diff --git a/i18next-xhr-backend/i18next-xhr-backend-tests.ts b/i18next-xhr-backend/i18next-xhr-backend-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="../i18next/i18next"/>
+/// <reference path="i18next-xhr-backend.d.ts"/>
+
+import * as i18next from 'i18next';
+import XHR from 'i18next-xhr-backend';
+
+let options = {
+    loadPath: '',
+    addPath: '',
+    allowMultiLoading: false,
+    parse: function(data:string) { return data.replace(/a/g, ''); },
+    crossDomain: false,
+    withCredentials: false,
+    ajax: function (url:string, options:Object, callback: Function, data: Object) {}
+};
+
+i18next.use(XHR).init({
+    backend: options
+});
+
+let xhr = new XHR(null, options);
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diff --git a/i18next-xhr-backend/i18next-xhr-backend.d.ts b/i18next-xhr-backend/i18next-xhr-backend.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for i18next-xhr-backend 1.2.0
+// Project: https://github.com/i18next/i18next-xhr-backend
+// Definitions by: Jan Mühlemann <https://github.com/jamuhl>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+
+declare module 'i18next-xhr-backend' {
+
+    interface Interpolator {
+        interpolate: () => string
+    }
+    interface Services {
+        interpolator: Interpolator
+    }
+
+    interface BackendOptions {
+        loadPath?: string | Function,
+        addPath?:  string,
+        allowMultiLoading?: boolean,
+        parse?: Function,
+        crossDomain?: boolean,
+        withCredentials?: boolean,
+        ajax?: Function
+    }
+
+    export default class Backend {
+        type: 'backend';
+        services: Services;
+        options: BackendOptions;
+        constructor(services?: Services, options?: BackendOptions);
+        init(services?: Services, options?: BackendOptions): void;
+        readMulti(languages: any[], namespaces: any[], callback: Function): void;
+        read(language: {}, namespace: {}, callback: Function): void;
+        loadUrl(url: string, callback: Function): void;
+        create(languages: any[], namespace: string, key: string, fallbackValue: string): void;
+    }
+}
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