diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e0799a8..ca15358 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 /// <reference path="typings/tsd.d.ts" />
-var through = require("through2");
 var path = require("path");
-module.exports = function (jadeTemplate, mojo) {
-    if (mojo === void 0) { mojo = undefined; }
-    return through.obj(function (file, enc, cb) {
-        //run callback function to signal end of plugin process.
-        return cb(null, file);
-    });
+var pr = require("pushrocks");
+var fs = require("fs");
+var smartfile = {
+    //read File to  string
+    readFileToString: function (filePath) {
+        var fileString;
+        fileString = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+        return fileString;
+    }
 };
+module.exports = smartfile;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f91ee14..f2c1af3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "offers smart ways to work with files in nodejs",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "(cd ts/compile && node compile.js)",
+    "test": "(cd ts/compile && node compile.js) && (node test.js)",
     "reinstall": "(rm -r node_modules && npm install)",
     "release": "(git pull origin master && npm version patch && git push origin master && git checkout release && git merge master && git push origin release && git checkout master)",
     "startdev": "(git checkout master && git pull origin master)"
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfe9fa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+var smartfile = require("./index.js");
+console.log(smartfile.readFileToString("./test/mytest.txt"));
diff --git a/test/mytest.txt b/test/mytest.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b48449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mytest.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is some test text. If this is displayed when running "npm test", then the test has succeeded.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/compile/compile.js b/ts/compile/compile.js
index b0d1228..a35699b 100644
--- a/ts/compile/compile.js
+++ b/ts/compile/compile.js
@@ -12,7 +12,16 @@ gulp.task('compileTS', function() {
 	return stream;
 });
 
-gulp.task('default',['compileTS'], function() {
+gulp.task('compileTestTS', function() {
+	var stream = gulp.src('../test.ts')
+			.pipe(gulpTypescript({
+				out: "test.js"
+			}))
+			.pipe(gulp.dest("../../"));
+	return stream;
+});
+
+gulp.task('default',['compileTS','compileTestTS'], function() {
 	pr.beautylog.success('Typescript compiled');
 });
 
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 147677a..44778d4 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 /// <reference path="typings/tsd.d.ts" />
-var through = require("through2");
 var path = require("path");
+var pr = require("pushrocks");
+var fs = require("fs");
 
-module.exports = (jadeTemplate,mojo = undefined) => {
-
-    return through.obj((file, enc, cb) => {
-        
-        //run callback function to signal end of plugin process.
-        return cb(null, file);
-    });
+var smartfile:any = {
+    //read File to  string
+    readFileToString: (filePath) => {
+        var fileString;
+        fileString = fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+        return fileString;
+    }
 };
+
+
+module.exports = smartfile;
diff --git a/ts/test.ts b/ts/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3129849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+var smartfile = require("./index.js");
+console.log(smartfile.readFileToString("./test/mytest.txt"));
\ No newline at end of file