diff --git a/backgrid/backgrid-tests.ts b/backgrid/backgrid-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="backgrid.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../backbone/backbone.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery.d.ts" />
+
+
+/*
+  Uses getters and setters and requires ES >= 5
+
+  $ tsc --target ES5 backgrid-tests.ts
+*/
+
+class TestModel extends Backbone.Model {
+      
+    get Id(): number { return this.get('id'); }
+    set Id(value: number) { this.set('id', value); }
+    get FirstName(): string { return this.get('FirstName'); }
+    set FirstName(value: string) { this.set('FirstName', value); }
+    set LastName(value: string) { this.set('LastName', value); }
+    get LastName(): string { return this.get('LastName'); }
+    set EMail(value: string) { this.set('EMail', value); }
+    get EMail(): string { return this.get('EMail'); }
+    
+
+}
+
+class TestCollection extends Backbone.Collection {
+
+    constructor(models?: any, options?: any) {
+	this.model = TestModel;
+	super(models, options);
+    }
+
+    initialize() {
+
+	this.on("change", this.modelChanged, this)
+    }
+
+    modelChanged(model: Backbone.Model, val: any, options: any){
+
+	model.save();
+    }
+}
+
+class TestView extends Backbone.View {
+    gridView: Backgrid.Grid;
+    testCollection: TestCollection;
+    
+    constructor(viewOptions?: Backbone.ViewOptions) {
+	this.testCollection = new TestCollection();
+	this.gridView = new Backgrid.Grid({
+            columns: [new Backgrid.Column({name: "FirstName", cell: "string", label: "First Name"}), 
+		      new Backgrid.Column({name: "LastName", cell: "string", label: "Last Name"}),
+		      new Backgrid.Column({name: "EMail", cell: "string", label: "E-Mail"})],
+		      collection:this.testCollection,
+		     });
+					  
+	super(viewOptions);
+	
+    }
+    
+    initialize() {
+    }
+    
+    render() {
+	this.$el.empty();
+	this.$el.append(this.gridView.render().$el);
+	//this.testCollection.fetch();
+	return this;
+    }
+    
+}
+
+
+function test_grid() {
+
+    var view = new TestView();
+    view.render();
+ }
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diff --git a/backgrid/backgrid.d.ts b/backgrid/backgrid.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for Backgrid 0.2.6
+// Project: http://backgridjs.com/
+// Definitions by: Jeremy Lujan <https://github.com/jlujan/>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+/// <reference path="../backbone/backbone.d.ts" />
+
+declare module Backgrid {
+
+    interface GridOptions {
+	columns: Column[];
+	collection: Backbone.Collection;
+	header: Header;
+	body: Body;
+	row: Row;
+	footer: Footer;
+    }
+
+    class Header extends Backbone.View {
+    }
+
+    class Footer extends Backbone.View {
+    }
+    
+    class Row extends Backbone.View {
+    }
+
+    class Command {
+	cancel();
+	moveDown();
+	moveLeft();
+	moveRight();
+	moveUp();
+	passThru();
+	save();
+    }
+
+    interface ColumnAttr {
+	name: string;
+	cell: string;
+	headerCell: string;
+	label: string;
+	sortable: bool;
+	editable: bool;
+	renderable: bool;
+	formater: string;
+    }
+
+    class Column extends Backbone.Model {
+	initialize(options?: any);
+    }
+
+    class Body extends Backbone.View {
+	tagName: string;
+
+	initialize(options?: any);
+	insertRow(model: Backbone.Model, collection: Backbone.Collection, options: any);
+	moveToNextCell(model: Backbone.Model, cell: Column, command: Command);
+	refresh(): Body;
+	remove(): Body;
+	removeRow(model: Backbone.Model, collection: Backbone.Collection, options: any);
+	render(): Body;
+    }
+
+    class Grid extends Backbone.View {
+	body: Backgrid.Body;
+	className: string;
+	footer: any;
+	header: any;
+	tagName: string;
+
+	initialize(options: any);
+	getSelectedModels(): Backbone.Model[];
+	insertColumn(...options: any[]): Grid;
+	insertRow(model: Backbone.Model, collection: Backbone.Collection, options: any);
+	remove():Grid;
+	removeColumn(...options: any[]): Grid;
+	removeRow(model: Backbone.Model, collection: Backbone.Collection, options: any);
+	render():Grid;
+    }
+
+    
+
+}
+