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+/// <reference path="route-recognizer.d.ts" />
+
+import RouteRecognizer = require('route-recognizer')
+
+var router = new RouteRecognizer<string>();
+router.add([{ path: "/posts", handler: "i am the handler" }]);
+var result = router.recognize("/posts");
diff --git a/route-recognizer/route-recognizer.d.ts b/route-recognizer/route-recognizer.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for route-recognizer
+// Project: https://github.com/tildeio/route-recognizer
+// Definitions by: Dave Keen <http://www.keendevelopment.ch>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+declare module "route-recognizer" {
+	
+	class RouteRecognizer<H> {
+		constructor()
+		add: (routes: Route<H>[]) => void
+		recognize: (path: string) => MatchedRoute<H>[]
+	}
+	
+	interface Route<H> {
+		path: string
+		handler: H
+	}
+	
+	export = RouteRecognizer
+}
+
+interface MatchedRoute<H> {
+	handler: H
+	params: { [key: string]: string }
+}
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