diff --git a/angular-ui-tree/angular-ui-tree-tests.ts b/angular-ui-tree/angular-ui-tree-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="angular-ui-tree.d.ts" />
+
+var treeNode: AngularUITree.ITreeNode = {
+    id: 0,
+    nodes: [],
+    title: "test"
+};
+
+var treeNode2: AngularUITree.ITreeNode = {
+    id: "0",
+    nodes: [treeNode],
+    title: "test2"
+};
diff --git a/angular-ui-tree/angular-ui-tree.d.ts b/angular-ui-tree/angular-ui-tree.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for angular-ui-tree v2.8.0
+// Project: https://github.com/angular-ui-tree/angular-ui-tree
+// Definitions by: Calvin Fernandez <https://github.com/CalvinFernandez>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+declare module AngularUITree {
+    /**
+      * Node in list
+      */
+    interface ITreeNode {
+        id: number | string;
+        nodes: ITreeNode[];
+        title: string;
+    }
+}