diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index b8ef9af..673fa66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ jobs:
     - run: npm run build --if-present
     - run: npm test
     - run: npm run lint
+    - run: npm run typecheck
diff --git a/src/alert/alert.ts b/src/alert/alert.ts
index 0c0356e..04b611f 100644
--- a/src/alert/alert.ts
+++ b/src/alert/alert.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
+import type { GrafanaAlert } from '../grafana';
+import type Condition from './condition';
+
+type AlertOptions = Partial<
+    Omit<GrafanaAlert, 'conditions'> & {
+        conditions: Condition[];
+    }
+>;
+
 class Alert {
-    private conditions: any[];
+    private conditions: Condition[];
 
-    private state: any;
+    private state: GrafanaAlert;
 
-    constructor(opts: any = {}) {
+    constructor(opts: AlertOptions = {}) {
         this.conditions = [];
 
         this.state = {
@@ -23,13 +32,13 @@ class Alert {
         this._initConditions(opts);
     }
 
-    _init(opts) {
+    _init(opts: AlertOptions) {
         Object.keys(opts).forEach((opt) => {
             this.state[opt] = opts[opt];
         });
     }
 
-    _initConditions(opts) {
+    _initConditions(opts: AlertOptions) {
         this.state.conditions = this.state.conditions || [];
 
         if (opts.conditions) {
@@ -37,7 +46,7 @@ class Alert {
         }
     }
 
-    addCondition(condition) {
+    addCondition(condition: Condition) {
         this.conditions.push(condition);
         return this;
     }
diff --git a/src/alert/condition.ts b/src/alert/condition.ts
index f059149..048a25f 100644
--- a/src/alert/condition.ts
+++ b/src/alert/condition.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import type { GrafanaCondition } from '../grafana';
+
 class Condition {
-    private state: object;
+    private state: GrafanaCondition;
     private _evaluator: { params: any[]; type: string };
     private _operator: { type: string };
-    private _query: { params: any[] };
+    private _query: { params: string[] };
     private _reducer: { params: any[]; type: string };
-    constructor(opts = {}) {
+    constructor(opts: Partial<GrafanaCondition> = {}) {
+        // @ts-expect-error todo: should fields be optional?
         this.state = {};
 
         this._evaluator = {
diff --git a/src/annotations/graphite.ts b/src/annotations/graphite.ts
index de541a2..0da60b6 100644
--- a/src/annotations/graphite.ts
+++ b/src/annotations/graphite.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import errors = require('../errors');
+import type { GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation } from '../grafana';
 
 class Graphite {
-    private state: any;
-    constructor(opts: any = {}) {
+    state: GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation;
+    constructor(opts: Partial<GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation> = {}) {
         if (!opts.name) {
             throw errors.UnfulfilledRequirement.create(
                 '{component} missing requirement: {unfulfilledArg}',
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class Graphite {
             );
         }
 
-        const defaults = {
+        const defaults: GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation = {
             name: 'no name',
             datasource: 'graphite',
             showLine: true,
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 59a40cb..18f2e48 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import xtend = require('xtend');
  * `cookie` - Key/value pair for auth, defaults to"auth-openid="
  * `headers` - Map of header keys/values, defaults to no headers
  */
-let configurations = {
+let configurations: Config = {
     user: 'guest',
     group: 'guest',
     url: 'https://your.graphite.url.com/elasticsearch/grafana-dash/dashboard/',
@@ -35,11 +35,19 @@ let configurations = {
     headers: {},
 };
 
-function configure(opts) {
+type Config = {
+    user: string;
+    group: string;
+    url: string;
+    cookie: string;
+    headers: Record<string, string>;
+};
+
+function configure(opts: Partial<Config> = {}) {
     configurations = xtend(configurations, opts);
 }
 
-function getConfig() {
+function getConfig(): Config {
     return configurations;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dashboard.ts b/src/dashboard.ts
index e6b7ad9..b818651 100644
--- a/src/dashboard.ts
+++ b/src/dashboard.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,30 @@
 import Templates = require('./templates');
 import Annotations = require('./annotations');
 import ExternalLink = require('./external-link');
+import type {
+    GrafanaCustomTemplate,
+    GrafanaDashboard,
+    GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation,
+} from './grafana';
+import type Row from './row';
+import type Graphite from './annotations/graphite';
+import type Query from './templates/query';
+import type Custom from './templates/custom';
+
+type DashboardOptions = Partial<
+    Omit<GrafanaDashboard, 'rows' | 'templating' | 'annotations'> & {
+        rows: Row[];
+        templating: GrafanaCustomTemplate[];
+        annotations: GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation[];
+    }
+>;
 
 class Dashboard {
-    state: any;
-    rows: any[];
-    links: any[];
-    constructor(opts = {}) {
+    state: GrafanaDashboard;
+    rows: Row[];
+    links: ExternalLink[];
+    constructor(opts: DashboardOptions = {}) {
+        // @ts-expect-error initialized in init calls below
         this.state = {};
         this._init(opts);
         this._initRows(opts);
@@ -35,7 +53,7 @@ class Dashboard {
         this._initAnnotations(opts);
     }
 
-    _init(opts) {
+    _init(opts: DashboardOptions) {
         this.state.id = opts.id || null;
         this.state.title = opts.title || 'Generated Grafana Dashboard';
         this.state.originalTitle = opts.originalTitle || 'Generated Dashboard';
@@ -54,7 +72,7 @@ class Dashboard {
         }
     }
 
-    _initRows(opts) {
+    _initRows(opts: DashboardOptions) {
         this.rows = [];
         this.state.rows = [];
 
@@ -65,12 +83,12 @@ class Dashboard {
         }
     }
 
-    _initLinks(opts) {
+    _initLinks(opts: DashboardOptions) {
         this.links = opts.links || [];
         this.state.links = [];
     }
 
-    _initTemplating(opts) {
+    _initTemplating(opts: DashboardOptions) {
         this.state.templating = {
             list: [],
             enable: true,
@@ -78,13 +96,12 @@ class Dashboard {
 
         if (opts.templating) {
             opts.templating.forEach((template) => {
-                template = new Templates.Custom(template);
-                this.addTemplate(template);
+                this.addTemplate(new Templates.Custom(template));
             });
         }
     }
 
-    _initAnnotations(opts) {
+    _initAnnotations(opts: DashboardOptions) {
         this.state.annotations = {
             list: [],
             enable: true,
@@ -92,21 +109,20 @@ class Dashboard {
 
         if (opts.annotations) {
             opts.annotations.forEach((annotation) => {
-                annotation = new Annotations.Graphite(annotation);
-                this.addAnnotation(annotation);
+                this.addAnnotation(new Annotations.Graphite(annotation));
             });
         }
     }
 
-    addRow(row) {
+    addRow(row: Row) {
         this.rows.push(row);
     }
 
-    addTemplate(template) {
+    addTemplate(template: Custom | Query) {
         this.state.templating.list.push(template.generate());
     }
 
-    addAnnotation(annotation) {
+    addAnnotation(annotation: Graphite) {
         this.state.annotations.list.push(annotation.generate());
     }
 
diff --git a/src/external-link.ts b/src/external-link.ts
index 23e1c51..6dbe395 100644
--- a/src/external-link.ts
+++ b/src/external-link.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
+import type { GrafanaExternalLink } from './grafana';
+
 class ExternalLink {
-    private state: any;
-    constructor(opts = {}) {
-        const defaults = {
+    private state: GrafanaExternalLink;
+    constructor(opts: Partial<GrafanaExternalLink> = {}) {
+        const defaults: GrafanaExternalLink = {
             title: '',
             tooltip: '',
             url: '',
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ class ExternalLink {
         return this;
     }
 
-    withIcon(iconName) {
+    withIcon(iconName: string) {
         this.state.icon = iconName;
         return this;
     }
diff --git a/src/grafana.ts b/src/grafana.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..497e6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/grafana.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,273 @@
+interface GrafanaSharedProps {
+    // allowing to add properties undeclared in the types below, as those are incomplete
+    [k: string]: any;
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaQueryTemplate extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    type: string;
+    query: string;
+    name: string;
+    datasource: string;
+    options: any[];
+    current: object;
+    includeAll: boolean;
+    allFormat: string;
+    allValue: null | string;
+    refresh: boolean;
+    multi: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaCustomTemplate extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    name: string;
+    type?: string;
+    options: any[];
+    datasource?: null | {
+        type: string;
+        uid: string;
+    };
+    refresh?: number;
+    refresh_on_load?: boolean;
+    includeAll?: boolean;
+    allValue?: string;
+    allFormat?: string;
+    query?: null | string;
+    current?: object;
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    name: string;
+    datasource?:
+        | null
+        | {
+              type: string;
+              uid: string;
+          }
+        | string;
+    showLine?: boolean;
+    iconColor?: string;
+    lineColor?: string;
+    iconSize?: number;
+    enable?: boolean;
+    target?: string;
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaDashboardListPanel extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    title: string;
+    error: boolean;
+    span: number;
+    editable: boolean;
+    type: 'dashlist';
+    isNew: boolean;
+    id: number;
+    mode: string;
+    query: string;
+    limit: number;
+    tags: any[];
+    links: any[];
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaCondition extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    type: string;
+    query: { params: string[] };
+    reducer: { type: string; params: any[] };
+    evaluator: { type: string; params: any[] };
+    operator: { type: string };
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaAlert extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    name: string;
+    conditions: GrafanaCondition[];
+    for: string;
+    frequency: string;
+    message: string;
+    notifications: any[];
+    executionErrorState: string;
+    noDataState: string;
+    alertRuleTags: object;
+    handler: number;
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaGraphPanel extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    alert?: GrafanaAlert;
+    aliasColors: any;
+    bars: boolean;
+    editable: boolean;
+    error: boolean;
+    fill: number;
+    grid: {
+        leftMax: null;
+        leftMin: null;
+        rightMax: null;
+        rightMin: null;
+        threshold1: null;
+        threshold1Color: string;
+        threshold2: null;
+        threshold2Color: string;
+    };
+    id: number;
+    legend: {
+        avg: boolean;
+        current: boolean;
+        max: boolean;
+        min: boolean;
+        show: boolean;
+        total: boolean;
+        values: boolean;
+    };
+    lines: boolean;
+    linewidth: number;
+    links: any[];
+    nullPointMode: string;
+    percentage: boolean;
+    pointradius: number;
+    points: boolean;
+    renderer: string;
+    seriesOverrides: any[];
+    span: number;
+    stack: boolean;
+    steppedLine: boolean;
+    targets: any[];
+    title: string;
+    tooltip: { shared: boolean; value_type: string };
+    type: 'graph';
+    'x-axis': boolean;
+    'y-axis': boolean;
+    y_formats: string[];
+    datasource: string;
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaSingleStatPanel extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    cacheTimeout: null;
+    colorBackground: boolean;
+    colorValue: boolean;
+    colors: string[];
+    editable: boolean;
+    error: boolean;
+    format: string;
+    id: number;
+    interval: null;
+    links: any[];
+    maxDataPoints: number;
+    nullPointMode: string;
+    nullText: null;
+    postfix: string;
+    postfixFontSize: string;
+    prefix: string;
+    prefixFontSize: string;
+    span: number;
+    sparkline: {
+        fillColor: string;
+        full: boolean;
+        lineColor: string;
+        show: boolean;
+    };
+    targets: any[];
+    thresholds: string;
+    title: string;
+    type: 'singlestat';
+    valueFontSize: string;
+    valueMaps: { op: string; text: string; value: string }[];
+    valueName: string;
+    datasource: string;
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaTablePanel extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    title: string;
+    error: boolean;
+    span: number;
+    editable: boolean;
+    type: 'table';
+    isNew: boolean;
+    id: number;
+    // todo: should this be required?
+    datasource?: string;
+    styles: (
+        | { type: 'date'; pattern: string; dateFormat: string }
+        | {
+              unit: string;
+              type: 'number';
+              decimals: number;
+              colors: string[];
+              colorMode: null;
+              pattern: string;
+              thresholds: any[];
+          }
+    )[];
+    targets: any[];
+    transform: string;
+    pageSize: null;
+    showHeader: boolean;
+    columns: { text: string; value: string }[];
+    scroll: boolean;
+    fontSize: string;
+    sort: { col: number; desc: boolean };
+    links: any[];
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaTextPanel extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    title: string;
+    error: boolean;
+    span: number;
+    editable: boolean;
+    type: 'text';
+    id: number;
+    mode: string;
+    content: string;
+    style: any;
+    links: any[];
+}
+
+export type GrafanaPanel =
+    | GrafanaDashboardListPanel
+    | GrafanaGraphPanel
+    | GrafanaSingleStatPanel
+    | GrafanaTablePanel
+    | GrafanaTextPanel;
+
+export interface GrafanaRow extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    title: string;
+    showTitle: boolean;
+    height: string;
+    editable: boolean;
+    collapse: boolean;
+    panels: GrafanaPanel[];
+}
+
+export interface GrafanaExternalLink extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    title: string;
+    tooltip?: string;
+    url: string;
+    tags?: any[];
+    icon: string;
+    targetBlank: boolean;
+    type: string;
+    includeVars: boolean;
+    keepTime: boolean;
+}
+
+export type GrafanaTemplate = GrafanaQueryTemplate | GrafanaCustomTemplate;
+
+export interface GrafanaDashboard extends GrafanaSharedProps {
+    id?: number | null;
+    title: string;
+    originalTitle?: string;
+    tags: any[];
+    style: string;
+    timezone: string;
+    editable: boolean;
+    hideControls?: boolean;
+    sharedCrosshair?: boolean;
+    refresh: boolean | string;
+    schemaVersion: number;
+    hideAllLegends?: boolean;
+    rows: GrafanaRow[];
+    annotations: { list: GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation[]; enable?: boolean };
+    templating: { list: GrafanaTemplate[]; enable?: boolean };
+    time?: null | {
+        from: string;
+        to: string;
+    };
+    links: GrafanaExternalLink[];
+}
+
+export {};
diff --git a/src/panels/dashboard_list.ts b/src/panels/dashboard_list.ts
index 4ca1772..d62f347 100644
--- a/src/panels/dashboard_list.ts
+++ b/src/panels/dashboard_list.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,20 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import generateGraphId = require('../id');
+import type { GrafanaDashboardListPanel } from '../grafana';
+import type Row from '../row';
+import type Dashboard from '../dashboard';
+
+type DashboardListPanelOptions = Partial<
+    GrafanaDashboardListPanel & {
+        row: Row;
+        dashboard: Dashboard;
+    }
+>;
 
 class DashboardList {
-    state: any;
-    constructor(opts: any = {}) {
+    state: GrafanaDashboardListPanel;
+    constructor(opts: DashboardListPanelOptions = {}) {
         this.state = {
             title: 'dashboard list',
             error: false,
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@ class DashboardList {
         }
     }
 
-    setTitle(title) {
+    setTitle(title: string) {
         this.state.title = title;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/panels/graph.ts b/src/panels/graph.ts
index 87978ab..b9a78af 100644
--- a/src/panels/graph.ts
+++ b/src/panels/graph.ts
@@ -19,14 +19,24 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import generateGraphId = require('../id');
+import type { GrafanaGraphPanel } from '../grafana';
+import type Row from '../row';
+import type Dashboard from '../dashboard';
+
+type GraphPanelOptions = Partial<
+    GrafanaGraphPanel & {
+        row: Row;
+        dashboard: Dashboard;
+    }
+>;
 
 class Graph {
     private _currentRefIndex: number;
-    state: any;
-    constructor(opts: any = {}) {
+    state: GrafanaGraphPanel;
+    constructor(opts: GraphPanelOptions = {}) {
         this._currentRefIndex = 0;
 
-        const defaults = {
+        const defaults: GrafanaGraphPanel = {
             type: 'graph',
             id: generateGraphId(),
             renderer: 'flot',
diff --git a/src/panels/index.ts b/src/panels/index.ts
index d21d424..f72ac2c 100644
--- a/src/panels/index.ts
+++ b/src/panels/index.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,16 @@ import Text = require('./text');
 import Table = require('./table');
 import DashboardList = require('./dashboard_list');
 
-export = {
+const panels = {
     Graph: Graph,
     SingleStat: SingleStat,
     Text: Text,
     Table: Table,
     DashboardList: DashboardList,
 };
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-namespace
+namespace panels {
+    export type Panel = Graph | SingleStat | Text | Table | DashboardList;
+}
+export = panels;
diff --git a/src/panels/singlestat.ts b/src/panels/singlestat.ts
index e836f88..3747e44 100644
--- a/src/panels/singlestat.ts
+++ b/src/panels/singlestat.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,21 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import generateGraphId = require('../id');
+import type { GrafanaSingleStatPanel } from '../grafana';
+import type Row from '../row';
+import type Dashboard from '../dashboard';
+
+type SingleStatOptions = Partial<
+    GrafanaSingleStatPanel & {
+        row: Row;
+        dashboard: Dashboard;
+    }
+>;
 
 class SingleStat {
-    state: any;
-    constructor(opts: any = {}) {
-        const defaults = {
+    state: GrafanaSingleStatPanel;
+    constructor(opts: SingleStatOptions = {}) {
+        const defaults: GrafanaSingleStatPanel = {
             id: generateGraphId(),
             title: 'single stat',
             targets: [],
@@ -92,7 +102,7 @@ class SingleStat {
         return this.state;
     }
 
-    setTitle(title) {
+    setTitle(title: string) {
         this.state.title = title;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/panels/table.ts b/src/panels/table.ts
index ee5e3e9..d94d38b 100644
--- a/src/panels/table.ts
+++ b/src/panels/table.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,21 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import generateGraphId = require('../id');
+import type { GrafanaTablePanel } from '../grafana';
+import type Row from '../row';
+import type Dashboard from '../dashboard';
+
+type TableOptions = Partial<
+    GrafanaTablePanel & {
+        row: Row;
+        dashboard: Dashboard;
+    }
+>;
 
 class Table {
-    state: any;
-    constructor(opts: any = {}) {
-        const defaults = {
+    state: GrafanaTablePanel;
+    constructor(opts: TableOptions = {}) {
+        const defaults: GrafanaTablePanel = {
             title: 'Panel Title',
             error: false,
             span: 12,
@@ -94,7 +104,7 @@ class Table {
         return this.state;
     }
 
-    setTitle(title) {
+    setTitle(title: string) {
         this.state.title = title;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/panels/text.ts b/src/panels/text.ts
index 63ce143..fe48467 100644
--- a/src/panels/text.ts
+++ b/src/panels/text.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,21 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import generateGraphId = require('../id');
+import type { GrafanaTextPanel } from '../grafana';
+import type Dashboard from '../dashboard';
+import type Row from '../row';
+
+type TextPanelOptions = Partial<
+    GrafanaTextPanel & {
+        row: Row;
+        dashboard: Dashboard;
+    }
+>;
 
 class Text {
-    state: any;
-    constructor(opts: any = {}) {
-        const defaults = {
+    state: GrafanaTextPanel;
+    constructor(opts: TextPanelOptions = {}) {
+        const defaults: GrafanaTextPanel = {
             title: '',
             id: generateGraphId(),
             error: false,
@@ -53,7 +63,7 @@ class Text {
         return this.state;
     }
 
-    setTitle(title) {
+    setTitle(title: string) {
         this.state.title = title;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/publish.ts b/src/publish.ts
index 3cd3f99..f85a61a 100644
--- a/src/publish.ts
+++ b/src/publish.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@
 import fetch = require('node-fetch');
 import config = require('./config');
 import errors = require('./errors');
+import type Dashboard from './dashboard';
 
-function publish(dashboard, opts: any = {}) {
+function publish(
+    dashboard: Dashboard,
+    opts: Partial<{ timeout: number }> = {}
+) {
     if (!dashboard) {
         throw errors.UnfulfilledRequirement.create(
             '{component} missing requirement: {unfulfilledArg}',
diff --git a/src/row.ts b/src/row.ts
index 2ba9045..4863de5 100644
--- a/src/row.ts
+++ b/src/row.ts
@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import xtend = require('xtend');
+import type { GrafanaRow } from './grafana';
+import { Panel } from './panels';
+
+type RowOptions = Omit<Partial<GrafanaRow>, 'panels'> & {
+    panels?: Panel[];
+};
 
 class Row {
-    state: any;
-    panels: any[];
-    constructor(opts) {
-        opts = opts || {};
-        const state = {
+    state: GrafanaRow;
+    panels: Panel[];
+    constructor(opts: RowOptions = {}) {
+        const state: GrafanaRow = {
             title: 'New row',
             height: '250px',
             editable: true,
@@ -49,7 +54,7 @@ class Row {
         return this.state;
     }
 
-    addPanel(panel) {
+    addPanel(panel: Panel) {
         this.panels.push(panel);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/target.ts b/src/target.ts
index 279955b..0f1be3a 100644
--- a/src/target.ts
+++ b/src/target.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@ import _ = require('underscore');
 import util = require('util');
 
 class Target {
-    source: any;
-    private func: any;
+    source: string | { toString(): string };
+    func?: [string, ...args: (string | number | boolean)[]];
 
     constructor(template: string, ...substitutions: any[]);
-    constructor(source: Target, func: (string | number | boolean)[]);
+    constructor(
+        source: { toString(): string },
+        func: (string | number | boolean)[]
+    );
 
     constructor() {
         if (arguments.length === 0) {
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ class Target {
     static PRIMITIVES: typeof PRIMITIVES;
     static COLORS: typeof COLORS;
 
-    toString() {
+    toString(): string {
         if (this.func) {
             const args = _.reduce(
                 this.func.slice(1),
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ class Target {
             );
             return this.func[0] + '(' + this.source.toString() + args + ')';
         } else {
-            return this.source;
+            return this.source as string;
         }
     }
 
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ const PRIMITIVES = {
     transformNull: 0,
     useSeriesAbove: 3,
     weightedAverage: 2,
-};
+} as const;
 Target.PRIMITIVES = PRIMITIVES;
 
 interface Target {
@@ -319,10 +322,23 @@ const COLORS = [
     'purple',
     'pink',
     'aqua',
-];
+] as const;
 
 Target.COLORS = COLORS;
 
+interface Target {
+    orange(): Target;
+    blue(): Target;
+    green(): Target;
+    red(): Target;
+    white(): Target;
+    yellow(): Target;
+    brown(): Target;
+    purple(): Target;
+    pink(): Target;
+    aqua(): Target;
+}
+
 _.each(Target.COLORS, function each(color) {
     Target.prototype[color] = function t() {
         return this.color(color);
diff --git a/src/templates/custom.ts b/src/templates/custom.ts
index 74c547f..40bfe82 100644
--- a/src/templates/custom.ts
+++ b/src/templates/custom.ts
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
+import type { GrafanaCustomTemplate } from '../grafana';
+
 const DEFAULT_VARIABLE_ALL = '$__all';
 
 class Custom {
-    state: any;
+    state: GrafanaCustomTemplate;
     private defaultValue: string;
-    constructor(opts = {}) {
+    constructor(opts: Partial<GrafanaCustomTemplate> = {}) {
         this.state = {
             allFormat: 'glob',
             current: {},
diff --git a/src/templates/index.ts b/src/templates/index.ts
index ab890b3..5323a32 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.ts
+++ b/src/templates/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 import Custom = require('./custom');
 import Query = require('./query');
 
-export = {
+const templates = {
     Custom: Custom,
     Query: Query,
 };
+
+export = templates;
diff --git a/src/templates/query.ts b/src/templates/query.ts
index e0c54dd..72f3dbf 100644
--- a/src/templates/query.ts
+++ b/src/templates/query.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
+import type { GrafanaQueryTemplate } from '../grafana';
+
 /**
  * Provide a query to populate template variable.
  *
@@ -38,13 +40,14 @@
  * @see http://docs.grafana.org/reference/templating/
  */
 class Query {
-    state: any;
+    state: GrafanaQueryTemplate;
     private _required: string[];
     private _overridable: string[];
-    constructor(query: any, opts: any = {}) {
+    constructor(query: string, opts: Partial<GrafanaQueryTemplate> = {}) {
         this.state = {
             query: query,
-            name: opts.name,
+            // todo: added default
+            name: opts.name || '',
             datasource: opts.datasource,
             type: 'query',
             includeAll: true,
diff --git a/test/dashboard.test.js b/test/dashboard.test.js
index 61e7065..8e36538 100644
--- a/test/dashboard.test.js
+++ b/test/dashboard.test.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ test('Dashboard with overriden information', function () {
         refresh: '1m',
         rows: [
             {
+                // @ts-expect-error todo: this is not correct and will result in errors if to call .generate()
                 title: 'New row',
                 height: '250px',
                 editable: true,
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ test('Dashboard with overriden information', function () {
 test('Dashboard can add rows', function () {
     var dashboard = new Dashboard();
     var row = { foo: 'foo' };
+    // @ts-expect-error todo: bad mock
     dashboard.addRow(row);
     expect(dashboard.rows).toEqual([row]);
 });
@@ -128,7 +130,9 @@ test('Dashboard can generate correct body', function () {
             return rowData;
         },
     };
+    // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
     dashboard.addRow(row);
+    // @ts-expect-error todo: incomplete mock
     simpleDashboard.rows = [rowData];
     var json = dashboard.generate();
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/alert/alert.mock.js b/test/fixtures/alert/alert.mock.ts
similarity index 59%
rename from test/fixtures/alert/alert.mock.js
rename to test/fixtures/alert/alert.mock.ts
index f0ba15d..06442bf 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/alert/alert.mock.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/alert/alert.mock.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const Condition = require('../../../src/alert/condition');
-const Alert = require('../../../src/alert/alert');
+import Condition = require('../../../src/alert/condition');
+import Alert = require('../../../src/alert/alert');
 
 const getAlert = () => {
     const condition = new Condition()
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ const getAlert = () => {
     return new Alert().addCondition(condition);
 };
 
-module.exports.getAlert = getAlert;
+export = { getAlert };
diff --git a/test/fixtures/alert/alert_with_condition.js b/test/fixtures/alert/alert_with_condition.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from test/fixtures/alert/alert_with_condition.js
rename to test/fixtures/alert/alert_with_condition.ts
index 52c55a2..c5ca3bd 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/alert/alert_with_condition.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/alert/alert_with_condition.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-module.exports = {
+import { GrafanaAlert } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const alertWithCondition: GrafanaAlert = {
     name: 'Panel Title alert',
     conditions: [
         {
@@ -28,3 +30,5 @@ module.exports = {
     alertRuleTags: {},
     handler: 1,
 };
+
+export = alertWithCondition;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/alert/simple_alert.js b/test/fixtures/alert/simple_alert.ts
similarity index 67%
rename from test/fixtures/alert/simple_alert.js
rename to test/fixtures/alert/simple_alert.ts
index 17f01f5..cc5485a 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/alert/simple_alert.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/alert/simple_alert.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-module.exports = {
+import { GrafanaAlert } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const simpleAlert: GrafanaAlert = {
     name: 'Panel Title alert',
     for: '15m',
     frequency: '5m',
@@ -10,3 +12,5 @@ module.exports = {
     alertRuleTags: {},
     handler: 1,
 };
+
+export = simpleAlert;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/alert/simple_condition.js b/test/fixtures/alert/simple_condition.ts
similarity index 65%
rename from test/fixtures/alert/simple_condition.js
rename to test/fixtures/alert/simple_condition.ts
index ee06feb..d4a5381 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/alert/simple_condition.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/alert/simple_condition.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-module.exports = {
+import { GrafanaCondition } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const simpleCondition: GrafanaCondition = {
     type: 'query',
     query: {
         params: ['A', '5m', 'now'],
@@ -15,3 +17,5 @@ module.exports = {
         type: 'and',
     },
 };
+
+export = simpleCondition;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/annotations/override_graphite.js b/test/fixtures/annotations/override_graphite.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from test/fixtures/annotations/override_graphite.js
rename to test/fixtures/annotations/override_graphite.ts
index 7b06041..a471e52 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/annotations/override_graphite.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/annotations/override_graphite.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
+import type { GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation } from '../../../src/grafana';
 
-module.exports = {
+const overrideGraphiteAnnotation: GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation = {
     name: 'custom name',
     datasource: 'custom datasource',
     showLine: false,
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ module.exports = {
     target: 'custom.target',
     arbitraryProperty: 'foo',
 };
+
+export = overrideGraphiteAnnotation;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/annotations/simple_graphite.js b/test/fixtures/annotations/simple_graphite.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from test/fixtures/annotations/simple_graphite.js
rename to test/fixtures/annotations/simple_graphite.ts
index 2448ad1..044e197 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/annotations/simple_graphite.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/annotations/simple_graphite.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
+import type { GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation } from '../../../src/grafana';
 
-module.exports = {
+const simpleGraphiteAnnotation: GrafanaGraphiteAnnotation = {
     name: 'name',
     datasource: 'graphite',
     showLine: true,
@@ -30,3 +30,5 @@ module.exports = {
     enable: true,
     target: 'target',
 };
+
+export = simpleGraphiteAnnotation;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/external_link.js b/test/fixtures/external_link.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from test/fixtures/external_link.js
rename to test/fixtures/external_link.ts
index 6b31618..012d7ed 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/external_link.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/external_link.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaExternalLink } from '../../src/grafana';
+
+const externalLink: GrafanaExternalLink = {
     title: 'Uber Home Page',
     tooltip: '',
     url: 'www.uber.com',
@@ -29,3 +31,5 @@ module.exports = {
     includeVars: false,
     keepTime: false,
 };
+
+export = externalLink;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/override_dashboard.js b/test/fixtures/override_dashboard.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from test/fixtures/override_dashboard.js
rename to test/fixtures/override_dashboard.ts
index 872cb2f..01c227f 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/override_dashboard.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/override_dashboard.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaDashboard } from '../../src/grafana';
+
+const overrideDashboard: GrafanaDashboard = {
     id: null,
     title: 'custom title',
     originalTitle: 'Generated Dashboard',
@@ -118,3 +119,5 @@ module.exports = {
     time: null,
     links: [],
 };
+
+export = overrideDashboard;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/override_row.js b/test/fixtures/override_row.ts
similarity index 89%
rename from test/fixtures/override_row.js
rename to test/fixtures/override_row.ts
index bb4cbce..0b64be7 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/override_row.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/override_row.ts
@@ -18,13 +18,16 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import { GrafanaRow } from '../../src/grafana';
+
+const overrideRow: GrafanaRow = {
     title: 'My Row',
     height: '1000px',
     editable: false,
     showTitle: true,
     collapse: true,
     panels: [
+        // @ts-expect-error todo: unexpected type
         {
             foo: 'foo',
             bar: 'bar',
@@ -32,3 +35,5 @@ module.exports = {
         },
     ],
 };
+
+export = overrideRow;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/graph_with_alert.js b/test/fixtures/panels/graph_with_alert.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/graph_with_alert.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/graph_with_alert.ts
index edc84bf..baeadae 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/graph_with_alert.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/graph_with_alert.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaGraphPanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const graphWithAlertPanel: GrafanaGraphPanel = {
     alert: {
         name: 'Panel Title alert',
         conditions: [
@@ -98,3 +100,5 @@ module.exports = {
     y_formats: ['short', 'short'],
     datasource: 'graphite',
 };
+
+export = graphWithAlertPanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/override_dashboard_list.js b/test/fixtures/panels/override_dashboard_list.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/override_dashboard_list.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/override_dashboard_list.ts
index d0b531d..2580872 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/override_dashboard_list.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/override_dashboard_list.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaDashboardListPanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const overrideDashboardListPanel: GrafanaDashboardListPanel = {
     title: 'dashboard list',
     error: false,
     span: 3,
@@ -32,3 +34,5 @@ module.exports = {
     tags: [],
     links: [],
 };
+
+export = overrideDashboardListPanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/override_graph.js b/test/fixtures/panels/override_graph.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/override_graph.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/override_graph.ts
index 06dfd5e..79608ea 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/override_graph.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/override_graph.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
+import type { GrafanaGraphPanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
 
-module.exports = {
+const overrideGraphPanel: GrafanaGraphPanel = {
     aliasColors: {},
     bars: false,
     editable: true,
@@ -77,3 +77,5 @@ module.exports = {
     datasource: 'M3',
     arbitraryProperty: 'foo',
 };
+
+export = overrideGraphPanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/override_singlestat.js b/test/fixtures/panels/override_singlestat.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/override_singlestat.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/override_singlestat.ts
index 5464e9e..7921a30 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/override_singlestat.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/override_singlestat.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
+import type { GrafanaSingleStatPanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
 
-module.exports = {
+const overrideSingleStatPanel: GrafanaSingleStatPanel = {
     cacheTimeout: null,
     colorBackground: false,
     colorValue: false,
@@ -69,3 +69,5 @@ module.exports = {
     datasource: 'M3',
     arbitraryProperty: 'foo',
 };
+
+export = overrideSingleStatPanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/override_table.js b/test/fixtures/panels/override_table.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/override_table.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/override_table.ts
index 01e76fa..bda8828 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/override_table.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/override_table.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
+import type { GrafanaTablePanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
 
-module.exports = {
+const overrideTablePanel: GrafanaTablePanel = {
     title: 'custom title',
     error: false,
     span: 4,
@@ -73,3 +73,5 @@ module.exports = {
     links: [],
     arbitraryProperty: 'foo',
 };
+
+export = overrideTablePanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/override_text.js b/test/fixtures/panels/override_text.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/override_text.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/override_text.ts
index 54b3650..2591b33 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/override_text.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/override_text.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import { GrafanaTextPanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const overrideTextPanel: GrafanaTextPanel = {
     title: '',
     error: false,
     span: 4,
@@ -32,3 +34,5 @@ module.exports = {
     height: '100px',
     transparent: true,
 };
+
+export = overrideTextPanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_dashboard_list.js b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_dashboard_list.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/simple_dashboard_list.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/simple_dashboard_list.ts
index 3981be1..4103812 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_dashboard_list.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_dashboard_list.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaDashboardListPanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const simpleDashboardListPanel: GrafanaDashboardListPanel = {
     title: 'dashboard list',
     error: false,
     span: 3,
@@ -32,3 +34,5 @@ module.exports = {
     tags: [],
     links: [],
 };
+
+export = simpleDashboardListPanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_graph.js b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_graph.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/simple_graph.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/simple_graph.ts
index 046bc1a..52f675e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_graph.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_graph.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaGraphPanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const simpleGraphPanel: GrafanaGraphPanel = {
     aliasColors: {},
     bars: false,
     editable: true,
@@ -68,3 +70,5 @@ module.exports = {
     y_formats: ['short', 'short'],
     datasource: 'graphite',
 };
+
+export = simpleGraphPanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_singlestat.js b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_singlestat.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/simple_singlestat.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/simple_singlestat.ts
index 854130e..f8bd29c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_singlestat.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_singlestat.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaSingleStatPanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const simpleSingleStatPanel: GrafanaSingleStatPanel = {
     cacheTimeout: null,
     colorBackground: false,
     colorValue: false,
@@ -62,3 +64,5 @@ module.exports = {
     valueName: 'current',
     datasource: 'graphite',
 };
+
+export = simpleSingleStatPanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_table.js b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_table.ts
similarity index 93%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/simple_table.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/simple_table.ts
index a9ee94b..152d21e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_table.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_table.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaTablePanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const simpleTablePanel: GrafanaTablePanel = {
     title: 'Panel Title',
     error: false,
     span: 12,
@@ -64,3 +66,5 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     links: [],
 };
+
+export = simpleTablePanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_text.js b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_text.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from test/fixtures/panels/simple_text.js
rename to test/fixtures/panels/simple_text.ts
index ebc6f41..deae47c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/panels/simple_text.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/panels/simple_text.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import { GrafanaTextPanel } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const simpleTextPanel: GrafanaTextPanel = {
     title: '',
     error: false,
     span: 12,
@@ -30,3 +32,5 @@ module.exports = {
     style: {},
     links: [],
 };
+
+export = simpleTextPanel;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/simple_dashboard.js b/test/fixtures/simple_dashboard.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from test/fixtures/simple_dashboard.js
rename to test/fixtures/simple_dashboard.ts
index 14da4d1..661e713 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/simple_dashboard.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/simple_dashboard.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaDashboard } from '../../src/grafana';
+
+const simpleDashboard: GrafanaDashboard = {
     id: null,
     title: 'Generated Grafana Dashboard',
     originalTitle: 'Generated Dashboard',
@@ -38,3 +39,5 @@ module.exports = {
     time: null,
     links: [],
 };
+
+export = simpleDashboard;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/simple_row.js b/test/fixtures/simple_row.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from test/fixtures/simple_row.js
rename to test/fixtures/simple_row.ts
index a248015..63b0357 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/simple_row.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/simple_row.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaRow } from '../../src/grafana';
+
+const simpleRow: GrafanaRow = {
     title: 'New row',
     showTitle: true,
     height: '250px',
@@ -26,3 +28,5 @@ module.exports = {
     collapse: false,
     panels: [],
 };
+
+export = simpleRow;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/templates/override_custom.js b/test/fixtures/templates/override_custom.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from test/fixtures/templates/override_custom.js
rename to test/fixtures/templates/override_custom.ts
index 483be25..975a086 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/templates/override_custom.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/templates/override_custom.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
+import type { GrafanaCustomTemplate } from '../../../src/grafana';
 
-module.exports = {
+const overrideCustomTemplate: GrafanaCustomTemplate = {
     name: 'custom',
     type: 'custom',
     options: [
@@ -46,3 +46,5 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     arbitraryProperty: 'foo',
 };
+
+export = overrideCustomTemplate;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/templates/override_custom_text_value.js b/test/fixtures/templates/override_custom_text_value.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from test/fixtures/templates/override_custom_text_value.js
rename to test/fixtures/templates/override_custom_text_value.ts
index 7116509..7e86583 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/templates/override_custom_text_value.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/templates/override_custom_text_value.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
+import type { GrafanaCustomTemplate } from '../../../src/grafana';
 
-module.exports = {
+const overrideCustomTextValue: GrafanaCustomTemplate = {
     name: 'custom',
     type: 'custom',
     options: [
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     arbitraryProperty: 'foo',
 };
+
+export = overrideCustomTextValue;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/templates/override_query.js b/test/fixtures/templates/override_query.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from test/fixtures/templates/override_query.js
rename to test/fixtures/templates/override_query.ts
index bdb068c..84a7b2c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/templates/override_query.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/templates/override_query.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
+import { GrafanaQueryTemplate } from '../../../src/grafana';
 
-module.exports = {
+const overrideQueryTemplate: GrafanaQueryTemplate = {
     type: 'query',
     query: 'stats.*',
     name: 'template',
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ module.exports = {
     refresh: true,
     multi: true,
 };
+
+export = overrideQueryTemplate;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/templates/simple_custom.js b/test/fixtures/templates/simple_custom.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from test/fixtures/templates/simple_custom.js
rename to test/fixtures/templates/simple_custom.ts
index 106e6ff..99e2e10 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/templates/simple_custom.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/templates/simple_custom.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-module.exports = {
+import type { GrafanaCustomTemplate } from '../../../src/grafana';
+
+const customTemplate: GrafanaCustomTemplate = {
     name: 'template',
     type: 'custom',
     options: [],
@@ -31,3 +33,5 @@ module.exports = {
     query: null,
     current: {},
 };
+
+export = customTemplate;
diff --git a/test/fixtures/templates/simple_query.js b/test/fixtures/templates/simple_query.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from test/fixtures/templates/simple_query.js
rename to test/fixtures/templates/simple_query.ts
index 1cdc602..95e5aa4 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/templates/simple_query.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/templates/simple_query.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 // OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 // THE SOFTWARE.
 
-'use strict';
+import type { GrafanaQueryTemplate } from '../../../src/grafana';
 
-module.exports = {
+const simpleQueryTemplate: GrafanaQueryTemplate = {
     type: 'query',
     query: 'servers.*',
     name: 'foo',
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ module.exports = {
     refresh: false,
     multi: false,
 };
+
+export = simpleQueryTemplate;
diff --git a/test/panels/dashboard_list.test.js b/test/panels/dashboard_list.test.js
index ab517cb..0c32ef7 100644
--- a/test/panels/dashboard_list.test.js
+++ b/test/panels/dashboard_list.test.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 var DashboardList = require('../../src/panels/dashboard_list');
 
-var dashboardList = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_dashboard_list.js');
-var overrideDashboardList = require('../fixtures/panels/override_dashboard_list.js');
+var dashboardList = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_dashboard_list');
+var overrideDashboardList = require('../fixtures/panels/override_dashboard_list');
 
 test('simple DashboardList panel', function () {
     var graph = new DashboardList();
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ test('add graph to row and dashboard when passed', function () {
     var calledAddRow = 0;
 
     new DashboardList({
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         row: {
             addPanel: function addPanel() {
                 calledAddPanel += 1;
             },
         },
 
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         dashboard: {
             addRow: function addRow() {
                 calledAddRow += 1;
diff --git a/test/panels/graph.test.js b/test/panels/graph.test.js
index 76bf311..9f8a0a9 100644
--- a/test/panels/graph.test.js
+++ b/test/panels/graph.test.js
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 const Graph = require('../../src/panels/graph');
 
 const getAlert = require('../fixtures/alert/alert.mock').getAlert;
-const simpleGraph = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_graph.js');
-const overrideGraph = require('../fixtures/panels/override_graph.js');
-const simpleGraphWithAlert = require('../fixtures/panels/graph_with_alert.js');
-const alertWithCondition = require('../fixtures/alert/alert_with_condition.js');
+const simpleGraph = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_graph');
+const overrideGraph = require('../fixtures/panels/override_graph');
+const simpleGraphWithAlert = require('../fixtures/panels/graph_with_alert');
+const alertWithCondition = require('../fixtures/alert/alert_with_condition');
 
 test('simple graph', () => {
     const graph = new Graph();
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ test('add graph to row and dashboard when passed', () => {
     let calledAddRow = 0;
 
     new Graph({
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         row: {
             addPanel: function addPanel() {
                 calledAddPanel += 1;
             },
         },
 
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         dashboard: {
             addRow: function addRow() {
                 calledAddRow += 1;
diff --git a/test/panels/singlestat.test.js b/test/panels/singlestat.test.js
index ecbee5e..d11139c 100644
--- a/test/panels/singlestat.test.js
+++ b/test/panels/singlestat.test.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 var SingleStat = require('../../src/panels/singlestat');
 
-var simpleSingleStat = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_singlestat.js');
-var overrideSingleStat = require('../fixtures/panels/override_singlestat.js');
+var simpleSingleStat = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_singlestat');
+var overrideSingleStat = require('../fixtures/panels/override_singlestat');
 
 test('simple SingleStat panel', function () {
     var graph = new SingleStat();
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@ test('add graph to row and dashboard when passed', function () {
     var calledAddRow = 0;
 
     new SingleStat({
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         row: {
             addPanel: function addPanel() {
                 calledAddPanel += 1;
             },
         },
 
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         dashboard: {
             addRow: function addRow() {
                 calledAddRow += 1;
diff --git a/test/panels/table.test.js b/test/panels/table.test.js
index bc63037..a70716f 100644
--- a/test/panels/table.test.js
+++ b/test/panels/table.test.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 var Table = require('../../src/panels/table');
 
-var simpleTable = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_table.js');
-var overrideTable = require('../fixtures/panels/override_table.js');
+var simpleTable = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_table');
+var overrideTable = require('../fixtures/panels/override_table');
 
 test('simple table', function () {
     var table = new Table();
@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ test('add graph to row and dashboard when passed', function () {
     var calledAddRow = 0;
 
     new Table({
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         row: {
             addPanel: function addPanel() {
                 calledAddPanel += 1;
             },
         },
 
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         dashboard: {
             addRow: function addRow() {
                 calledAddRow += 1;
diff --git a/test/panels/text.test.js b/test/panels/text.test.js
index 6ab95f7..5ea8bf5 100644
--- a/test/panels/text.test.js
+++ b/test/panels/text.test.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 var Text = require('../../src/panels/text');
 
-var simpleText = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_text.js');
-var overrideText = require('../fixtures/panels/override_text.js');
+var simpleText = require('../fixtures/panels/simple_text');
+var overrideText = require('../fixtures/panels/override_text');
 
 test('simple Text panel', function () {
     var graph = new Text();
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ test('add graph to row and dashboard when passed', function () {
     var calledAddRow = 0;
 
     new Text({
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         row: {
             addPanel: function addPanel() {
                 calledAddPanel += 1;
             },
         },
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         dashboard: {
             addRow: function addRow() {
                 calledAddRow += 1;
diff --git a/test/publish.test.js b/test/publish.test.js
index 055f6e8..b9e4dbe 100644
--- a/test/publish.test.js
+++ b/test/publish.test.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const dashboard = new Dashboard({
 test('Publish dashboard - requires dashboard', async () => {
     await expect(async () => {
         config.configure();
+        // @ts-expect-error intentionally invalid arguments
         return publish();
     }).rejects.toThrow('grafana.publish missing requirement: dashboard');
 });
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ test('Publish dashboard - requires dashboard', async () => {
 test('Publish dashboard - invalid state', async () => {
     await expect(async () => {
         config.configure();
+        // @ts-expect-error intentionally invalid arguments
         return publish({});
     }).rejects.toThrow(
         'grafana.Dashboard state is invalid: state.title undefined'
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ test('Publish dashboard - invalid title', async () => {
     await expect(async () => {
         config.configure();
         return publish({
+            // @ts-expect-error intentionally invalid arguments
             state: {},
         });
     }).rejects.toThrow(
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ test('Publish dashboard - misconfigured url', async () => {
             url: null,
         });
         return publish({
+            // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
             state: {
                 title: title,
             },
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@ test('Publish dashboard - misconfigured cookie', async () => {
             url: url,
         });
         return publish({
+            // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
             state: {
                 title: title,
             },
@@ -270,6 +275,7 @@ test('Publish dashboard - success w/ custom timeout', async function () {
 test('Publish dashboard - passes headers', async function () {
     config.configure({
         cookie: cookie,
+        // @ts-expect-error bad mock
         headers: headers,
         url: url,
     });
diff --git a/test/row.test.js b/test/row.test.js
index 356d207..2def800 100644
--- a/test/row.test.js
+++ b/test/row.test.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 var Row = require('../src/row');
 
-var simpleRow = require('./fixtures/simple_row.js');
-var overrideRow = require('./fixtures/override_row.js');
+var simpleRow = require('./fixtures/simple_row');
+var overrideRow = require('./fixtures/override_row');
 var panelData = {
     foo: 'foo',
     bar: 'bar',
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ test('Row with overriden information', function () {
         height: '1000px',
         editable: false,
         collapse: true,
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         panels: [panel1],
     });
     expect(row.generate()).toEqual(overrideRow);
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ test('Add panels to row when passed', function () {
         baz: 2,
     };
     var row = new Row({
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         panels: [panel1, panel2],
     });
 
@@ -87,7 +89,9 @@ test('Row can add panels', function () {
         baz: 2,
     };
 
+    // @ts-expect-error bad mock type
     row.addPanel(panel1);
+    // @ts-expect-error bad mock type
     row.addPanel(panel2);
     expect(row.panels).toEqual([panel1, panel2]);
 });
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ test('Row generates state', function () {
         height: '1000px',
         editable: false,
         collapse: true,
+        // @ts-expect-error incomplete mock
         panels: [panel],
     });
 
diff --git a/test/target.test.js b/test/target.test.js
index 408665e..17a41fb 100644
--- a/test/target.test.js
+++ b/test/target.test.js
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ test('Target helper-method - summarize15min', function () {
     var expected = 'summarize(path.to.metric, "15min")';
     var target = new Target(arg).summarize15min().toString();
     expect(target).toBe(expected);
+    // @ts-expect-error todo: useless test as it is always to pass
     expect(target.hide).toBe(undefined);
 });
 
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 73d1874..2a565ca 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true
   },
-  "exclude": ["coverage", "grafana"]
+  "exclude": ["coverage", "grafana", "index.js", "example.js"]
 }