diff --git a/ng-table/ng-table-tests.ts b/ng-table/ng-table-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="ng-table.d.ts" />
+
+interface IPerson {
+    age: number;
+    name: string;
+}
+
+function printPerson(p: IPerson) {
+    console.log('age: ' + p.age);
+    console.log('name: ' + p.name);
+}
+
+// NgTableParams signature tests
+namespace NgTableParamsTests {
+
+    let initialParams: NgTable.IParamValues<IPerson> = {
+        filter: { name: 'Christian' },
+        sorting: { age: 'asc' }
+    };
+    let settings: NgTable.ISettings<IPerson> = {
+        dataset: [{ age: 1, name: 'Christian' }, { age: 2, name: 'Lee' }, { age: 40, name: 'Christian' }],
+        filterOptions: {
+            filterComparator: true,
+            filterDelay: 100
+        },
+        counts: [10, 20, 50]
+    };
+
+    export let tableParams = new NgTableParams(initialParams, settings);
+
+    // modify parameters
+    tableParams.filter({ name: 'Lee' });
+    tableParams.sorting('age', 'desc');
+    tableParams.count(10);
+    tableParams.group(item => (item.age * 10).toString());
+
+    // modify settings at runtime
+    tableParams.settings({
+        dataset: [{ age: 1, name: 'Brandon' }, { age: 2, name: 'Lee' }]
+    });
+
+    tableParams.reload<IPerson>().then(rows => {
+        rows.forEach(printPerson);
+    });
+}
+
+// Dynamic table column signature tests
+namespace ColumnTests {
+    interface ICustomColFields {
+        field: string;
+    }
+    let dynamicCols: (NgTable.Columns.IDynamicTableColDef & ICustomColFields)[];
+
+    dynamicCols.push({
+        class: () => 'table',
+        field: 'age',
+        filter: { age: 'number' },
+        sortable: true,
+        show: true,
+        title: 'Age of Person',
+        titleAlt: 'Age'
+    });
+}
+
+namespace EventsTests {
+    declare let events: NgTable.Events.IEventsChannel;
+
+    let unregistrationFuncs: NgTable.Events.IUnregistrationFunc[] = [];
+    let x: NgTable.Events.IUnregistrationFunc;
+
+    x = events.onAfterCreated(params => {
+        // do stuff
+    });
+    unregistrationFuncs.push(x);
+
+    x = events.onAfterReloadData((params, newData, oldData) => {
+        newData.forEach(row => {
+            if (isDataGroup(row)) {
+                row.data.forEach(printPerson)
+            } else {
+                printPerson(row);
+            }
+        });
+    }, NgTableParamsTests.tableParams);
+    unregistrationFuncs.push(x);
+
+    x = events.onDatasetChanged((params, newDataset, oldDataset) => {
+        if (newDataset != null) {
+            newDataset.forEach(printPerson);
+        }
+    }, NgTableParamsTests.tableParams);
+    unregistrationFuncs.push(x);
+
+    x = events.onPagesChanged((params, newButtons, oldButtons) => {
+        newButtons.forEach(printPageButton);
+    }, NgTableParamsTests.tableParams);
+    unregistrationFuncs.push(x);
+
+    unregistrationFuncs.forEach(f => {
+        f();
+    });
+
+
+    function printPageButton(btn: NgTable.IPageButton) {
+        console.log('type: ' + btn.type);
+        console.log('number: ' + btn['number']);
+        console.log('current: ' + btn.current);
+        console.log('active: ' + btn.active);
+    }
+
+    function isDataGroup(row: any): row is NgTable.Data.IDataRowGroup<any> {
+        return ('$hideRows' in row);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/ng-table/ng-table.d.ts b/ng-table/ng-table.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for ng-table
+// Project: https://github.com/esvit/ng-table
+// Definitions by: Christian Crowhurst <https://github.com/christianacca>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+
+/// <reference path="../angularjs/angular.d.ts" />
+
+/**
+ * Parameters manager for an ngTable directive
+ */
+declare class NgTableParams<T> {
+    /**
+     * The page of data rows currently being displayed in the table
+     */
+    data: T[];
+
+    constructor(baseParameters?: NgTable.IParamValues<T>, baseSettings?: NgTable.ISettings<T>)
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of data rows per page
+     */
+    count(): number
+    /**
+     * Sets the number of data rows per page.
+     * Changes to count will cause `isDataReloadRequired` to return true
+     */
+    count(count: number): NgTableParams<T>
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns the current filter values used to restrict the set of data rows.
+     * @param trim supply true to return the current filter minus any insignificant values
+     * (null,  undefined and empty string)
+     */
+    filter(trim?: boolean): NgTable.IFilterValues
+    /**
+     * Sets filter values to the `filter` supplied; any existing filter will be removed
+     * Changes to filter will cause `isDataReloadRequired` to return true and the current `page` to be set to 1
+     */
+    filter(filter: NgTable.IFilterValues): NgTableParams<T>
+    /**
+     * Generate array of pages.
+     * When no arguments supplied, the current parameter state of this `NgTableParams` instance will be used
+     */
+    generatePagesArray(currentPage?: number, totalItems?: number, pageSize?: number, maxBlocks?: number): NgTable.IPageButton[]
+    /**
+     * Returns the current grouping used to group the data rows
+     */
+    group(): NgTable.Grouping<T>
+    /**
+     * Sets grouping to the `field` and `sortDirection` supplied; any existing grouping will be removed
+     * Changes to group will cause `isDataReloadRequired` to return true and the current `page` to be set to 1
+     */
+    group(field: string, sortDirection?: string): NgTableParams<T>
+    /**
+     * Sets grouping to the `group` supplied; any existing grouping will be removed.
+     * Changes to group will cause `isDataReloadRequired` to return true and the current `page` to be set to 1
+     */
+    group(group: NgTable.Grouping<T>): NgTableParams<T>
+    /**
+     * Returns true when an attempt to `reload` the current `parameter` values have resulted in a failure.
+     * This method will continue to return true until the `reload` is successfully called or when the
+     * `parameter` values have changed
+     */
+    hasErrorState(): boolean
+    /**
+     * Returns true if `filter` has significant filter value(s) (any value except null, undefined, or empty string),
+     * otherwise false
+     */
+    hasFilter(): boolean
+    /**
+     * Return true when a change to `filters` require the `reload` method
+     * to be run so as to ensure the data presented to the user reflects these filters
+     */
+    hasFilterChanges(): boolean
+    /**
+     * Returns true when at least one group has been set
+     */
+    hasGroup(): boolean
+    /**
+     * Returns true when the `group` and when supplied, the `sortDirection` matches an existing group
+     */
+    hasGroup(group: string | NgTable.IGroupingFunc<T>, sortDirection?: string): boolean
+    /**
+     * Return true when a change to this instance should require the `reload` method
+     * to be run so as to ensure the data rows presented to the user reflects the current state.
+     * 
+     * Note that this method will return false when the `reload` method has run but fails. In this case
+     * `hasErrorState` will return true.
+     * 
+     * The built-in `ngTable` directives will watch for when this function returns true and will then call
+     * the `reload` method to load its data rows
+     */
+    isDataReloadRequired(): boolean
+    /**
+     * Returns sorting values in a format that can be consumed by the angular `$orderBy` filter service
+     */
+    orderBy(): string[]
+    /**
+     * Trigger a reload of the data rows
+     */
+    reload<TResult extends NgTable.Data.DataResult<T>>(): ng.IPromise<TResult[]>
+    /**
+     * Returns the settings for the table.
+     */
+    settings(): NgTable.ISettings<T>
+    /**
+     * Sets the settings for the table; new setting values will be merged with the existing settings.
+     * Supplying a new `dataset` will cause `isDataReloadRequired` to return true and the `ngTableEventsChannel`
+     * to fire its `datasetChanged` event
+     */
+    settings(newSettings: NgTable.ISettings<T>): NgTableParams<T>
+    /** 
+     * Returns the current sorting used to order the data rows.
+     * Changes to sorting will cause `isDataReloadRequired` to return true
+     */
+    sorting(): NgTable.ISortingValues
+    /**
+     * Sets sorting values to the `sorting` supplied; any existing sorting will be removed.
+     * Changes to sorting will cause `isDataReloadRequired` to return true
+     */
+    sorting(sorting: NgTable.ISortingValues): NgTableParams<T>
+    /**
+     * Sets sorting to the `field` and `direction` supplied; any existing sorting will be removed
+     */
+    sorting(field: string, direction: string): NgTableParams<T>
+    /**
+     * Returns the index of the current "slice" of data rows
+     */
+    page(): number
+    /**
+     * Sets the index of the current "slice" of data rows. The index starts at 1.
+     * Changing the page number will cause `isDataReloadRequired` to return true
+     */
+    page(page: number): NgTableParams<T>
+    /**
+     * Returns the count of the data rows that match the current `filter`
+     */
+    total(): number
+    /**
+     * Sets `settings().total` to the value supplied.
+     * Typically you will need to set a `total` in the body of any custom `getData` function
+     * you supply as a setting value to this instance.
+     * @example
+     * var tp = new NgTableParams({}, { getData: customGetData })
+     * function customGetData(params) {
+     *      var queryResult = /* code to fetch current data rows and total *\/
+     *      params.total(queryResult.total);
+     *      return queryResult.dataRowsPage;
+     * }
+     */
+    total(total: number): NgTableParams<T>
+    /**
+     * Returns the current parameter values uri-encoded. Set `asString` to 
+     * true for the parameters to be returned as an array of strings of the form 'paramName=value'
+     * otherwise parameters returned as a key-value object
+     */
+    url(asString?: boolean): { [name: string]: string } | string[]
+}
+
+declare namespace NgTable {
+
+    interface IDataSettings {
+        applyPaging?: boolean;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * An angular value object that allow for overriding of the initial default values used when constructing
+     * an instance of `NgTableParams`  
+     */
+    interface IDefaults {
+        params?: IParamValues<any>;
+        settings?: ISettings<any>
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Map of the names of fields declared on a data row and the corrosponding filter value
+     */
+    interface IFilterValues { [name: string]: any }
+    
+    /**
+     * Map of the names of fields on a data row and the corrosponding sort direction;
+     * Set the value of a key to undefined to let value of `ISettings.defaultSort` apply
+     */
+    interface ISortingValues { [name: string]: string }
+
+    type Grouping<T> = IGroupValues | IGroupingFunc<T>;
+
+    /**
+     * Map of the names of fields on a data row and the corrosponding sort direction
+     */
+    interface IGroupValues { [name: string]: string }
+    
+    /**
+     * Signature of a function that should return the name of the group
+     * that the `item` should be placed within
+     */
+    interface IGroupingFunc<T> {
+        (item: T): string;
+        /**
+         * 'asc' or 'desc'; leave undefined to let the value of `ISettings.groupOptions.defaultSort` apply
+         */
+        sortDirection?: string
+    }
+     
+    /**
+     * The runtime values for `NgTableParams` that determine the set of data rows and 
+     * how they are to be displayed in a table
+     */
+    interface IParamValues<T> {
+        /**
+         * The index of the "slice" of data rows, starting at 1, to be displayed by the table.
+         */
+        page?: number;
+        /**
+         * The number of data rows per page
+         */
+        count?: number;
+        /** 
+         * The filter that should be applied to restrict the set of data rows
+         */
+        filter?: IFilterValues;
+        /**
+         * The sort order that should be applied to the data rows.
+         */
+        sorting?: ISortingValues;
+        /**
+         * The grouping that should be applied to the data rows
+         */
+        group?: string | Grouping<T>;
+    }
+
+
+    type FilterComparator<T> = boolean | IFilterComparatorFunc<T>;
+
+    interface IFilterComparatorFunc<T> {
+        (actual: T, expected: T): boolean;
+    }
+
+    interface IFilterFunc<T> {
+        (data: T[], filter: IFilterValues, filterComparator: FilterComparator<T>): T[]
+    }
+
+
+    interface IFilterSettings<T> {
+        /**
+         * Use this to determine how items are matched against the filter values.
+         * This setting is identical to the `comparator` parameter supported by the angular 
+         * `$filter` filter service
+         * 
+         * Defaults to `undefined` which will result in a case insensitive susbstring match when 
+         * `IDefaultGetData` service is supplying the implementation for the
+         * `ISettings.getData` function
+         */
+        filterComparator?: FilterComparator<T>;
+        /**
+         * A duration to wait for the user to stop typing before applying the filter.
+         * - Defaults to 0 for small managed inmemory arrays ie where a `ISettings.dataset` argument is 
+         *   supplied to `NgTableParams.settings`.
+         * - Defaults to 500 milliseconds otherwise.
+         */
+        filterDelay?: number;
+        /**
+         * The number of elements up to which a managed inmemory array is considered small. Defaults to 10000.
+         */
+        filterDelayThreshold?: number;
+        /**
+         * Overrides `IDefaultGetDataProvider.filterFilterName`.
+         * The value supplied should be the name of the angular `$filter` service that will be selected to perform 
+         * the actual filter logic.
+         * Defaults to 'filter'.
+         */
+        filterFilterName?: string;
+        /**
+         * Tells `IDefaultGetData` to use this function supplied to perform the filtering instead of selecting an angular $filter.
+         */
+        filterFn?: IFilterFunc<T>;
+        /**
+         * The layout to use when multiple html templates are to rendered in a single table header column.
+         * Available values:
+         * - stack (the default)
+         * - horizontal 
+         */
+        filterLayout?: string
+    }
+
+    interface IGroupSettings {
+        /**
+         * The default sort direction that will be used whenever a group is supplied that
+         * does not define its own sort direction
+         */
+        defaultSort?: string;
+        /**
+         * Determines whether groups should be displayed expanded to show their items. Defaults to true
+         */
+        isExpanded?: boolean;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Definition of the buttons rendered by the data row pager directive
+     */
+    interface IPageButton {
+        type: string;
+        number?: number;
+        active: boolean;
+        current?: boolean;
+    }
+        
+    /**
+     * Configuration settings for `NgTableParams`
+     */
+    interface ISettings<T> {
+        /**
+         * Returns true whenever a call to `getData` is in progress
+         */
+        $loading?: boolean;
+        /**
+         * An array that contains all the data rows that NgTable should manage.
+         * The `gateData` function will be used to manage the data rows
+         * that ultimately will be displayed.
+         */
+        dataset?: T[];
+        dataOptions?: {};
+        /**
+         * The total number of data rows before paging has been applied.
+         * Typically you will not need to supply this yourself
+         */
+        total?: number;
+        /**
+         * The default sort direction that will be used whenever a sorting is supplied that
+         * does not define its own sort direction
+         */
+        defaultSort?: string;
+        filterOptions?: IFilterSettings<T>;
+        groupOptions?: IGroupSettings;
+        /**
+         * The page size buttons that should be displayed. Each value defined in the array
+         * determines the possible values that can be supplied to `NgTableParams.page()`
+         */
+        counts?: number[];
+        /**
+         * The collection of interceptors that should apply to the results of a call to
+         * the `getData` function before the data rows are displayed in the table
+         */
+        interceptors?: IInterceptor<T>[];
+        /**
+         * Configuration for the template that will display the page size buttons
+         */
+        paginationMaxBlocks?: number;
+        /**
+         * Configuration for the template that will display the page size buttons
+         */
+        paginationMinBlocks?: number;
+        /**
+         * The html tag that will be used to display the sorting indicator in the table header
+         */
+        sortingIndicator?: string;
+        /**
+         * The function that will be used fetch data rows. Leave undefined to let the `IDefaultGetData`
+         * service provide a default implementation that will work with the `dataset` array you supply.
+         * 
+         * Typically you will supply a custom function when you need to execute filtering, paging and sorting
+         * on the server
+         */
+        getData?: Data.IGetDataFunc<T> | Data.IInterceptableGetDataFunc<T>;
+        /** 
+         * The function that will be used group data rows according to the groupings returned by `NgTableParams.group()`
+        */
+        getGroups?: Data.IGetGroupFunc<T>;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configuration values that determine the behaviour of the `ngTableFilterConfig` service
+     */
+    interface IFilterConfigValues {
+        /**
+         * The default base url to use when deriving the url for a filter template given just an alias name
+         * Defaults to 'ng-table/filters/'
+         */
+        defaultBaseUrl?: string;
+        /**
+         * The extension to use when deriving the url of a filter template when given just an alias name
+         */
+        defaultExt?: string;
+        /**
+         * A map of alias names and their corrosponding urls. A lookup against this map will be used
+         * to find the url matching an alias name.
+         * If no match is found then a url will be derived using the following pattern `${defaultBaseUrl}${aliasName}.${defaultExt}`
+         */
+        aliasUrls?: { [name: string]: string };
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * The angular provider used to configure the behaviour of the `ngTableFilterConfig` service
+     */
+    interface IFilterConfigProvider {
+        $get: IFilterConfig;
+        /**
+         * Reset back to factory defaults the config values that `ngTableFilterConfig` service will use
+         */
+        resetConfigs(): void;
+        /**
+         * Set the config values used by `ngTableFilterConfig` service
+         */
+        setConfig(customConfig: IFilterConfigValues): void;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * A key value-pair map where the key is the name of a field in a data row and the value is the definition 
+     * for the template used to render a filter cell in the header of a html table.
+     * Where the value is supplied as a string this should either be url to a html template or an alias to a url registered
+     * using the `ngTableFilterConfigProvider` 
+     * @example
+     * vm.ageFilter = { "age": "number" }
+     * @example
+     * vm.ageFilter = { "age": "my/custom/ageTemplate.html" }
+     * @example
+     * vm.ageFilter = { "age": { id: "number", placeholder: "Age of person"} }
+     */
+    interface IFilterTemplateDefMap {
+        [name: string]: string | IFilterTemplateDef
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * A fully qualified template definition for a single filter
+     */
+    interface IFilterTemplateDef {
+        /**
+         * A url to a html template of an alias to a url registered using the `ngTableFilterConfigProvider` 
+         */
+        id: string,
+        /**
+         * The text that should be rendered as a prompt to assist the user when entering a filter value
+         */
+        placeholder: string
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Exposes configuration values and methods used to return the location of the html
+     * templates used to render the filter row of an ng-table directive
+     */
+    interface IFilterConfig {
+        /**
+         * Readonly copy of the final values used to configure the service.
+         */
+        config: IFilterConfigValues,
+        /**
+         * Return the url of the html filter template for the supplied definition and key.
+         * For more information see the documentation for `IFilterTemplateMap`
+         */
+        getTemplateUrl(filterDef: string | IFilterTemplateDef, filterKey?: string): string,
+        /**
+         * Return the url of the html filter template registered with the alias supplied
+         */
+        getUrlForAlias(aliasName: string, filterKey?: string): string
+    }
+
+    interface InternalTableParams<T> extends NgTableParams<T> {
+        isNullInstance: boolean
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * A custom object that can be registered with an NgTableParams instance that can be used
+     * to post-process the results (and failures) returned by its `getData` function
+     */
+    interface IInterceptor<T> {
+        response?: <TData>(data: TData, params: NgTableParams<T>) => TData;
+        responseError?: (reason: any, params: NgTableParams<T>) => any;
+    }
+
+    type SelectData = ISelectOption[] | ISelectDataFunc
+
+    interface ISelectOption {
+        id: string | number;
+        title: string;
+    }
+
+    interface ISelectDataFunc {
+        (): ISelectOption[] | ng.IPromise<ISelectOption[]>
+    }    
+        
+    /**
+     * Definition of the constructor function that will construct new instances of `NgTableParams`.
+     * On construction of `NgTableParams` the `ngTableEventsChannel` will fire its `afterCreated` event.
+     */
+    interface ITableParamsConstructor<T> {
+        new (baseParameters?: IParamValues<T>, baseSettings?: ISettings<T>): NgTableParams<T>
+    }
+
+
+    namespace Data {
+
+        type DataResult<T> = T | IDataRowGroup<T>;
+
+        interface IDataRowGroup<T> {
+            data: T[];
+            $hideRows: boolean;
+            value: string;
+        }
+             
+        /**
+         * A default implementation of the getData function that will apply the `filter`, `orderBy` and
+         * paging values from the `NgTableParams` instance supplied to the data array supplied.
+         * 
+         * A call to this function will:
+         * - return the resulting array
+         * - assign the total item count after filtering to the `total` of the `NgTableParams` instance supplied
+         */
+        interface IDefaultGetData<T> {
+            (data: T[], params: NgTableParams<T>): T[];
+            /**
+             * Convenience function that this service will use to apply paging to the data rows.
+             * 
+             * Returns a slice of rows from the `data` array supplied and sets the `NgTableParams.total()`
+             * on the `params` instance supplied to `data.length`
+             */
+            applyPaging(data: T[], params: NgTableParams<T>): T[],
+            /**
+             * Returns a reference to the function that this service will use to filter data rows
+             */
+            getFilterFn(params: NgTableParams<T>): IFilterFunc<T>,
+            /**
+             * Returns a reference to the function that this service will use to sort data rows
+             */
+            getOrderByFn(params?: NgTableParams<T>): void
+        }   
+
+        /**
+         * Allows for the configuration of the ngTableDefaultGetData service.
+         */
+        interface IDefaultGetDataProvider {
+            $get<T>(): IDefaultGetData<T>;
+            /**
+             * The name of a angular filter that knows how to apply the values returned by
+             * `NgTableParams.filter()` to restrict an array of data.
+             * (defaults to the angular `filter` filter service)
+             */
+            filterFilterName: string,
+            /**
+             * The name of a angular filter that knows how to apply the values returned by
+            * `NgTableParams.orderBy()` to sort an array of data.
+            * (defaults to the angular `orderBy` filter service)
+            */
+            sortingFilterName: string
+        }
+
+        interface IGetDataBcShimFunc<T> {
+            (originalFunc: ILegacyGetDataFunc<T>): { (params: NgTableParams<T>): ng.IPromise<T[]> }
+        }
+        
+        /**
+         * Signature of a function that will called whenever NgTable requires to load data rows
+         * into the table.
+         * `params` is the table requesting the data rows
+         */
+        interface IGetDataFunc<T> {
+            (params: NgTableParams<T>): T[] | ng.IPromise<T[]>;
+        }
+
+        interface IGetGroupFunc<T> {
+            (params: NgTableParams<T>): { [name: string]: IDataRowGroup<T>[] }
+        }
+        
+        /**
+         * Variation of the `IGetDataFunc` function signature that allows for flexibility for
+         * the shape of the return value.
+         * Typcially you will use this function signature when you want to configure `NgTableParams` with
+         * interceptors that will return the final data rows array.   
+         */
+        interface IInterceptableGetDataFunc<T> {
+            <TResult>(params: NgTableParams<T>): TResult;
+        }
+
+        interface ILegacyGetDataFunc<T> {
+            ($defer: ng.IDeferred<T[]>, params: NgTableParams<T>): void
+        }
+    }
+
+    namespace Events {
+        interface IEventSelectorFunc {
+            (publisher: NgTableParams<any>): boolean
+        }
+
+        type EventSelector<T> = NgTableParams<T> | IEventSelectorFunc
+
+        interface IDatasetChangedListener<T> {
+            (publisher: NgTableParams<T>, newDataset: T[], oldDataset: T[]): any
+        }
+        interface IAfterCreatedListener {
+            (publisher: NgTableParams<any>): any
+        }
+        interface IAfterReloadDataListener<T> {
+            (publisher: NgTableParams<T>, newData: NgTable.Data.DataResult<T>[], oldData: NgTable.Data.DataResult<T>[]): any
+        }
+        interface IPagesChangedListener {
+            (publisher: NgTableParams<any>, newPages: NgTable.IPageButton[], oldPages: NgTable.IPageButton[]): any
+        }
+        
+        interface IUnregistrationFunc {
+            (): void
+        }
+
+        interface IEventsChannel {
+            /**
+             * Subscribe to receive notification whenever a new `NgTableParams` instance has finished being constructed.
+             * Optionally supply an `eventFilter` to restrict which events that should trigger the `listener` to be called. Supply a
+             * `scope` to have angular automatically unregister the listener when the `scope` is destroyed.
+             * 
+             * @param listener the function that will be called when the event fires
+             * @param scope the angular `$scope` that will limit the lifetime of the event subscription
+             * @param eventFilter a predicate function that should return true to receive the event
+             * @return a unregistration function that when called will unregister the `listener`
+             */
+            onAfterCreated(listener: Events.IAfterCreatedListener, scope: ng.IScope, eventFilter?: Events.IEventSelectorFunc): IUnregistrationFunc;
+            /**
+             * Subscribe to receive notification whenever a new `NgTableParams` instance has finished being constructed.
+             * Optionally supply an `eventFilter` to restrict which events that should trigger the `listener` to be called.
+             * 
+             * @param listener the function that will be called when the event fires
+             * @param eventFilter a predicate function that should return true to receive the event
+             * @return a unregistration function that when called will unregister the `listener`
+             */
+            onAfterCreated(listener: Events.IAfterCreatedListener, eventFilter?: Events.IEventSelectorFunc): IUnregistrationFunc;
+            /**
+             * Subscribe to receive notification whenever the `reload` method of an `NgTableParams` instance has successfully executed
+             * Optionally supply an `eventFilter` to restrict which events that should trigger the `listener` to be called. Supply a
+             * `scope` to have angular automatically unregister the listener when the `scope` is destroyed.
+             * 
+             * @param listener the function that will be called when the event fires
+             * @param scope the angular `$scope` that will limit the lifetime of the event subscription
+             * @param eventFilter either the specific `NgTableParams` instance you want to receive events for or a predicate function that should return true to receive the event
+             * @return a unregistration function that when called will unregister the `listener`
+             */
+            onAfterReloadData<T>(listener: Events.IAfterReloadDataListener<T>, scope: ng.IScope, eventFilter?: Events.EventSelector<T>): IUnregistrationFunc;
+            /**
+             * Subscribe to receive notification whenever the `reload` method of an `NgTableParams` instance has successfully executed
+             * Optionally supply an `eventFilter` to restrict which events that should trigger the `listener` to be called.
+             * 
+             * @param listener the function that will be called when the event fires
+             * @param eventFilter a predicate function that should return true to receive the event
+             * @return a unregistration function that when called will unregister the `listener`
+             */
+            onAfterReloadData<T>(listener: Events.IAfterReloadDataListener<T>, eventFilter?: Events.EventSelector<T>): IUnregistrationFunc;
+            
+            /**
+             * Subscribe to receive notification whenever a new data rows *array* is supplied as a `settings` value to a `NgTableParams` instance.
+             * Optionally supply an `eventFilter` to restrict which events that should trigger the `listener` to be called. Supply a
+             * `scope` to have angular automatically unregister the listener when the `scope` is destroyed.
+             * 
+             * @param listener the function that will be called when the event fires
+             * @param scope the angular `$scope` that will limit the lifetime of the event subscription
+             * @param eventFilter either the specific `NgTableParams` instance you want to receive events for or a predicate function that should return true to receive the event
+             * @return a unregistration function that when called will unregister the `listener`
+             */
+            onDatasetChanged<T>(listener: Events.IDatasetChangedListener<T>, scope: ng.IScope, eventFilter?: Events.EventSelector<T>): IUnregistrationFunc;
+            /**
+             * Subscribe to receive notification whenever a new data rows *array* is supplied as a `settings` value to a `NgTableParams` instance.
+             * Optionally supply an `eventFilter` to restrict which events that should trigger the `listener` to be called.
+             * 
+             * @param listener the function that will be called when the event fires
+             * @param eventFilter either the specific `NgTableParams` instance you want to receive events for or a predicate function that should return true to receive the event
+             * @return a unregistration function that when called will unregister the `listener`
+             */
+            onDatasetChanged<T>(listener: Events.IDatasetChangedListener<T>, eventFilter?: Events.EventSelector<T>): IUnregistrationFunc;
+            
+            /**
+             * Subscribe to receive notification whenever the paging buttons for an `NgTableParams` instance change
+             * Optionally supply an `eventFilter` to restrict which events that should trigger the `listener` to be called. Supply a
+             * `scope` to have angular automatically unregister the listener when the `scope` is destroyed.
+             * 
+             * @param listener the function that will be called when the event fires
+             * @param scope the angular `$scope` that will limit the lifetime of the event subscription
+             * @param eventFilter either the specific `NgTableParams` instance you want to receive events for or a predicate function that should return true to receive the event
+             * @return a unregistration function that when called will unregister the `listener`
+             */
+            onPagesChanged<T>(listener: Events.IPagesChangedListener, scope: ng.IScope, eventFilter?: Events.EventSelector<T>): IUnregistrationFunc;
+            /**
+             * Subscribe to receive notification whenever the paging buttons for an `NgTableParams` instance change
+             * Optionally supply an `eventFilter` to restrict which events that should trigger the `listener` to be called.
+             * 
+             * @param listener the function that will be called when the event fires
+             * @param eventFilter either the specific `NgTableParams` instance you want to receive events for or a predicate function that should return true to receive the event
+             * @return a unregistration function that when called will unregister the `listener`
+             */
+            onPagesChanged<T>(listener: Events.IPagesChangedListener, eventFilter?: Events.EventSelector<T>): IUnregistrationFunc;
+
+            publishAfterCreated<T>(publisher: NgTableParams<T>): void;
+            publishAfterReloadData<T>(publisher: NgTableParams<T>, newData: T[], oldData: T[]): void;
+            publishDatasetChanged<T>(publisher: NgTableParams<T>, newDataset: T[], oldDataset: T[]): void;
+            publishPagesChanged<T>(publisher: NgTableParams<T>, newPages: NgTable.IPageButton[], oldPages: NgTable.IPageButton[]): void;
+        }
+    }
+
+    namespace Columns {
+
+        type ColumnFieldContext = ng.IScope & {
+            $column: IColumnDef;
+            $columns: IColumnDef[];
+        }
+
+        interface IColumnField<T> {
+            (context?: ColumnFieldContext): T;
+            assign($scope: ng.IScope, value: T): void;
+        }
+        
+        /**
+         * The definition of the column within a ngTable.
+         * When using `ng-table` directive a column definition will be parsed from each `td` tag found in the
+         * `tr` data row tag.
+         * 
+         * @example
+         * <tr>
+         *  <td data-title="'Name of User'" filter="{ username: 'text'}" sortable="'username'" />
+         *  <td data-title="'Age of User'" filter="{ age: 'number'}" sortable="'age'" />
+         * </tr>
+         */
+        interface IColumnDef {
+            /**
+             * Custom CSS class that should be added to the `th` tag(s) of this column in the table header
+             * 
+             * To set this on the `td` tag of a html table use the attribute `header-class` or `data-header-class`
+             */
+            class: IColumnField<string>;
+            /**
+             * The `ISelectOption`s that can be used in a html filter template for this colums.
+             */
+            data?: SelectData;
+            /**
+             * The index position of this column within the `$columns` container array 
+             */
+            id: number;
+            /**
+             * The definition of 0 or more html filter templates that should be rendered for this column in
+             * the table header
+             */
+            filter: IColumnField<IFilterTemplateDefMap>;
+            /**
+             * Supplies the `ISelectOption`s that can be used in a html filter template for this colums.
+             * At the creation of the `NgTableParams` this field will be called and the result then assigned
+             * to the `data` field of this column.
+             */
+            filterData: IColumnField<ng.IPromise<SelectData> | SelectData>;
+            /**
+             * The name of the data row field that will be used to group on, or false when this column
+             * does not support grouping
+             */
+            groupable: IColumnField<string | boolean>;
+            /**
+             * The url of a custom html template that should be used to render a table header for this column
+             * 
+             * To set this on the `td` tag for a html table use the attribute `header` or `data-header`
+             */
+            headerTemplateURL: IColumnField<string | boolean>;
+            /**
+             * The text that should be used as a tooltip for this column in the table header
+             */
+            headerTitle: IColumnField<string>;
+            /**
+             * Determines whether this column should be displayed in the table
+             * 
+             * To set this on the `td` tag for a html table use the attribute `ng-if`
+             */
+            show: IColumnField<boolean>;
+            /**
+             * The name of the data row field that will be used to sort on, or false when this column
+             * does not support sorting
+             */
+            sortable: IColumnField<string | boolean>;
+            /**
+             * The title of this column that should be displayed in the table header
+             */
+            title: IColumnField<string>;
+            /**
+             * An alternate column title. Typically this can be used for responsive table layouts
+             * where the titleAlt should be used for small screen sizes
+             */
+            titleAlt: IColumnField<string>;
+        }
+
+        type DynamicTableColField<T> = IDynamicTableColFieldFunc<T> | T;
+
+        interface IDynamicTableColFieldFunc<T> {
+            (context: ColumnFieldContext): T;
+        }
+        
+        /**
+         * The definition of the column supplied to a ngTableDynamic directive.
+         */
+        interface IDynamicTableColDef {
+            /**
+             * Custom CSS class that should be added to the `th` tag(s) of this column in the table header
+             */
+            class?: DynamicTableColField<string>;
+            /**
+             * The definition of 0 or more html filter templates that should be rendered for this column in
+             * the table header
+             */
+            filter?: DynamicTableColField<IFilterTemplateDefMap>;
+            /**
+             * Supplies the `ISelectOption`s that can be used in a html filter template for this colums.
+             * At the creation of the `NgTableParams` this field will be called and the result then assigned
+             * to the `data` field of this column.
+             */
+            filterData?: DynamicTableColField<ng.IPromise<SelectData> | SelectData>;
+            /**
+             * The name of the data row field that will be used to group on, or false when this column
+             * does not support grouping
+             */
+            groupable?: DynamicTableColField<string | boolean>;
+            /**
+             * The url of a custom html template that should be used to render a table header for this column
+             */
+            headerTemplateURL?: DynamicTableColField<string | boolean>;
+            /**
+             * The text that should be used as a tooltip for this column in the table header
+             */
+            headerTitle?: DynamicTableColField<string>;
+            /**
+             * Determines whether this column should be displayed in the table
+             */
+            show?: DynamicTableColField<boolean>;
+            /**
+             * The name of the data row field that will be used to sort on, or false when this column
+             * does not support sorting
+             */
+            sortable?: DynamicTableColField<string|boolean>;
+            /**
+             * The title of this column that should be displayed in the table header
+             */
+            title?: DynamicTableColField<string>;
+            /**
+             * An alternate column title. Typically this can be used for responsive table layouts
+             * where the titleAlt should be used for small screen sizes
+             */
+            titleAlt?: DynamicTableColField<string>;
+        }
+    }
+}
+