diff --git a/gruntfile.js b/gruntfile.js
index a84eef313..1622e871f 100644
--- a/gruntfile.js
+++ b/gruntfile.js
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         ]
     };
 
+    var nodeTestEnv = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(process.env));
+    nodeTestEnv['NODE_PATH'] = localCfg.outModulesDir;
+
+    localCfg.nodeTestsDir = pathModule.join(localCfg.outModulesDir, 'node-tests');
+
+
     localCfg.mainPackageContent = grunt.file.readJSON(localCfg.packageJsonFilePath);
     localCfg.packageVersion = getPackageVersion(localCfg.packageJsonFilePath);
     localCfg.commitSHA = getCommitSha();
@@ -180,6 +186,9 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
                 ],
                 cwd: localCfg.outModulesDir
             },
+            nodeTests: {
+                src: localCfg.nodeTestsDir,
+            },
             readyAppFiles: {
                 src: [localCfg.outModulesDir + "/apps/**"]
             }
@@ -302,6 +311,24 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
                     compiler: "node_modules/typescript/bin/tsc",
                     noEmitOnError: true
                 }
+            },
+            buildNodeTests: {
+                src: [
+                    'js-libs/easysax/**/*.ts',
+                    'xml/**/*.ts',
+                    'node-tests/**/*.ts',
+                ],
+                outDir: localCfg.outModulesDir,
+                options: {
+                    fast: 'never',
+                    module: "commonjs",
+                    target: "es5",
+                    sourceMap: false,
+                    declaration: false,
+                    removeComments: "<%= !grunt.option('leavecomments') || '' %>",
+                    compiler: "node_modules/typescript/bin/tsc",
+                    noEmitOnError: true
+                }
             }
         },
         tslint: {
@@ -348,6 +375,11 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
                 options: {
                     callback: assignGitSHA
                 }
+            },
+        },
+        simplemocha: {
+            node: {
+                src: localCfg.nodeTestsDir + '/**/*.js'
             }
         }
     });
@@ -359,6 +391,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
     grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt-tslint");
     grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt-multi-dest");
     grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt-shell");
+    grunt.loadNpmTasks("grunt-simple-mocha");
 
     var cloneTasks = function(originalTasks, taskNameSuffix)
     {
@@ -487,4 +520,10 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
         "pack-definitions",
         "get-ready-packages"
     ]));
+
+    grunt.registerTask("node-tests", [
+        "clean:nodeTests",
+        "ts:buildNodeTests",
+        "simplemocha:node",
+    ]);
 };
diff --git a/node-tests/definitions/chai.d.ts b/node-tests/definitions/chai.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b07ee43e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-tests/definitions/chai.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+
+// Type definitions for chai 1.7.2
+// Project: http://chaijs.com/
+// Definitions by: Jed Hunsaker <https://github.com/jedhunsaker/>, Bart van der Schoor <https://github.com/Bartvds>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+declare module chai {
+	export class AssertionError {
+		constructor(message: string, _props?: any, ssf?: Function);
+		name: string;
+		message: string;
+		showDiff: boolean;
+		stack: string;
+	}
+
+	function expect(target: any, message?: string): Expect;
+
+	export var assert: Assert;
+	export var config: Config;
+
+	export interface Config {
+		includeStack: boolean;
+	}
+
+	// Provides a way to extend the internals of Chai
+	function use(fn: (chai: any, utils: any) => void): any;
+
+	interface ExpectStatic {
+		(target: any): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface Assertions {
+		attr(name: string, value?: string): any;
+		css(name: string, value?: string): any;
+		data(name: string, value?: string): any;
+		class(className: string): any;
+		id(id: string): any;
+		html(html: string): any;
+		text(text: string): any;
+		value(value: string): any;
+		visible: any;
+		hidden: any;
+		selected: any;
+		checked: any;
+		disabled: any;
+		empty: any;
+		exist: any;
+	}
+
+	interface Expect extends LanguageChains, NumericComparison, TypeComparison, Assertions {
+		not: Expect;
+		deep: Deep;
+		a: TypeComparison;
+		an: TypeComparison;
+		include: Include;
+		contain: Include;
+		ok: Expect;
+		true: Expect;
+		false: Expect;
+		null: Expect;
+		undefined: Expect;
+		exist: Expect;
+		empty: Expect;
+		arguments: Expect;
+		Arguments: Expect;
+		equal: Equal;
+		equals: Equal;
+		eq: Equal;
+		eql: Equal;
+		eqls: Equal;
+		property: Property;
+		ownProperty: OwnProperty;
+		haveOwnProperty: OwnProperty;
+		length: Length;
+		lengthOf: Length;
+		match(RegularExpression: RegExp, message?: string): Expect;
+		string(string: string, message?: string): Expect;
+		keys: Keys;
+		key(string: string): Expect;
+		throw: Throw;
+		throws: Throw;
+		Throw: Throw;
+		respondTo(method: string, message?: string): Expect;
+		itself: Expect;
+		satisfy(matcher: Function, message?: string): Expect;
+		closeTo(expected: number, delta: number, message?: string): Expect;
+		members: Members;
+	}
+
+	interface LanguageChains {
+		to: Expect;
+		be: Expect;
+		been: Expect;
+		is: Expect;
+		that: Expect;
+		and: Expect;
+		have: Expect;
+		with: Expect;
+		at: Expect;
+		of: Expect;
+		same: Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface NumericComparison {
+		above: NumberComparer;
+		gt: NumberComparer;
+		greaterThan: NumberComparer;
+		least: NumberComparer;
+		gte: NumberComparer;
+		below: NumberComparer;
+		lt: NumberComparer;
+		lessThan: NumberComparer;
+		most: NumberComparer;
+		lte: NumberComparer;
+		within(start: number, finish: number, message?: string): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface NumberComparer {
+		(value: number, message?: string): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface TypeComparison {
+		(type: string, message?: string): Expect;
+		instanceof: InstanceOf;
+		instanceOf: InstanceOf;
+	}
+
+	interface InstanceOf {
+		(constructor: Object, message?: string): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface Deep {
+		equal: Equal;
+		property: Property;
+	}
+
+	interface Equal {
+		(value: any, message?: string): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface Property {
+		(name: string, value?: any, message?: string): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface OwnProperty {
+		(name: string, message?: string): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface Length extends LanguageChains, NumericComparison {
+		(length: number, message?: string): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface Include {
+		(value: Object, message?: string): Expect;
+		(value: string, message?: string): Expect;
+		(value: number, message?: string): Expect;
+		keys: Keys;
+		members: Members;
+	}
+
+	interface Keys {
+		(...keys: string[]): Expect;
+		(keys: any[]): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface Members {
+		(set: any[], message?: string): Expect;
+	}
+
+	interface Throw {
+		(): Expect;
+		(expected: string, message?: string): Expect;
+		(expected: RegExp, message?: string): Expect;
+		(constructor: Error, expected?: string, message?: string): Expect;
+		(constructor: Error, expected?: RegExp, message?: string): Expect;
+		(constructor: Function, expected?: string, message?: string): Expect;
+		(constructor: Function, expected?: RegExp, message?: string): Expect;
+	}
+
+	export interface Assert {
+		(express: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		fail(actual?: any, expected?: any, msg?: string, operator?: string):void;
+
+		ok(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		notOk(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		equal(act: any, exp: any, msg?: string):void;
+		notEqual(act: any, exp: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		strictEqual(act: any, exp: any, msg?: string):void;
+		notStrictEqual(act: any, exp: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		deepEqual(act: any, exp: any, msg?: string):void;
+		notDeepEqual(act: any, exp: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		isTrue(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		isFalse(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		isNull(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		isNotNull(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		isUndefined(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		isDefined(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		isFunction(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		isNotFunction(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		isObject(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		isNotObject(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		isArray(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		isNotArray(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		isString(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		isNotString(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		isNumber(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		isNotNumber(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		isBoolean(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		isNotBoolean(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		typeOf(val: any, type: string, msg?: string):void;
+		notTypeOf(val: any, type: string, msg?: string):void;
+
+		instanceOf(val: any, type: Function, msg?: string):void;
+		notInstanceOf(val: any, type: Function, msg?: string):void;
+
+		include(exp: string, inc: any, msg?: string):void;
+		include(exp: any[], inc: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		notInclude(exp: string, inc: any, msg?: string):void;
+		notInclude(exp: any[], inc: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		match(exp: any, re: RegExp, msg?: string):void;
+		notMatch(exp: any, re: RegExp, msg?: string):void;
+
+		property(obj: Object, prop: string, msg?: string):void;
+		notProperty(obj: Object, prop: string, msg?: string):void;
+		deepProperty(obj: Object, prop: string, msg?: string):void;
+		notDeepProperty(obj: Object, prop: string, msg?: string):void;
+
+		propertyVal(obj: Object, prop: string, val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		propertyNotVal(obj: Object, prop: string, val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		deepPropertyVal(obj: Object, prop: string, val: any, msg?: string):void;
+		deepPropertyNotVal(obj: Object, prop: string, val: any, msg?: string):void;
+
+		lengthOf(exp: any, len: number, msg?: string):void;
+		//alias frenzy
+		throw(fn: Function, msg?: string):void;
+		throw(fn: Function, regExp: RegExp):void;
+		throw(fn: Function, errType: Function, msg?: string):void;
+		throw(fn: Function, errType: Function, regExp: RegExp):void;
+
+		throws(fn: Function, msg?: string):void;
+		throws(fn: Function, regExp: RegExp):void;
+		throws(fn: Function, errType: Function, msg?: string):void;
+		throws(fn: Function, errType: Function, regExp: RegExp):void;
+
+		Throw(fn: Function, msg?: string):void;
+		Throw(fn: Function, regExp: RegExp):void;
+		Throw(fn: Function, errType: Function, msg?: string):void;
+		Throw(fn: Function, errType: Function, regExp: RegExp):void;
+
+		doesNotThrow(fn: Function, msg?: string):void;
+		doesNotThrow(fn: Function, regExp: RegExp):void;
+		doesNotThrow(fn: Function, errType: Function, msg?: string):void;
+		doesNotThrow(fn: Function, errType: Function, regExp: RegExp):void;
+
+		operator(val: any, operator: string, val2: any, msg?: string):void;
+		closeTo(act: number, exp: number, delta: number, msg?: string):void;
+
+		sameMembers(set1: any[], set2: any[], msg?: string):void;
+		includeMembers(set1: any[], set2: any[], msg?: string):void;
+
+		ifError(val: any, msg?: string):void;
+	}
+}
+
+declare module "chai" {
+export = chai;
+}
diff --git a/node-tests/definitions/mocha.d.ts b/node-tests/definitions/mocha.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64255a7ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-tests/definitions/mocha.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+// Type definitions for mocha 1.17.1
+// Project: http://visionmedia.github.io/mocha/
+// Definitions by: Kazi Manzur Rashid <https://github.com/kazimanzurrashid/>, otiai10 <https://github.com/otiai10>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+interface Mocha {
+    // Setup mocha with the given setting options.
+    setup(options: MochaSetupOptions): Mocha;
+
+    //Run tests and invoke `fn()` when complete.
+    run(callback?: () => void): void;
+
+    // Set reporter as function
+    reporter(reporter: () => void): Mocha;
+
+    // Set reporter, defaults to "dot"
+    reporter(reporter: string): Mocha;
+
+    // Enable growl support.
+    growl(): Mocha
+}
+
+interface MochaSetupOptions {
+    //milliseconds to wait before considering a test slow
+    slow?: number;
+
+    // timeout in milliseconds
+    timeout?: number;
+
+    // ui name "bdd", "tdd", "exports" etc
+    ui?: string;
+
+    //array of accepted globals
+    globals?: any[];
+
+    // reporter instance (function or string), defaults to `mocha.reporters.Dot`
+    reporter?: any;
+
+    // bail on the first test failure
+    bail?: Boolean;
+
+    // ignore global leaks
+    ignoreLeaks?: Boolean;
+
+    // grep string or regexp to filter tests with
+    grep?: any;
+}
+
+interface MochaDone {
+    (error?: Error): void;
+}
+
+declare var mocha: Mocha;
+
+declare var describe : {
+    (description: string, spec: () => void): void;
+    only(description: string, spec: () => void): void;
+    skip(description: string, spec: () => void): void;
+    timeout(ms: number): void;
+}
+
+// alias for `describe`
+declare var context : {
+    (contextTitle: string, spec: () => void): void;
+    only(contextTitle: string, spec: () => void): void;
+    skip(contextTitle: string, spec: () => void): void;
+    timeout(ms: number): void;
+}
+
+declare var it: {
+    (expectation: string, assertion?: () => void): void;
+    (expectation: string, assertion?: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+    only(expectation: string, assertion?: () => void): void;
+    only(expectation: string, assertion?: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+    skip(expectation: string, assertion?: () => void): void;
+    skip(expectation: string, assertion?: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+    timeout(ms: number): void;
+};
+
+declare function before(action: () => void): void;
+
+declare function before(action: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+
+declare function setup(action: () => void): void;
+
+declare function setup(action: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+
+declare function after(action: () => void): void;
+
+declare function after(action: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+
+declare function teardown(action: () => void): void;
+
+declare function teardown(action: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+
+declare function beforeEach(action: () => void): void;
+
+declare function beforeEach(action: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+
+declare function suiteSetup(action: () => void): void;
+
+declare function suiteSetup(action: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+
+declare function afterEach(action: () => void): void;
+
+declare function afterEach(action: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
+
+declare function suiteTeardown(action: () => void): void;
+
+declare function suiteTeardown(action: (done: MochaDone) => void): void;
diff --git a/node-tests/test-xml.ts b/node-tests/test-xml.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72db5eaa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node-tests/test-xml.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import {assert} from "chai";
+
+describe("test", () => {
+    it("dummy", () => {
+        assert.equal(1, 2);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c970e05ab..d9373162c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   },
   "files": [
     "**/*.*",
-    "**/*"
+    "**/*",
+    "!node-tests/"
   ],
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@
     "grunt-shell": "1.1.2",
     "grunt-ts": "4.0.1",
     "grunt-tslint": "0.4.2",
+    "mocha": "2.2.5",
+    "grunt-simple-mocha": "0.4.0",
+    "chai": "2.3.0",
     "typescript": "1.5.0-beta"
   }
 }