diff --git a/node-dogstatsd/node-dogstatsd-tests.ts b/node-dogstatsd/node-dogstatsd-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="./node-dogstatsd.d.ts" />
+
+import * as datadog from 'node-dogstatsd';
+
+function test_statsd_client() {
+  // can create client with defaults
+  let client = new datadog.StatsD('localhost');
+  let options: datadog.StatsDOptions = { global_tags: ['environment:definitely_typed']};
+
+  // can create client with all params
+  client = new datadog.StatsD('localhost', 8125, null, options);
+
+  let key: string = 'key';
+  let timeValue: number = 99;
+  let sampleRate: number = 0.85;
+  let incrementBy: number = 7;
+  let decrementBy: number = 5;
+  let gaugeValue: number = 199;
+  let tags: string[] = ['tag1', 'tag2'];
+
+  client.timing(key, timeValue);
+  client.timing(key, timeValue, sampleRate);
+  client.timing(key, timeValue, sampleRate, tags);
+
+  client.increment(key);
+  client.increment(key, sampleRate);
+  client.increment(key, sampleRate, tags);
+
+  client.incrementBy(key, incrementBy);
+  client.incrementBy(key, incrementBy, tags);
+
+  client.decrement(key);
+  client.decrement(key, sampleRate);
+  client.decrement(key, sampleRate, tags);
+
+  client.decrementBy(key, decrementBy);
+  client.decrementBy(key, decrementBy, tags);
+
+  client.gauge(key, gaugeValue);
+  client.gauge(key, gaugeValue, sampleRate);
+  client.gauge(key, gaugeValue, sampleRate, tags);
+
+  client.histogram(key, timeValue);
+  client.histogram(key, timeValue, sampleRate);
+  client.histogram(key, timeValue, sampleRate, tags);
+
+  client.close();
+}
diff --git a/node-dogstatsd/node-dogstatsd.d.ts b/node-dogstatsd/node-dogstatsd.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for Datadog's nodejs metrics client node-dogstatsd
+// Project: https://github.com/joybro/node-dogstatsd
+// Definitions by: Chris Bobo <https://github.com/chrisbobo>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+
+declare module "node-dogstatsd" {
+
+  export interface StatsDOptions {
+    global_tags?: string[];
+  }
+
+  export class StatsD {
+    constructor(host: string, port?: number, socket?: string, options?: StatsDOptions);
+
+    timing(stat: string, time: number, sample_rate?: number, tags?: string[]): void;
+
+    increment(stat: string, sample_rate?: number, tags?: string[]): void;
+    incrementBy(stat: string, value: number, tags?: string[]): void;
+
+    decrement(stat: string, sample_rate?: number, tags?: string[]): void;
+    decrementBy(stat: string, value: number, tags?: string[]): void;
+
+    gauge(stat: string, value: number, sample_rate?: number, tags?: string[]): void;
+
+    histogram(stat: string, time: number, sample_rate?: number, tags?: string[]): void;
+
+    close(): void;
+  }
+}