diff --git a/convict/convict-tests.ts b/convict/convict-tests.ts
index 54a570141..3bd64c592 100644
--- a/convict/convict-tests.ts
+++ b/convict/convict-tests.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ const format : convict.Format = {
   }
 };
 
+
+
+
 convict.addFormat(format);
 convict.addFormats({
       prime: {
@@ -113,4 +116,10 @@ if (conf.has('key')) {
     }
   });
 }
+
+conf.getSchema();
+conf.getProperties();
+conf.getSchemaString();
+conf.toString();
+
 // vim:et:sw=2:ts=2
diff --git a/convict/convict.d.ts b/convict/convict.d.ts
index 332441b20..51c1f6a68 100644
--- a/convict/convict.d.ts
+++ b/convict/convict.d.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,28 @@ declare module "convict" {
             loadFile(file: string): void;
             loadFile(files: string[]): void;
             validate(): void;
+            /**
+             * Exports all the properties (that is the keys and their current values) as a {JSON} {Object}
+             * @returns {Object} A {JSON} compliant {Object}
+             */
+            getProperties() : Object;
+            /**
+             * Exports the schema as a {JSON} {Object}
+             * @returns {Object} A {JSON} compliant {Object}
+             */
+            getSchema() : Object;
+            
+            /**
+             * Exports all the properties (that is the keys and their current values) as a JSON string.
+             * @returns {String} a string representing this object
+             */
+            toString() : string;
+            
+            /**
+             * Exports the schema as a JSON string.
+             * @returns {String} a string representing the schema of this {Config}
+             */
+            getSchemaString() : string;
         }
     }
     interface convict {