diff --git a/components/file-upload/file-drop.directive.ts b/components/file-upload/file-drop.directive.ts
index 28225eb..a918adf 100644
--- a/components/file-upload/file-drop.directive.ts
+++ b/components/file-upload/file-drop.directive.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { FileUploader } from './file-uploader.class';
 export class FileDropDirective {
   @Input() public uploader:FileUploader;
   @Output() public fileOver:EventEmitter<any> = new EventEmitter();
-  @Output() public onFileDrop:EventEmitter<File[]> = new EventEmitter();
+  @Output() public onFileDrop:EventEmitter<File[]> = new EventEmitter<File[]>();
 
   private element:ElementRef;
   public constructor(element:ElementRef) {
diff --git a/components/file-upload/file-item.class.ts b/components/file-upload/file-item.class.ts
index d8db025..b1473ba 100644
--- a/components/file-upload/file-item.class.ts
+++ b/components/file-upload/file-item.class.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import {NgZone} from '@angular/core';
-
 import {FileLikeObject} from './file-like-object.class';
-import {FileUploader} from './file-uploader.class';
+import {FileUploader, ParsedResponseHeaders, FileUploaderOptions} from './file-uploader.class';
 
 export class FileItem {
   public file:FileLikeObject;
@@ -20,28 +18,28 @@ export class FileItem {
   public isError:boolean = false;
   public progress:number = 0;
   public index:number = void 0;
-  private _zone:NgZone;
+  public _xhr:XMLHttpRequest;
+  public _form:any;
 
   private uploader:FileUploader;
-  private some:any;
-  private options:any;
+  private some:File;
+  private options:FileUploaderOptions;
 
-  public constructor(uploader:FileUploader, some:any, options:any) {
+  public constructor(uploader:FileUploader, some:File, options:FileUploaderOptions) {
     this.uploader = uploader;
     this.some = some;
     this.options = options;
     this.file = new FileLikeObject(some);
     this._file = some;
     this.url = uploader.options.url;
-    this._zone = new NgZone({ enableLongStackTrace: false });
   }
 
   public upload():void {
     try {
       this.uploader.uploadItem(this);
     } catch (e) {
-      this.uploader._onCompleteItem(this, '', 0, []);
-      this.uploader._onErrorItem(this, '', 0, []);
+      this.uploader._onCompleteItem(this, '', 0, {});
+      this.uploader._onErrorItem(this, '', 0, {});
     }
   }
 
@@ -65,19 +63,19 @@ export class FileItem {
     return {progress};
   }
 
-  public onSuccess(response:any, status:any, headers:any):any {
+  public onSuccess(response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):any {
     return {response,status,headers};
   }
 
-  public onError(response:any, status:any, headers:any):any {
+  public onError(response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):any {
     return {response,status,headers};
   }
 
-  public onCancel(response:any, status:any, headers:any):any {
+  public onCancel(response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):any {
     return {response,status,headers};
   }
 
-  public onComplete(response:any, status:any, headers:any):any {
+  public onComplete(response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):any {
     return {response,status,headers};
   }
 
@@ -97,13 +95,11 @@ export class FileItem {
   }
 
   public _onProgress(progress:number):void {
-    this._zone.run(() => {
-      this.progress = progress;
-    });
+    this.progress = progress;
     this.onProgress(progress);
   }
 
-  public _onSuccess(response:any, status:any, headers:any):void {
+  public _onSuccess(response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):void {
     this.isReady = false;
     this.isUploading = false;
     this.isUploaded = true;
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ export class FileItem {
     this.onSuccess(response, status, headers);
   }
 
-  public _onError(response:any, status:any, headers:any):void {
+  public _onError(response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):void {
     this.isReady = false;
     this.isUploading = false;
     this.isUploaded = true;
@@ -127,7 +123,7 @@ export class FileItem {
     this.onError(response, status, headers);
   }
 
-  public _onCancel(response:any, status:any, headers:any):void {
+  public _onCancel(response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):void {
     this.isReady = false;
     this.isUploading = false;
     this.isUploaded = false;
@@ -139,7 +135,7 @@ export class FileItem {
     this.onCancel(response, status, headers);
   }
 
-  public _onComplete(response:any, status:any, headers:any):void {
+  public _onComplete(response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):void {
     this.onComplete(response, status, headers);
 
     if (this.uploader.options.removeAfterUpload) {
diff --git a/components/file-upload/file-uploader.class.ts b/components/file-upload/file-uploader.class.ts
index b014b2d..ac83aee 100644
--- a/components/file-upload/file-uploader.class.ts
+++ b/components/file-upload/file-uploader.class.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,18 @@ export interface Headers {
   value:string;
 }
 
+export type ParsedResponseHeaders = {[headerFieldName:string]:string};
+
+export type FilterFunction = {name:string, fn:(item?:FileLikeObject, options?:FileUploaderOptions)=>boolean};
+
 export interface FileUploaderOptions {
   allowedMimeType?:Array<string>;
   allowedFileType?:Array<string>;
   autoUpload?:boolean;
   isHTML5?:boolean;
-  filters?:Array<any>;
+  filters?:Array<FilterFunction>;
   headers?:Array<Headers>;
+  authToken?:string;
   maxFileSize?:number;
   queueLimit?:number;
   removeAfterUpload?:boolean;
@@ -28,7 +33,7 @@ export class FileUploader {
 
   public authToken:string;
   public isUploading:boolean = false;
-  public queue:Array<any> = [];
+  public queue:Array<FileItem> = [];
   public progress:number = 0;
   public _nextIndex:number = 0;
   public autoUpload:any;
@@ -42,11 +47,11 @@ export class FileUploader {
 
   private _failFilterIndex:number;
 
-  public constructor(options:any) {
+  public constructor(options:FileUploaderOptions) {
     this.setOptions(options);
   }
 
-  public setOptions(options:any):void {
+  public setOptions(options:FileUploaderOptions):void {
     this.options = Object.assign(this.options, options);
 
     this.authToken = options.authToken;
@@ -68,15 +73,15 @@ export class FileUploader {
     // this.options.filters.unshift({name: 'folder', fn: this._folderFilter});
   }
 
-  public addToQueue(files:any[], options?:any, filters?:any):void {
-    let list:any[] = [];
+  public addToQueue(files:File[], options?:FileUploaderOptions, filters?:FilterFunction[]|string):void {
+    let list:File[] = [];
     for (let file of files) {
       list.push(file);
     }
     let arrayOfFilters = this._getFilters(filters);
     let count = this.queue.length;
-    let addedFileItems:any[] = [];
-    list.map((some:any) => {
+    let addedFileItems:FileItem[] = [];
+    list.map((some:File) => {
       if (!options) {
         options = this.options;
       }
@@ -102,7 +107,7 @@ export class FileUploader {
     }
   }
 
-  public removeFromQueue(value:any):void {
+  public removeFromQueue(value:FileItem):void {
     let index = this.getIndexOfItem(value);
     let item = this.queue[index];
     if (item.isUploading) {
@@ -131,27 +136,27 @@ export class FileUploader {
     (this as any)[transport](item);
   }
 
-  public cancelItem(value:any):void {
+  public cancelItem(value:FileItem):void {
     let index = this.getIndexOfItem(value);
     let item = this.queue[index];
-    let prop = this.options.isHTML5 ? '_xhr' : '_form';
+    let prop = this.options.isHTML5 ? item._xhr : item._form;
     if (item && item.isUploading) {
-      item[prop].abort();
+      prop.abort();
     }
   }
 
   public uploadAll():void {
-    let items = this.getNotUploadedItems().filter((item:any) => !item.isUploading);
+    let items = this.getNotUploadedItems().filter((item:FileItem) => !item.isUploading);
     if (!items.length) {
       return;
     }
-    items.map((item:any) => item._prepareToUploading());
+    items.map((item:FileItem) => item._prepareToUploading());
     items[0].upload();
   }
 
   public cancelAll():void {
     let items = this.getNotUploadedItems();
-    items.map((item:any) => item.cancel());
+    items.map((item:FileItem) => item.cancel());
   }
 
   public isFile(value:any):boolean {
@@ -167,12 +172,12 @@ export class FileUploader {
   }
 
   public getNotUploadedItems():Array<any> {
-    return this.queue.filter((item:any) => !item.isUploaded);
+    return this.queue.filter((item:FileItem) => !item.isUploaded);
   }
 
   public getReadyItems():Array<any> {
     return this.queue
-      .filter((item:any) => (item.isReady && !item.isUploading))
+      .filter((item:FileItem) => (item.isReady && !item.isUploading))
       .sort((item1:any, item2:any) => item1.index - item2.index);
   }
 
@@ -189,23 +194,23 @@ export class FileUploader {
     return {fileItems};
   }
 
-  public onBuildItemForm(fileItem:any, form:any):any {
+  public onBuildItemForm(fileItem:FileItem, form:any):any {
     return {fileItem, form};
   }
 
-  public onAfterAddingFile(fileItem:any):any {
+  public onAfterAddingFile(fileItem:FileItem):any {
     return {fileItem};
   }
 
-  public onWhenAddingFileFailed(item:any, filter:any, options:any):any {
+  public onWhenAddingFileFailed(item:FileLikeObject, filter:any, options:any):any {
     return {item, filter, options};
   }
 
-  public onBeforeUploadItem(fileItem:any):any {
+  public onBeforeUploadItem(fileItem:FileItem):any {
     return {fileItem};
   }
 
-  public onProgressItem(fileItem:any, progress:any):any {
+  public onProgressItem(fileItem:FileItem, progress:any):any {
     return {fileItem, progress};
   }
 
@@ -213,19 +218,19 @@ export class FileUploader {
     return {progress};
   }
 
-  public onSuccessItem(item:any, response:any, status:any, headers:any):any {
+  public onSuccessItem(item:FileItem, response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):any {
     return {item, response, status, headers};
   }
 
-  public onErrorItem(item:any, response:any, status:any, headers:any):any {
+  public onErrorItem(item:FileItem, response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):any {
     return {item, response, status, headers};
   }
 
-  public onCancelItem(item:any, response:any, status:any, headers:any):any {
+  public onCancelItem(item:FileItem, response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):any {
     return {item, response, status, headers};
   }
 
-  public onCompleteItem(item:any, response:any, status:any, headers:any):any {
+  public onCompleteItem(item:FileItem, response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):any {
     return {item, response, status, headers};
   }
 
@@ -233,25 +238,25 @@ export class FileUploader {
     return void 0;
   }
 
-  public _mimeTypeFilter(item:any):boolean {
+  public _mimeTypeFilter(item:FileLikeObject):boolean {
     return !(this.options.allowedMimeType && this.options.allowedMimeType.indexOf(item.type) === -1);
   }
 
-  public _fileSizeFilter(item:any):boolean {
+  public _fileSizeFilter(item:FileLikeObject):boolean {
     return !(this.options.maxFileSize && item.size > this.options.maxFileSize);
   }
 
-  public _fileTypeFilter(item:any):boolean {
+  public _fileTypeFilter(item:FileLikeObject):boolean {
     return !(this.options.allowedFileType &&
     this.options.allowedFileType.indexOf(FileType.getMimeClass(item)) === -1);
   }
 
-  public _onErrorItem(item:any, response:any, status:any, headers:any):void {
+  public _onErrorItem(item:FileItem, response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):void {
     item._onError(response, status, headers);
     this.onErrorItem(item, response, status, headers);
   }
 
-  public _onCompleteItem(item:any, response:any, status:any, headers:any):void {
+  public _onCompleteItem(item:FileItem, response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):void {
     item._onComplete(response, status, headers);
     this.onCompleteItem(item, response, status, headers);
     let nextItem = this.getReadyItems()[0];
@@ -265,8 +270,8 @@ export class FileUploader {
     this._render();
   }
 
-  protected _headersGetter(parsedHeaders:any):any {
-    return (name:any) => {
+  protected _headersGetter(parsedHeaders:ParsedResponseHeaders):any {
+    return (name:any):any => {
       if (name) {
         return parsedHeaders[name.toLowerCase()] || void 0;
       }
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ export class FileUploader {
     };
   }
 
-  protected _xhrTransport(item:any):any {
+  protected _xhrTransport(item:FileItem):any {
     let xhr = item._xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
     let form = new FormData();
     this._onBeforeUploadItem(item);
@@ -343,7 +348,7 @@ export class FileUploader {
     return Math.round(uploaded * ratio + current);
   }
 
-  private _getFilters(filters:any):any {
+  private _getFilters(filters:FilterFunction[]|string):FilterFunction[] {
     if (!filters) {
       return this.options.filters;
     }
@@ -363,7 +368,7 @@ export class FileUploader {
     // todo: ?
   }
 
-  // private _folderFilter(item:any):boolean {
+  // private _folderFilter(item:FileItem):boolean {
   //   return !!(item.size || item.type);
   // }
 
@@ -371,20 +376,20 @@ export class FileUploader {
     return this.options.queueLimit === undefined || this.queue.length < this.options.queueLimit;
   }
 
-  private _isValidFile(file:any, filters:any, options:any):boolean {
+  private _isValidFile(file:FileLikeObject, filters:FilterFunction[], options:FileUploaderOptions):boolean {
     this._failFilterIndex = -1;
-    return !filters.length ? true : filters.every((filter:any) => {
+    return !filters.length ? true : filters.every((filter:FilterFunction) => {
       this._failFilterIndex++;
       return filter.fn.call(this, file, options);
     });
   }
 
-  private _isSuccessCode(status:any):boolean {
+  private _isSuccessCode(status:number):boolean {
     return (status >= 200 && status < 300) || status === 304;
   }
 
   /* tslint:disable */
-  private _transformResponse(response:any, headers:any):any {
+  private _transformResponse(response:string, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):string {
     // todo: ?
     /*var headersGetter = this._headersGetter(headers);
      forEach($http.defaults.transformResponse, (transformFn) => {
@@ -394,7 +399,7 @@ export class FileUploader {
   }
 
   /* tslint:enable */
-  private _parseHeaders(headers:any):any {
+  private _parseHeaders(headers:string):ParsedResponseHeaders {
     let parsed:any = {};
     let key:any;
     let val:any;
@@ -413,15 +418,15 @@ export class FileUploader {
     return parsed;
   }
 
-  /*private _iframeTransport(item:any) {
+  /*private _iframeTransport(item:FileItem) {
    // todo: implement it later
    }*/
 
-  private _onWhenAddingFileFailed(item:any, filter:any, options:any):void {
+  private _onWhenAddingFileFailed(item:FileLikeObject, filter:any, options:any):void {
     this.onWhenAddingFileFailed(item, filter, options);
   }
 
-  private _onAfterAddingFile(item:any):void {
+  private _onAfterAddingFile(item:FileItem):void {
     this.onAfterAddingFile(item);
   }
 
@@ -429,17 +434,17 @@ export class FileUploader {
     this.onAfterAddingAll(items);
   }
 
-  private _onBeforeUploadItem(item:any):void {
+  private _onBeforeUploadItem(item:FileItem):void {
     item._onBeforeUpload();
     this.onBeforeUploadItem(item);
   }
 
-  private _onBuildItemForm(item:any, form:any):void {
+  private _onBuildItemForm(item:FileItem, form:any):void {
     item._onBuildForm(form);
     this.onBuildItemForm(item, form);
   }
 
-  private _onProgressItem(item:any, progress:any):void {
+  private _onProgressItem(item:FileItem, progress:any):void {
     let total = this._getTotalProgress(progress);
     this.progress = total;
     item._onProgress(progress);
@@ -449,13 +454,13 @@ export class FileUploader {
   }
 
   /* tslint:disable */
-  private _onSuccessItem(item:any, response:any, status:any, headers:any):void {
+  private _onSuccessItem(item:FileItem, response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):void {
     item._onSuccess(response, status, headers);
     this.onSuccessItem(item, response, status, headers);
   }
 
   /* tslint:enable */
-  private _onCancelItem(item:any, response:any, status:any, headers:any):void {
+  private _onCancelItem(item:FileItem, response:string, status:number, headers:ParsedResponseHeaders):void {
     item._onCancel(response, status, headers);
     this.onCancelItem(item, response, status, headers);
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bcdaf29..4fda7c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "conventional-github-releaser": "1.1.2",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "3.0.1",
     "cpy-cli": "1.0.1",
+    "del": "^2.2.0",
     "del-cli": "0.2.0",
     "es6-promise": "3.1.2",
     "es6-shim": "0.35.0",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 69720d0..c02a367 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
     "listFiles": false,
     "noLib": false
   },
-  "exclude": [
-    "node_modules"
-  ],
   "files": [
     "./typings/browser.d.ts",
     "./ng2-file-upload.ts"