diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index f39e1f53d6..17981717f4 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ All definitions files include a header with the author and editors, so at some p
 * [Fancybox](http://fancybox.net/) (by [Boris Yankov](https://github.com/borisyankov))
 * [File API: Directories and System](http://www.w3.org/TR/file-system-api/) (by [Kon](http://phyzkit.net/))
 * [File API: Writer](http://www.w3.org/TR/file-writer-api/) (by [Kon](http://phyzkit.net/))
+* [Finch](https://github.com/stoodder/finchjs) (by [David Sichau](https://github.com/DavidSichau/))
 * [Finite State Machine](https://github.com/jakesgordon/javascript-state-machine) (by [Boris Yankov](https://github.com/borisyankov))
 * [Firebase](https://www.firebase.com/docs/javascript/firebase) (by [Vincent Bortone](https://github.com/vbortone))
 * [Firefox](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API) (by [vvakame](https://github.com/vvakame))
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ All definitions files include a header with the author and editors, so at some p
 * [jQuery.noty](http://needim.github.io/noty/) (by [Aaron King](https://github.com/kingdango/))
 * [jQuery.pickadate](https://github.com/amsul/pickadate.js) (by [Theodore Brown](https://github.com/theodorejb))
 * [jQuery.payment](http://needim.github.io/noty/) (by [Eric J. Smith](https://github.com/ejsmith/))
-* [jQuery.pnotify](http://sciactive.github.io/pnotify/ (by [David Sichau](https://github.com/DavidSichau/))
+* [jQuery.pnotify](http://sciactive.github.io/pnotify/) (by [David Sichau](https://github.com/DavidSichau/))
 * [jQuery.scrollTo](https://github.com/flesler/jquery.scrollTo) (by [Neil Stalker](https://github.com/nestalk/))
 * [jQuery.simplePagination](https://github.com/flaviusmatis/simplePagination.js) (by [Natan Vivo](https://github.com/nvivo/))
 * [jquery.superLink](http://james.padolsey.com/demos/plugins/jQuery/superLink/superlink.jquery.js) (by [Blake Niemyjski](https://github.com/niemyjski))
diff --git a/Finch/Finch-tests.ts b/Finch/Finch-tests.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28aeb6b668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Finch/Finch-tests.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,368 @@
+/// <reference path="Finch.d.ts" />
+
+function test_Finch() {
+
+
+    Finch.route("Hello/Route", function() {
+        return console.log("Well hello there! How you doin'?!");
+    });
+
+    Finch.route("Hello/Route/:someId", function(bindings) {
+        return console.log("Hey! Here's Some Id: " + bindings.someId);
+    });
+
+    Finch.route("Hello/Route/:someId", function(bindings, childCallback) {
+        console.log("Hey! Here's Some Id: " + bindings.someId);
+        return childCallback();
+    });
+
+    Finch.route("some/route", {
+        setup: function(bindings) {
+            return console.log("Some Route has been setup! :)");
+        },
+        load: function(bindings) {
+            return console.log("Some Route has been loaed! :D");
+        },
+        unload: function(bindings) {
+            return console.log("Some Route has been loaed! :(");
+        },
+        teardown: function(bindings) {
+            return console.log("Some Route has been torndown! :'(");
+        }
+    });
+
+    Finch.route("some/route", {
+        setup: function(bindings, childCallback) {
+            console.log("Some Route has been setup! :)");
+            return childCallback();
+        },
+        load: function(bindings, childCallback) {
+            console.log("Some Route has been loaed! :D");
+            return childCallback();
+        },
+        unload: function(bindings, childCallback) {
+            console.log("Some Route has been loaed! :(");
+            return childCallback();
+        },
+        teardown: function(bindings, childCallback) {
+            console.log("Some Route has been torndown! :'(");
+            return childCallback();
+        }
+    });
+
+    Finch.call("Some/Route");
+
+    Finch.route("Some/Route", function() {
+        return Finch.observe("hello", "foo", function(hello: any, foo: string) {
+            return console.log("" + hello + " and " + foo);
+        });
+    });
+
+    Finch.route("Some/Route", function() {
+        return Finch.observe(["hello", "foo"], function(hello: any, foo: any) {
+            return console.log("" + hello + " and " + foo);
+        });
+    });
+
+    Finch.route("Some/Route", function(bindings) {
+        return Finch.observe(function(params) {
+        });
+    });
+
+    Finch.navigate("Some/Route");
+
+    Finch.navigate("Some/Route", {
+        hello: 'world',
+        foo: 'bar'
+    });
+
+    Finch.navigate("Some/Route", {
+        foo: 'bar'
+    }, true);
+
+    Finch.navigate("Some/Route", true);
+
+    Finch.navigate({
+        hello: 'world2',
+        wow: 'wee'
+    });
+
+    Finch.navigate({
+        foo: 'bar',
+        wow: 'wee!!!'
+    });
+
+    Finch.navigate({
+        hello: 'world2'
+    }, true);
+
+    Finch.listen();
+    Finch.ignore();
+    Finch.abort();
+
+
+    //test from Finch
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar/123");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar/123");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar/123?x=Hello&y=World");
+    Finch.call("/foo/baz/456");
+    Finch.call("/quux/789?band=Sunn O)))&genre=Post-Progressive Fridgecore");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar/baz");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar/quux");
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar");
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+    Finch.call("/");
+    Finch.call("/");
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar?baz=quux");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar?baz=xyzzy");
+
+    var cb: any;
+    Finch.route("foo", {
+        setup: cb.setup_foo = this.stub(),
+        load: cb.load_foo = this.stub(),
+        unload: cb.unload_foo = this.stub(),
+        teardown: cb.teardown_foo = this.stub()
+    });
+    Finch.route("[foo]/bar", {
+        setup: cb.setup_foo_bar = this.stub(),
+        load: cb.load_foo_bar = this.stub(),
+        unload: cb.unload_foo_bar = this.stub(),
+        teardown: cb.teardown_foo_bar = this.stub()
+    });
+    Finch.route("[foo/bar]/:id", {
+        setup: cb.setup_foo_bar_id = this.stub(),
+        load: cb.load_foo_bar_id = this.stub(),
+        unload: cb.unload_foo_bar_id = this.stub(),
+        teardown: cb.teardown_foo_bar_id = this.stub()
+    });
+    Finch.route("[foo]/baz", {
+        setup: cb.setup_foo_baz = this.stub(),
+        load: cb.load_foo_baz = this.stub(),
+        unload: cb.unload_foo_baz = this.stub(),
+        teardown: cb.teardown_foo_baz = this.stub()
+    });
+    Finch.route("[foo/baz]/:id", {
+        setup: cb.setup_foo_baz_id = this.stub(),
+        load: cb.load_foo_baz_id = this.stub(),
+        unload: cb.unload_foo_baz_id = this.stub(),
+        teardown: cb.teardown_foo_baz_id = this.stub()
+    });
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar");
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar/123?x=abc");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar/456?x=aaa&y=zzz");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar/456?x=bbb&y=zzz");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar/456?y=zzz&x=bbb");
+    Finch.call("/foo/baz/789");
+    Finch.call("/foo/baz/abc?term=Hello");
+    Finch.call("/foo/baz/abc?term=World");
+    Finch.route("bar", this.stub());
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+    Finch.call("/bar");
+    Finch.route("/", function() {
+    });
+    Finch.route("[/]home", function() {
+    });
+    Finch.route("[/home]/news", {
+        setup: function() {
+        },
+        load: function() {
+        },
+        unload: function() {
+            return true;
+        },
+        teardown: function() {
+            return false;
+        }
+    });
+    Finch.route("/foo", {
+        setup: function() {
+            return true;
+        },
+        load: function() {
+            return true;
+        },
+        unload: function() {
+        },
+        teardown: function() {
+        }
+    });
+    Finch.route("[/]bar", {
+        setup: function() {
+        },
+        load: function() {
+        },
+        unload: function() {
+        },
+        teardown: function() {
+        }
+    });
+    Finch.call("/bar");
+    Finch.call("/home/news");
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+    Finch.call("/home/news");
+    Finch.call("/bar");
+    Finch.route("baz", this.stub());
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+    Finch.call("/foo/bar");
+    Finch.call("/baz");
+    Finch.route("/home", {
+        setup: function(bindings, next) {
+            return next();
+        },
+        load: function(bindings, next) {
+            return next();
+        },
+        unload: function(bindings, next) {
+            return next();
+        },
+        teardown: function(bindings, next) {
+            return next();
+        }
+    });
+    Finch.route("[/home]/news", {
+        setup: function(bindings, next) {
+            return next();
+        },
+        load: function(bindings, next) {
+            return next();
+        },
+        unload: function(bindings, next) {
+            return next();
+        },
+        teardown: function(bindings, next) {
+            return next();
+        }
+    });
+    Finch.call("/home");
+    Finch.call("/home/news");
+    Finch.call("/foo");
+
+    Finch.route("/", function(bindings) {
+        return Finch.observe(["x"], function(x) {
+        });
+    });
+    Finch.call("/?x=123");
+    Finch.call("/?x=123.456");
+    Finch.call("/?x=true");
+    Finch.call("/?x=false");
+    Finch.call("/?x=stuff");
+    Finch.options({
+        CoerceParameterTypes: true
+    });
+    Finch.call("/?x=123");
+    Finch.call("/?x=123.456");
+    Finch.call("/?x=true");
+    Finch.call("/?x=false");
+    Finch.call("/?x=stuff");
+    Finch.route("/:x", function(_arg) {
+    });
+    Finch.call("/123");
+    Finch.call("/123.456");
+    Finch.call("/true");
+    Finch.call("/false");
+    Finch.call("/stuff");
+    Finch.options({
+        CoerceParameterTypes: true
+    });
+    Finch.call("/123");
+    Finch.call("/123.456");
+    Finch.call("/true");
+    Finch.call("/false");
+    Finch.call("/stuff");
+
+    Finch.navigate("/home");
+    Finch.navigate("/home/news");
+    Finch.navigate("/home");
+    Finch.navigate("/home", {
+        foo: "bar"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate("/home", {
+        hello: "world"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate({
+        foos: "bars"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate({
+        foos: "baz"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate({
+        hello: "world"
+    }, true);
+    Finch.navigate({
+        foos: null
+    }, true);
+    Finch.navigate("/home/news", true);
+    Finch.navigate("/hello world", {});
+    Finch.navigate("/hello world", {
+        foo: "bar bar"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate({
+        foo: "baz baz"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate({
+        hello: 'world world'
+    }, true);
+    Finch.navigate("/home?foo=bar", {
+        hello: "world"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate("/home?foo=bar", {
+        hello: "world",
+        foo: "baz"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate("/home?foo=bar", {
+        hello: "world",
+        free: "bird"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate("#/home", true);
+    Finch.navigate("#/home");
+    Finch.navigate("#/home/news", {
+        free: "birds",
+        hello: "worlds"
+    });
+    Finch.navigate("#/home/news", {
+        foo: "bar"
+    }, true);
+    Finch.navigate("/home/news");
+    Finch.navigate("../");
+    Finch.navigate("./");
+    Finch.navigate("./news");
+    Finch.navigate("/home/news/article");
+    Finch.navigate("../../account");
+
+    Finch.listen();
+    Finch.ignore();
+    Finch.route("/home", function(bindings, continuation) {
+    });
+    Finch.route("/foo", function(bindings, continuation) {
+    });
+    Finch.call("home");
+    Finch.call("foo");
+    Finch.abort();
+    Finch.call("foo");
+    Finch.route("/", {
+        'setup': cb.slash_setup = this.stub(),
+        'load': cb.slash_load = this.stub(),
+        'unload': cb.slash_unload = this.stub(),
+        'teardown': cb.slash_teardown = this.stub()
+    });
+    Finch.route("[/]users/profile", {
+        'setup': cb.profile_setup = this.stub(),
+        'load': cb.profile_load = this.stub(),
+        'unload': cb.profile_unload = this.stub(),
+        'teardown': cb.profile_teardown = this.stub()
+    });
+    Finch.route("[/]:page", {
+        'setup': cb.page_setup = this.stub(),
+        'load': cb.page_load = this.stub(),
+        'unload': cb.page_unload = this.stub(),
+        'teardown': cb.page_teardown = this.stub()
+    });
+    Finch.call("/users");
+}
diff --git a/Finch/Finch.d.ts b/Finch/Finch.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e23e97ef52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Finch/Finch.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Type definitions for Finch 0.5.13
+// Project:  https://github.com/stoodder/finchjs
+// Definitions by: https://github.com/DavidSichau
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+
+interface FinchCallback {
+    (bindings?: any, childCallback? : () => void): any;
+}
+
+interface ExpandedCallback {
+    setup?: FinchCallback;
+    load?: FinchCallback;
+    unload?: FinchCallback;
+    teardown?: FinchCallback;
+}
+
+interface ObserveCallback {
+    (...args: any[]): string;
+}
+interface FinchOptions {
+    CoerceParameterTypes?: boolean;
+}
+
+
+interface FinchStatic {
+    route(route: string, callback: FinchCallback): void;
+    route(route: string, callbacks: ExpandedCallback): void;
+    call( uri: string ): void;
+
+    observe(argN: string[], callback: (params: ObserveCallback ) => void): void;
+    observe(callback: (params: ObserveCallback) => void): void;
+    observe(...args: any[]): void;
+    navigate(uri:string, queryParams?:any, doUpdate?:boolean ): void;
+    navigate(uri:string, doUpdate:boolean ): void;
+    navigate(queryParams:any, doUpdate?:boolean ): void;
+    listen(): boolean;
+    ignore(): boolean;
+    abort(): void;
+    options(options: FinchOptions): void;
+}
+
+
+declare var Finch: FinchStatic;
+declare module "finch" {
+    export = Finch;
+}