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+// Type definitions for Monk v1.0.1
+// Project: http://github.com/LearnBoost/monk.git
+// Definitions by: Patrick Bartsch <https://github.com/wzr1337/>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/Monk
+
+declare module "monk" {
+  function m(database: string): m.Monk;
+  module m {
+    export interface promise {
+      type:string
+      on(eventName:string, fn:Function):void;
+      error(fn:Function):promise;
+      success(fn:Function):promise;
+    }
+
+    export interface Collection {
+      id(hexstring:string):string // returns ObjectId
+      id(obj:Object):string // returns ObjectId
+      id():string // returns new generated ObjectId
+
+      /*
+      * All commands accept the simple data[, …], options and a callback.
+      * You can pass fields to select as an array: data[, …], ['field', …], fn
+      * You can pass fields as a string delimited by spaces: data[, …], 'field1 field2', fn
+      * To exclude a field, prefix the field name with '-': data[, …], '-field1', fn
+      */
+      cast(obj?:Object):Object;
+
+      count(needle:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+
+      distinct(field:string, options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+
+      drop(fn?:Function):promise;
+
+      insert(data:Object, options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+
+      find(needle:Object, options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+      findOne(needle:Object, options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+      /**
+       * findAndModify
+       *
+       * @param {Object} search query, or { query, update } object
+       * @param {Object} optional, update object
+       * @param {Object|String|Array} optional, options or fields
+       * @param {Function} callback
+       * @return {Promise}
+       * @api public
+       */
+      findAndModify(needle:Object, update?:Object, filter?:string[], options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+      findById(id:string, options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+
+      update(needle:Object, update:Object, filter?:string[], options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+      updateById(id:string, update:Object, filter?:string[], options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+
+      remove(needle:Object, options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+      removeById(id:string, options?:Object, fn?:Function):promise;
+
+    }
+
+    export interface Monk {
+      (database: string): void;
+      close():void;
+
+      get(collection:string):Collection;
+    }
+  }
+
+  export = m;
+}