diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dbf16ae..d71d057 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+
 # Nim
 nimcache/
 *.exe
@@ -10,4 +13,6 @@ nimcache/
 *.a
 
 # OS
-.DS_Store 
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store 
+nimble.develop
+nimble.paths
diff --git a/chat_sdk.nimble b/chat_sdk.nimble
index a64bb4f..186ec7b 100644
--- a/chat_sdk.nimble
+++ b/chat_sdk.nimble
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ license       = "MIT"
 srcDir        = "src"
 
 
-# Dependencies
 
-requires "nim >= 2.0.0"
+### Dependencies
+requires "nim >= 2.2.4",
+  "chronicles",
+  "chronos",
+  "db_connector"
 
 task buildSharedLib, "Build shared library for C bindings":
   exec "nim c --app:lib --out:../library/c-bindings/libchatsdk.so chat_sdk/chat_sdk.nim"
diff --git a/config.nims b/config.nims
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ee48d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config.nims
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# begin Nimble config (version 2)
+when withDir(thisDir(), system.fileExists("nimble.paths")):
+  include "nimble.paths"
+# end Nimble config
diff --git a/ratelimit/ratelimit.nim b/ratelimit/ratelimit.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2482e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ratelimit/ratelimit.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+import std/[times, deques]
+import chronos
+
+type
+  MessagePriority* = enum
+    Optional = 0
+    Normal = 1
+    Critical = 2
+
+  QueuedMessage*[T] = object
+    messageId*: string
+    msg*: T
+    priority*: MessagePriority
+    queuedAt*: float
+
+  MessageSender*[T] = proc(messageId: string, msg: T): Future[bool] {.async.}
+
+  RateLimitManager*[T] = ref object
+    messageCount*: int = 100  # Default to 100 messages
+    epochDurationSec*: int = 600  # Default to 10 minutes
+    currentCount*: int
+    currentEpoch*: int64
+    criticalQueue*: Deque[QueuedMessage[T]]
+    normalQueue*: Deque[QueuedMessage[T]]
+    optionalQueue*: Deque[QueuedMessage[T]]
+    sender*: MessageSender[T]
+    isRunning*: bool
+    sendTask*: Future[void]
+
+proc getCurrentEpoch(epochDurationSec: int): int64 =
+  int64(epochTime() / float(epochDurationSec))
+
+proc newRateLimitManager*[T](messageCount: int, epochDurationSec: int, sender: MessageSender[T]): RateLimitManager[T] =
+  RateLimitManager[T](
+    messageCount: messageCount,
+    epochDurationSec: epochDurationSec,
+    currentCount: 0,
+    currentEpoch: getCurrentEpoch(epochDurationSec),
+    criticalQueue: initDeque[QueuedMessage[T]](),
+    normalQueue: initDeque[QueuedMessage[T]](),
+    optionalQueue: initDeque[QueuedMessage[T]](),
+    sender: sender,
+    isRunning: false
+  )
+
+proc updateEpochIfNeeded[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T]) =
+  let newEpoch = getCurrentEpoch(manager.epochDurationSec)
+  if newEpoch > manager.currentEpoch:
+    manager.currentEpoch = newEpoch
+    manager.currentCount = 0
+
+proc getUsagePercent[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T]): float =
+  if manager.messageCount == 0:
+    return 1.0
+  float(manager.currentCount) / float(manager.messageCount)
+
+proc queueForSend*[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T], messageId: string, msg: T, priority: MessagePriority) =
+  manager.updateEpochIfNeeded()
+  
+  let queuedMsg = QueuedMessage[T](
+    messageId: messageId,
+    msg: msg,
+    priority: priority,
+    queuedAt: epochTime()
+  )
+  
+  let usagePercent = manager.getUsagePercent()
+  
+  if usagePercent >= 1.0:
+    # Quota exhausted - queue critical on top, queue normal, drop optional
+    case priority:
+    of Critical:
+      manager.criticalQueue.addLast(queuedMsg)
+    of Normal:
+      manager.normalQueue.addLast(queuedMsg)
+    of Optional:
+      discard  # Drop optional messages when quota exhausted
+  elif usagePercent >= 0.7:
+    # Low quota - send critical, queue normal, drop optional
+    case priority:
+    of Critical:
+      manager.criticalQueue.addLast(queuedMsg)
+    of Normal:
+      manager.normalQueue.addLast(queuedMsg)
+    of Optional:
+      discard  # Drop optional messages when quota low
+  else:
+    # Normal operation - queue all messages
+    case priority:
+    of Critical:
+      manager.criticalQueue.addLast(queuedMsg)
+    of Normal:
+      manager.normalQueue.addLast(queuedMsg)
+    of Optional:
+      manager.optionalQueue.addLast(queuedMsg)
+
+proc getNextMessage[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T]): QueuedMessage[T] =
+  # Priority order: Critical -> Normal -> Optional
+  if manager.criticalQueue.len > 0:
+    return manager.criticalQueue.popFirst()
+  elif manager.normalQueue.len > 0:
+    return manager.normalQueue.popFirst()
+  elif manager.optionalQueue.len > 0:
+    return manager.optionalQueue.popFirst()
+  else:
+    raise newException(ValueError, "No messages in queue")
+
+proc hasMessages[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T]): bool =
+  manager.criticalQueue.len > 0 or manager.normalQueue.len > 0 or manager.optionalQueue.len > 0
+
+proc sendLoop*[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T]): Future[void] {.async.} =
+  manager.isRunning = true
+  
+  while manager.isRunning:
+    try:
+      manager.updateEpochIfNeeded()
+      
+      while manager.hasMessages() and manager.currentCount < manager.messageCount:
+        let msg = manager.getNextMessage()
+        
+        try:
+          let sent = await manager.sender(msg.messageId, msg.msg)
+          if sent:
+            manager.currentCount += 1
+          else:
+            # Re-queue failed message at beginning of appropriate queue
+            case msg.priority:
+            of Critical:
+              manager.criticalQueue.addFirst(msg)
+            of Normal:
+              manager.normalQueue.addFirst(msg)
+            of Optional:
+              manager.optionalQueue.addFirst(msg)
+            break  # Stop trying to send more messages if one fails
+        except:
+          # Re-queue on exception
+          case msg.priority:
+          of Critical:
+            manager.criticalQueue.addFirst(msg)
+          of Normal:
+            manager.normalQueue.addFirst(msg)
+          of Optional:
+            manager.optionalQueue.addFirst(msg)
+          break
+        
+        # Small delay between messages TODO not sure if needed
+        await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(10))
+      
+      # Wait before next processing cycle TODO not completely sure if this is the way
+      await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(100))
+    except CancelledError:
+      break
+    except:
+      await sleepAsync(chronos.seconds(1))  # Wait longer on error
+
+proc start*[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T]): Future[void] {.async.} =
+  if not manager.isRunning:
+    manager.sendTask = manager.sendLoop()
+
+proc stop*[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T]): Future[void] {.async.} =
+  if manager.isRunning:
+    manager.isRunning = false
+    if not manager.sendTask.isNil:
+      manager.sendTask.cancelSoon()
+      try:
+        await manager.sendTask
+      except CancelledError:
+        discard
+
+proc getQueueStatus*[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T]): tuple[critical: int, normal: int, optional: int, total: int] =
+  (
+    critical: manager.criticalQueue.len,
+    normal: manager.normalQueue.len,
+    optional: manager.optionalQueue.len,
+    total: manager.criticalQueue.len + manager.normalQueue.len + manager.optionalQueue.len
+  )
+
+proc getCurrentQuota*[T](manager: RateLimitManager[T]): tuple[total: int, used: int, remaining: int] =
+  (
+    total: manager.messageCount,
+    used: manager.currentCount,
+    remaining: max(0, manager.messageCount - manager.currentCount)
+  )
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diff --git a/tests/test_ratelimit.nim b/tests/test_ratelimit.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0598b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ratelimit.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+{.used.}
+
+import std/[sequtils, times, random], testutils/unittests
+import ../ratelimit/ratelimit
+import chronos
+
+randomize()
+
+# Test message types
+type
+  TestMessage = object
+    content: string
+    id: int
+
+suite "Rate Limit Manager":
+  setup:
+    ## Given
+    let epochDuration = 60
+    var sentMessages: seq[string]
+    
+    proc testSender(messageId: string, msg: string): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      sentMessages.add(msg)
+      await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(10))
+      return true
+
+  asyncTest "basic message queueing and sending":
+    ## Given
+    let capacity = 10
+    var manager = newRateLimitManager(capacity, epochDuration, testSender)
+    await manager.start()
+    
+    ## When
+    manager.queueForSend("msg1", "Hello", Critical)
+    manager.queueForSend("msg2", "World", Normal)
+    
+    await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(200))
+    await manager.stop()
+    
+    ## Then
+    check:
+      sentMessages.len == 2
+      sentMessages[0] == "Hello"
+      sentMessages[1] == "World"
+
+  asyncTest "priority ordering - critical first, then normal, then optional":
+    ## Given
+    let capacity = 10
+    var manager = newRateLimitManager(capacity, epochDuration, testSender)
+    await manager.start()
+    
+    ## When - queue messages in mixed priority order
+    manager.queueForSend("normal1", "Normal1", Normal)
+    manager.queueForSend("critical1", "Critical1", Critical)
+    manager.queueForSend("optional1", "Optional1", Optional)
+    manager.queueForSend("critical2", "Critical2", Critical)
+    manager.queueForSend("normal2", "Normal2", Normal)
+    
+    await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(300))
+    await manager.stop()
+    
+    ## Then - critical messages should be sent first
+    check:
+      sentMessages.len == 5
+      sentMessages[0] == "Critical1"  # First critical
+      sentMessages[1] == "Critical2"  # Second critical
+      sentMessages[2] == "Normal1"    # Then normal messages
+      sentMessages[3] == "Normal2"
+      sentMessages[4] == "Optional1"  # Finally optional
+
+  asyncTest "rate limiting - respects message quota per epoch":
+    ## Given
+    let capacity = 3  # Only 3 messages allowed
+    var manager = newRateLimitManager(capacity, epochDuration, testSender)
+    await manager.start()
+    
+    ## When - queue more messages than the limit
+    for i in 1..5:
+      manager.queueForSend("msg" & $i, "Message" & $i, Normal)
+    
+    await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(300))
+    
+    ## Then
+    let quota = manager.getCurrentQuota()
+    let queueStatus = manager.getQueueStatus()
+    
+    check:
+      quota.used == 3
+      quota.remaining == 0
+      sentMessages.len == 3
+      queueStatus.total == 2  # 2 messages should be queued
+    
+    await manager.stop()
+
+  asyncTest "optional message dropping at high usage":
+    ## Given
+    let capacity = 10
+    var manager = newRateLimitManager(capacity, epochDuration, testSender)
+    await manager.start()
+    
+    # Fill to 80% capacity to trigger optional dropping
+    for i in 1..8:
+      manager.queueForSend("fill" & $i, "Fill" & $i, Normal)
+    
+    await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(200))
+    
+    ## When - add messages at high usage
+    manager.queueForSend("critical", "Critical", Critical)
+    manager.queueForSend("normal", "Normal", Normal)
+    manager.queueForSend("optional", "Optional", Optional)  # Should be dropped
+    
+    await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(200))
+    
+    ## Then
+    let quota = manager.getCurrentQuota()
+    let optionalSent = sentMessages.anyIt(it == "Optional")
+    
+    check:
+      quota.used == 10
+      not optionalSent  # Optional message should not be sent
+    
+    await manager.stop()
+
+  asyncTest "quota tracking - accurate total, used, and remaining counts":
+    ## Given
+    let capacity = 5
+    var manager = newRateLimitManager(capacity, epochDuration, testSender)
+    await manager.start()
+    
+    ## When - initially no messages sent
+    let initialQuota = manager.getCurrentQuota()
+    
+    ## Then - should show full quota available
+    check:
+      initialQuota.total == 5
+      initialQuota.used == 0
+      initialQuota.remaining == 5
+    
+    ## When - send some messages
+    manager.queueForSend("msg1", "Message1", Normal)
+    manager.queueForSend("msg2", "Message2", Normal)
+    
+    await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(200))
+    
+    ## Then - quota should be updated
+    let afterQuota = manager.getCurrentQuota()
+    check:
+      afterQuota.used == 2
+      afterQuota.remaining == 3
+    
+    await manager.stop()
+
+  asyncTest "queue status tracking - by priority levels":
+    ## Given
+    let capacity = 2  # Small limit to force queueing
+    var manager = newRateLimitManager(capacity, epochDuration, testSender)
+    await manager.start()
+    
+    ## When - fill quota and add more messages
+    manager.queueForSend("msg1", "Message1", Critical)
+    manager.queueForSend("msg2", "Message2", Normal)
+    manager.queueForSend("msg3", "Message3", Critical)   # Should be queued
+    manager.queueForSend("msg4", "Message4", Normal)     # Should be queued
+    manager.queueForSend("msg5", "Message5", Optional)   # Should be queued
+    
+    await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(100))
+    
+    ## Then
+    let queueStatus = manager.getQueueStatus()
+    
+    check:
+      queueStatus.total >= 2        # At least some messages queued
+      queueStatus.critical >= 1     # Critical messages in queue
+      queueStatus.normal >= 1       # Normal messages in queue
+    
+    await manager.stop()
+
+suite "Generic Type Support":
+  setup:
+    ## Given
+    let epochDuration = 60
+    var sentCustomMessages: seq[TestMessage]
+    
+    proc testCustomSender(messageId: string, msg: TestMessage): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      sentCustomMessages.add(msg)
+      await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(10))
+      return true
+
+  asyncTest "custom message types - TestMessage objects":
+    ## Given
+    let capacity = 5
+    var manager = newRateLimitManager(capacity, epochDuration, testCustomSender)
+    await manager.start()
+    
+    ## When
+    let testMsg = TestMessage(content: "Test content", id: 42)
+    manager.queueForSend("custom1", testMsg, Normal)
+    
+    await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(200))
+    await manager.stop()
+    
+    ## Then
+    check:
+      sentCustomMessages.len == 1
+      sentCustomMessages[0].content == "Test content"
+      sentCustomMessages[0].id == 42
+
+  asyncTest "integer message types":
+    ## Given
+    let capacity = 5
+    var sentInts: seq[int]
+    
+    proc testIntSender(messageId: string, msg: int): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      sentInts.add(msg)
+      await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(10))
+      return true
+    
+    var manager = newRateLimitManager(capacity, epochDuration, testIntSender)
+    await manager.start()
+    
+    ## When
+    manager.queueForSend("int1", 42, Critical)
+    manager.queueForSend("int2", 100, Normal)
+    manager.queueForSend("int3", 999, Optional)
+    
+    await sleepAsync(chronos.milliseconds(200))
+    await manager.stop()
+    
+    ## Then
+    check:
+      sentInts.len == 3
+      sentInts[0] == 42   # Critical sent first
+      sentInts[1] == 100  # Normal sent second
+      sentInts[2] == 999  # Optional sent last
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