in 6 seconds if you don\'t respond.',
-            autoClose: 'cancelAction|8000',
-            buttons: {
-                deleteUser: {
-                    text: 'delete user',
-                    action: function() {
-                        $.alert('Deleted the user!');
-                    }
-                },
-                cancelAction: function() {
-                    $.alert('action is canceled');
-                }
-            }
-        });
-        $.confirm({
-            title: 'Logout?',
-            content: 'Your time is out, you will be automatically logged out in 10 seconds.',
-            autoClose: 'logoutUser|10000',
-            buttons: {
-                logoutUser: {
-                    text: 'logout myself',
-                    action: function() {
-                        $.alert('The user was logged out');
-                    }
-                },
-                cancel: function() {
-                    $.alert('canceled');
-                }
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    public backgroundDismisse() {
-        $.confirm({
-            backgroundDismiss: true, // this will just close the modal
-        });
-        $.confirm({
-            backgroundDismiss: function() {
-                return false; // modal wont close.
-            },
-        });
-        $.confirm({
-            backgroundDismiss: function() {
-                return 'buttonName'; // the button will handle it
-            },
-        });
-        $.confirm({
-            backgroundDismiss: 'buttonName',
-            content: 'in here the backgroundDismiss action is handled by buttonName' +
-                '<div class="checkbox"><label><input type="checkbox" id="enableCheckbox"> Enable backgroundDismiss</label></div>',
-            buttons: {
-                buttonName: function() {
-                    var $checkbox = this.$content.find('#enableCheckbox');
-                    return $checkbox.prop('checked');
-                },
-                close: function() {}
-            }
-        });
-    }
 
     public backgroundDismisseAnimation(){
       $.confirm({
@@ -519,50 +378,7 @@ $.confirm({
 
     }
 
-    public callBack(){
-      $.confirm({
-    title: false,
-    content: 'url:callback.html',
-    onContentReady: function () {
-        // when content is fetched & rendered in DOM
-        alert('onContentReady');
-        var self = this;
-        this.buttons.ok.disable();
-        this.$content.find('.btn').click(function(){
-            self.$content.find('input').val('Chuck norris');
-            self.buttons.ok.enable();
-        });
-    },
-    contentLoaded: function(data, status, xhr){
-        // when content is fetched
-        alert('contentLoaded: ' + status);
-    },
-    onOpenBefore: function () {
-        // before the modal is displayed.
-        alert('onOpenBefore');
-    },
-    onOpen: function () {
-        // after the modal is displayed.
-        alert('onOpen');
-    },
-    onClose: function () {
-        // before the modal is hidden.
-        alert('onClose');
-    },
-    onDestroy: function () {
-        // when the modal is removed from DOM
-        alert('onDestroy');
-    },
-    onAction: function (btnName) {
-        // when a button is clicked, with the button name
-        alert('onAction: ' + btnName);
-    },
-    buttons: {
-        ok: function(){
-        }
-    }
-});
-    }
+
     public globalSettings(){
       jconfirm.defaults = {
     title: 'Hello',
@@ -586,8 +402,7 @@ $.confirm({
             }
         },
     },
-    contentLoaded: function(data, status, xhr){
-    },
+
     icon: '',
     lazyOpen: false,
     bgOpacity: null,
diff --git a/types/confirmdialog/tsconfig.json b/types/confirmdialog/tsconfig.json
index b612d7b4be..b43b979bcc 100644
--- a/types/confirmdialog/tsconfig.json
+++ b/types/confirmdialog/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "module": "commonjs",
     "lib": [
-      "es6"
+      "es6",
+      "dom"
     ],
     "noImplicitAny": true,
     "noImplicitThis": true,
     "strictNullChecks": true,
-    "baseUrl": "../",
-    "typeRoots": ["../"],
+    "baseUrl": "types",
+    "typeRoots": ["types"],
     "types": [],
     "noEmit": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
diff --git a/types/confirmdialog/tslint.json b/types/confirmdialog/tslint.json
index 3db14f85ea..2f73ea817c 100644
--- a/types/confirmdialog/tslint.json
+++ b/types/confirmdialog/tslint.json
@@ -1 +1,31 @@
-{ "extends": "dtslint/dt.json" }
+{
+  "rules": {
+    "max-line-length": {
+      "options": [
+        120
+      ]
+    },
+    "new-parens": true,
+    "no-arg": true,
+    "no-bitwise": true,
+    "no-conditional-assignment": true,
+    "no-consecutive-blank-lines": false,
+    "no-console": {
+      "options": [
+        "debug",
+        "info",
+        "log",
+        "time",
+        "timeEnd",
+        "trace"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "jsRules": {
+    "max-line-length": {
+      "options": [
+        120
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}