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+      { "newlines-between": "always", "alphabetize": { "order": "asc" } }
+    ],
+    "no-constant-condition": ["error", { "checkLoops": false }],
+    "sort-imports": [
+      "error",
+      { "ignoreDeclarationSort": true, "ignoreCase": true }
+    ]
+  },
+  "overrides": [
+    {
+      "files": ["*.spec.ts", "**/test_utils/*.ts"],
+      "rules": {
+        "@typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion": "off"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/.prettierignore b/packages/status-communities/.prettierignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..996c3a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/.prettierignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# package.json is formatted by package managers, so we ignore it here
+package.json
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/buf.gen.yaml b/packages/status-communities/buf.gen.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40edf963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/buf.gen.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: v1beta1
+
+plugins:
+  - name: ts_proto
+    out: ./src/proto
+    opt: grpc_js,esModuleInterop=true
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/buf.yaml b/packages/status-communities/buf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7b2d892
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/buf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+version: v1beta1
+
+build:
+  roots:
+    - ./proto
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/package.json b/packages/status-communities/package.json
index 8fdf83be..8cc6476f 100644
--- a/packages/status-communities/package.json
+++ b/packages/status-communities/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,25 @@
 {
   "name": "status-communities",
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.0.1",
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
+    "fix": "run-s fix:*",
+    "fix:prettier": "prettier \"src/**/*.ts\" \"./*.json\" \"*.conf.js\" --write",
+    "fix:lint": "eslint src --ext .ts --fix",
+    "test:lint": "eslint src --ext .ts",
+    "test:prettier": "prettier \"src/**/*.ts\" \"./*.json\" \"*.conf.js\" --list-different",
+    "test:spelling": "cspell \"{README.md,.github/*.md,guides/*.md,src/**/*.ts}\"",
+    "test:unit": "nyc --silent mocha",
+    "proto": "run-s 'proto:*'",
+    "proto:lint": "buf lint",
+    "proto:build": "buf generate"
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
+    "ts-proto": "^1.83.0",
     "typescript": "^4.4.3"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "protobufjs": "^6.11.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/proto/communities/v2/chat_message.proto b/packages/status-communities/proto/communities/v2/chat_message.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef4ccb55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/proto/communities/v2/chat_message.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package communities.v2;
+
+import "communities/v2/enums.proto";
+
+message StickerMessage {
+  string hash = 1;
+  int32 pack = 2;
+}
+
+message ImageMessage {
+  bytes payload = 1;
+  ImageType type = 2;
+}
+
+message AudioMessage {
+  bytes payload = 1;
+  AudioType type = 2;
+  uint64 duration_ms = 3;
+  enum AudioType {
+    AUDIO_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+    AUDIO_TYPE_AAC = 1;
+    AUDIO_TYPE_AMR = 2;
+  }
+}
+
+message EditMessage {
+  uint64 clock = 1;
+  // Text of the message
+  string text = 2;
+
+  string chat_id = 3;
+  string message_id = 4;
+
+  // Grant for community edit messages
+  bytes grant = 5;
+
+  // The type of message (public/one-to-one/private-group-chat)
+  MessageType message_type = 6;
+}
+
+message DeleteMessage {
+  uint64 clock = 1;
+
+  string chat_id = 2;
+  string message_id = 3;
+
+  // Grant for community delete messages
+  bytes grant = 4;
+
+  // The type of message (public/one-to-one/private-group-chat)
+  MessageType message_type = 5;
+}
+
+
+message ChatMessage {
+  // Lamport timestamp of the chat message
+  uint64 clock = 1;
+  // Unix timestamps in milliseconds, currently not used as we use whisper as more reliable, but here
+  // so that we don't rely on it
+  uint64 timestamp = 2;
+  // Text of the message
+  string text = 3;
+  // Id of the message that we are replying to
+  string response_to = 4;
+  // Ens name of the sender
+  string ens_name = 5;
+  // Chat id, this field is symmetric for public-chats and private group chats,
+  // but asymmetric in case of one-to-ones, as the sender will use the chat-id
+  // of the received, while the receiver will use the chat-id of the sender.
+  // Probably should be the concatenation of sender-pk & receiver-pk in alphabetical order
+  string chat_id = 6;
+
+  // The type of message (public/one-to-one/private-group-chat)
+  MessageType message_type = 7;
+  // The type of the content of the message
+  ContentType content_type = 8;
+
+  oneof payload {
+    StickerMessage sticker = 9;
+    ImageMessage image = 10;
+    AudioMessage audio = 11;
+    bytes community = 12;
+  }
+
+  // Grant for community chat messages
+  optional bytes grant = 13;
+
+  enum ContentType {
+    CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+    CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_PLAIN = 1;
+    CONTENT_TYPE_STICKER = 2;
+    CONTENT_TYPE_STATUS = 3;
+    CONTENT_TYPE_EMOJI = 4;
+    CONTENT_TYPE_TRANSACTION_COMMAND = 5;
+    // Only local
+    CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_CONTENT_PRIVATE_GROUP = 6;
+    CONTENT_TYPE_IMAGE = 7;
+    CONTENT_TYPE_AUDIO = 8;
+    CONTENT_TYPE_COMMUNITY = 9;
+    // Only local
+    CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP = 10;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/proto/communities/v2/enums.proto b/packages/status-communities/proto/communities/v2/enums.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..111fa9e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/proto/communities/v2/enums.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package communities.v2;
+
+enum MessageType {
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_ONE_TO_ONE = 1;
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_MESSAGE_TYPE_PUBLIC_GROUP = 2;
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_PRIVATE_GROUP = 3;
+  // Only local
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PRIVATE_GROUP = 4;
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_COMMUNITY_CHAT = 5;
+  // Only local
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP = 6;
+}
+
+enum ImageType {
+  IMAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
+
+  // Raster image files is payload data that can be read as a raster image
+  IMAGE_TYPE_PNG = 1;
+  IMAGE_TYPE_JPEG = 2;
+  IMAGE_TYPE_WEBP = 3;
+  IMAGE_TYPE_GIF = 4;
+}
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f685e6d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/chat.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import {ChatMessage} from "./chat_message";
+
+
+export class Chat {
+    private lastClockValue?: number;
+    private lastMessage?: ChatMessage;
+    public id: string;
+
+    constructor(id: string) {
+        this.id = id
+    }
+
+    public createMessage(text: string) {
+
+        const {timestamp, clock} = this.nextClockAndTimestamp();
+
+        return ChatMessage.createMessage(clock, timestamp, text, this.id)
+    }
+
+    private nextClockAndTimestamp() {
+        let clock = this.lastClockValue;
+        const timestamp = Date.now();
+
+        if (!clock || clock < timestamp) {
+            clock = timestamp
+        } else {
+            clock += 1;
+        }
+
+        return {clock, timestamp}
+    }
+
+    private updateFromMessage(message: ChatMessage) {
+        if (!this.lastMessage || this.lastMessage.clock <= message.clock {
+            this.lastMessage = message
+        }
+
+        if (this.lastClockValue < message.clock) {
+            this.lastClockValue = message.clock
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1f4a2fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/chat_message.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import * as proto from './proto/communities/v2/chat_message';
+import {MessageType} from "./proto/communities/v2/enums";
+import {AudioMessage, ChatMessage_ContentType, ImageMessage, StickerMessage} from "./proto/communities/v2/chat_message";
+
+export class ChatMessage {
+    private constructor(
+        public proto: proto.ChatMessage,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a chat message to be sent to an Open (permission = no membership) community
+     */
+    public static createMessage(clock: number, timestamp: number, text: string, chatId: string) {
+
+        const proto = {
+            clock, // ms?
+            timestamp, //ms?
+            text,
+            /** Id of the message that we are replying to */
+            responseTo: "",
+            /** Ens name of the sender */
+            ensName: "",
+            /** Public Key of the community (TBC) **/
+            chatId,
+            /** The type of message (public/one-to-one/private-group-chat) */
+            messageType: MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_COMMUNITY_CHAT,
+            /** The type of the content of the message */
+            contentType: ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_COMMUNITY,
+            sticker: undefined,
+            image: undefined,
+            audio: undefined,
+            community: undefined, // Used to share a community
+            grant: undefined
+        }
+
+        return new ChatMessage(proto)
+    }
+
+    public get clock() {
+        return this.proto.clock;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/community.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/community.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65d495f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/community.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+
+export class Community {
+
+}
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/proto/communities/v2/chat_message.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/proto/communities/v2/chat_message.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e4c2a8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/proto/communities/v2/chat_message.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,1105 @@
+/* eslint-disable */
+import Long from "long";
+import _m0 from "protobufjs/minimal";
+import {
+  ImageType,
+  MessageType,
+  imageTypeFromJSON,
+  imageTypeToJSON,
+  messageTypeFromJSON,
+  messageTypeToJSON,
+} from "../../communities/v2/enums";
+
+export const protobufPackage = "communities.v2";
+
+export interface StickerMessage {
+  hash: string;
+  pack: number;
+}
+
+export interface ImageMessage {
+  payload: Uint8Array;
+  type: ImageType;
+}
+
+export interface AudioMessage {
+  payload: Uint8Array;
+  type: AudioMessage_AudioType;
+  durationMs: number;
+}
+
+export enum AudioMessage_AudioType {
+  AUDIO_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED = 0,
+  AUDIO_TYPE_AAC = 1,
+  AUDIO_TYPE_AMR = 2,
+  UNRECOGNIZED = -1,
+}
+
+export function audioMessage_AudioTypeFromJSON(
+  object: any
+): AudioMessage_AudioType {
+  switch (object) {
+    case 0:
+    case "AUDIO_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED":
+      return AudioMessage_AudioType.AUDIO_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED;
+    case 1:
+    case "AUDIO_TYPE_AAC":
+      return AudioMessage_AudioType.AUDIO_TYPE_AAC;
+    case 2:
+    case "AUDIO_TYPE_AMR":
+      return AudioMessage_AudioType.AUDIO_TYPE_AMR;
+    case -1:
+    case "UNRECOGNIZED":
+    default:
+      return AudioMessage_AudioType.UNRECOGNIZED;
+  }
+}
+
+export function audioMessage_AudioTypeToJSON(
+  object: AudioMessage_AudioType
+): string {
+  switch (object) {
+    case AudioMessage_AudioType.AUDIO_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED:
+      return "AUDIO_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED";
+    case AudioMessage_AudioType.AUDIO_TYPE_AAC:
+      return "AUDIO_TYPE_AAC";
+    case AudioMessage_AudioType.AUDIO_TYPE_AMR:
+      return "AUDIO_TYPE_AMR";
+    default:
+      return "UNKNOWN";
+  }
+}
+
+export interface EditMessage {
+  clock: number;
+  /** Text of the message */
+  text: string;
+  chatId: string;
+  messageId: string;
+  /** Grant for community edit messages */
+  grant: Uint8Array;
+  /** The type of message (public/one-to-one/private-group-chat) */
+  messageType: MessageType;
+}
+
+export interface DeleteMessage {
+  clock: number;
+  chatId: string;
+  messageId: string;
+  /** Grant for community delete messages */
+  grant: Uint8Array;
+  /** The type of message (public/one-to-one/private-group-chat) */
+  messageType: MessageType;
+}
+
+export interface ChatMessage {
+  /** Lamport timestamp of the chat message */
+  clock: number;
+  /**
+   * Unix timestamps in milliseconds, currently not used as we use whisper as more reliable, but here
+   * so that we don't rely on it
+   */
+  timestamp: number;
+  /** Text of the message */
+  text: string;
+  /** Id of the message that we are replying to */
+  responseTo: string;
+  /** Ens name of the sender */
+  ensName: string;
+  /**
+   * Chat id, this field is symmetric for public-chats and private group chats,
+   * but asymmetric in case of one-to-ones, as the sender will use the chat-id
+   * of the received, while the receiver will use the chat-id of the sender.
+   * Probably should be the concatenation of sender-pk & receiver-pk in alphabetical order
+   */
+  chatId: string;
+  /** The type of message (public/one-to-one/private-group-chat) */
+  messageType: MessageType;
+  /** The type of the content of the message */
+  contentType: ChatMessage_ContentType;
+  sticker: StickerMessage | undefined;
+  image: ImageMessage | undefined;
+  audio: AudioMessage | undefined;
+  community: Uint8Array | undefined;
+  /** Grant for community chat messages */
+  grant?: Uint8Array | undefined;
+}
+
+export enum ChatMessage_ContentType {
+  CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED = 0,
+  CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_PLAIN = 1,
+  CONTENT_TYPE_STICKER = 2,
+  CONTENT_TYPE_STATUS = 3,
+  CONTENT_TYPE_EMOJI = 4,
+  CONTENT_TYPE_TRANSACTION_COMMAND = 5,
+  /** CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_CONTENT_PRIVATE_GROUP - Only local */
+  CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_CONTENT_PRIVATE_GROUP = 6,
+  CONTENT_TYPE_IMAGE = 7,
+  CONTENT_TYPE_AUDIO = 8,
+  CONTENT_TYPE_COMMUNITY = 9,
+  /** CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP - Only local */
+  CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP = 10,
+  UNRECOGNIZED = -1,
+}
+
+export function chatMessage_ContentTypeFromJSON(
+  object: any
+): ChatMessage_ContentType {
+  switch (object) {
+    case 0:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED;
+    case 1:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_PLAIN":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_PLAIN;
+    case 2:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_STICKER":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_STICKER;
+    case 3:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_STATUS":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_STATUS;
+    case 4:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_EMOJI":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_EMOJI;
+    case 5:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_TRANSACTION_COMMAND":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_TRANSACTION_COMMAND;
+    case 6:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_CONTENT_PRIVATE_GROUP":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_CONTENT_PRIVATE_GROUP;
+    case 7:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_IMAGE":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_IMAGE;
+    case 8:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_AUDIO":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_AUDIO;
+    case 9:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_COMMUNITY":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_COMMUNITY;
+    case 10:
+    case "CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP":
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP;
+    case -1:
+    case "UNRECOGNIZED":
+    default:
+      return ChatMessage_ContentType.UNRECOGNIZED;
+  }
+}
+
+export function chatMessage_ContentTypeToJSON(
+  object: ChatMessage_ContentType
+): string {
+  switch (object) {
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_PLAIN:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_TEXT_PLAIN";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_STICKER:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_STICKER";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_STATUS:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_STATUS";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_EMOJI:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_EMOJI";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_TRANSACTION_COMMAND:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_TRANSACTION_COMMAND";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_CONTENT_PRIVATE_GROUP:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_CONTENT_PRIVATE_GROUP";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_IMAGE:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_IMAGE";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_AUDIO:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_AUDIO";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_COMMUNITY:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_COMMUNITY";
+    case ChatMessage_ContentType.CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP:
+      return "CONTENT_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP";
+    default:
+      return "UNKNOWN";
+  }
+}
+
+const baseStickerMessage: object = { hash: "", pack: 0 };
+
+export const StickerMessage = {
+  encode(
+    message: StickerMessage,
+    writer: _m0.Writer = _m0.Writer.create()
+  ): _m0.Writer {
+    if (message.hash !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(10).string(message.hash);
+    }
+    if (message.pack !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(16).int32(message.pack);
+    }
+    return writer;
+  },
+
+  decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): StickerMessage {
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
+    let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
+    const message = { ...baseStickerMessage } as StickerMessage;
+    while (reader.pos < end) {
+      const tag = reader.uint32();
+      switch (tag >>> 3) {
+        case 1:
+          message.hash = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          message.pack = reader.int32();
+          break;
+        default:
+          reader.skipType(tag & 7);
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  fromJSON(object: any): StickerMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseStickerMessage } as StickerMessage;
+    if (object.hash !== undefined && object.hash !== null) {
+      message.hash = String(object.hash);
+    } else {
+      message.hash = "";
+    }
+    if (object.pack !== undefined && object.pack !== null) {
+      message.pack = Number(object.pack);
+    } else {
+      message.pack = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  toJSON(message: StickerMessage): unknown {
+    const obj: any = {};
+    message.hash !== undefined && (obj.hash = message.hash);
+    message.pack !== undefined && (obj.pack = message.pack);
+    return obj;
+  },
+
+  fromPartial(object: DeepPartial<StickerMessage>): StickerMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseStickerMessage } as StickerMessage;
+    if (object.hash !== undefined && object.hash !== null) {
+      message.hash = object.hash;
+    } else {
+      message.hash = "";
+    }
+    if (object.pack !== undefined && object.pack !== null) {
+      message.pack = object.pack;
+    } else {
+      message.pack = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+};
+
+const baseImageMessage: object = { type: 0 };
+
+export const ImageMessage = {
+  encode(
+    message: ImageMessage,
+    writer: _m0.Writer = _m0.Writer.create()
+  ): _m0.Writer {
+    if (message.payload.length !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(10).bytes(message.payload);
+    }
+    if (message.type !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(16).int32(message.type);
+    }
+    return writer;
+  },
+
+  decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): ImageMessage {
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
+    let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
+    const message = { ...baseImageMessage } as ImageMessage;
+    message.payload = new Uint8Array();
+    while (reader.pos < end) {
+      const tag = reader.uint32();
+      switch (tag >>> 3) {
+        case 1:
+          message.payload = reader.bytes();
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          message.type = reader.int32() as any;
+          break;
+        default:
+          reader.skipType(tag & 7);
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  fromJSON(object: any): ImageMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseImageMessage } as ImageMessage;
+    message.payload = new Uint8Array();
+    if (object.payload !== undefined && object.payload !== null) {
+      message.payload = bytesFromBase64(object.payload);
+    }
+    if (object.type !== undefined && object.type !== null) {
+      message.type = imageTypeFromJSON(object.type);
+    } else {
+      message.type = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  toJSON(message: ImageMessage): unknown {
+    const obj: any = {};
+    message.payload !== undefined &&
+      (obj.payload = base64FromBytes(
+        message.payload !== undefined ? message.payload : new Uint8Array()
+      ));
+    message.type !== undefined && (obj.type = imageTypeToJSON(message.type));
+    return obj;
+  },
+
+  fromPartial(object: DeepPartial<ImageMessage>): ImageMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseImageMessage } as ImageMessage;
+    if (object.payload !== undefined && object.payload !== null) {
+      message.payload = object.payload;
+    } else {
+      message.payload = new Uint8Array();
+    }
+    if (object.type !== undefined && object.type !== null) {
+      message.type = object.type;
+    } else {
+      message.type = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+};
+
+const baseAudioMessage: object = { type: 0, durationMs: 0 };
+
+export const AudioMessage = {
+  encode(
+    message: AudioMessage,
+    writer: _m0.Writer = _m0.Writer.create()
+  ): _m0.Writer {
+    if (message.payload.length !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(10).bytes(message.payload);
+    }
+    if (message.type !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(16).int32(message.type);
+    }
+    if (message.durationMs !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(24).uint64(message.durationMs);
+    }
+    return writer;
+  },
+
+  decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): AudioMessage {
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
+    let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
+    const message = { ...baseAudioMessage } as AudioMessage;
+    message.payload = new Uint8Array();
+    while (reader.pos < end) {
+      const tag = reader.uint32();
+      switch (tag >>> 3) {
+        case 1:
+          message.payload = reader.bytes();
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          message.type = reader.int32() as any;
+          break;
+        case 3:
+          message.durationMs = longToNumber(reader.uint64() as Long);
+          break;
+        default:
+          reader.skipType(tag & 7);
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  fromJSON(object: any): AudioMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseAudioMessage } as AudioMessage;
+    message.payload = new Uint8Array();
+    if (object.payload !== undefined && object.payload !== null) {
+      message.payload = bytesFromBase64(object.payload);
+    }
+    if (object.type !== undefined && object.type !== null) {
+      message.type = audioMessage_AudioTypeFromJSON(object.type);
+    } else {
+      message.type = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.durationMs !== undefined && object.durationMs !== null) {
+      message.durationMs = Number(object.durationMs);
+    } else {
+      message.durationMs = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  toJSON(message: AudioMessage): unknown {
+    const obj: any = {};
+    message.payload !== undefined &&
+      (obj.payload = base64FromBytes(
+        message.payload !== undefined ? message.payload : new Uint8Array()
+      ));
+    message.type !== undefined &&
+      (obj.type = audioMessage_AudioTypeToJSON(message.type));
+    message.durationMs !== undefined && (obj.durationMs = message.durationMs);
+    return obj;
+  },
+
+  fromPartial(object: DeepPartial<AudioMessage>): AudioMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseAudioMessage } as AudioMessage;
+    if (object.payload !== undefined && object.payload !== null) {
+      message.payload = object.payload;
+    } else {
+      message.payload = new Uint8Array();
+    }
+    if (object.type !== undefined && object.type !== null) {
+      message.type = object.type;
+    } else {
+      message.type = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.durationMs !== undefined && object.durationMs !== null) {
+      message.durationMs = object.durationMs;
+    } else {
+      message.durationMs = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+};
+
+const baseEditMessage: object = {
+  clock: 0,
+  text: "",
+  chatId: "",
+  messageId: "",
+  messageType: 0,
+};
+
+export const EditMessage = {
+  encode(
+    message: EditMessage,
+    writer: _m0.Writer = _m0.Writer.create()
+  ): _m0.Writer {
+    if (message.clock !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(8).uint64(message.clock);
+    }
+    if (message.text !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(18).string(message.text);
+    }
+    if (message.chatId !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(26).string(message.chatId);
+    }
+    if (message.messageId !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(34).string(message.messageId);
+    }
+    if (message.grant.length !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(42).bytes(message.grant);
+    }
+    if (message.messageType !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(48).int32(message.messageType);
+    }
+    return writer;
+  },
+
+  decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): EditMessage {
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
+    let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
+    const message = { ...baseEditMessage } as EditMessage;
+    message.grant = new Uint8Array();
+    while (reader.pos < end) {
+      const tag = reader.uint32();
+      switch (tag >>> 3) {
+        case 1:
+          message.clock = longToNumber(reader.uint64() as Long);
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          message.text = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 3:
+          message.chatId = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 4:
+          message.messageId = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 5:
+          message.grant = reader.bytes();
+          break;
+        case 6:
+          message.messageType = reader.int32() as any;
+          break;
+        default:
+          reader.skipType(tag & 7);
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  fromJSON(object: any): EditMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseEditMessage } as EditMessage;
+    message.grant = new Uint8Array();
+    if (object.clock !== undefined && object.clock !== null) {
+      message.clock = Number(object.clock);
+    } else {
+      message.clock = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.text !== undefined && object.text !== null) {
+      message.text = String(object.text);
+    } else {
+      message.text = "";
+    }
+    if (object.chatId !== undefined && object.chatId !== null) {
+      message.chatId = String(object.chatId);
+    } else {
+      message.chatId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.messageId !== undefined && object.messageId !== null) {
+      message.messageId = String(object.messageId);
+    } else {
+      message.messageId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.grant !== undefined && object.grant !== null) {
+      message.grant = bytesFromBase64(object.grant);
+    }
+    if (object.messageType !== undefined && object.messageType !== null) {
+      message.messageType = messageTypeFromJSON(object.messageType);
+    } else {
+      message.messageType = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  toJSON(message: EditMessage): unknown {
+    const obj: any = {};
+    message.clock !== undefined && (obj.clock = message.clock);
+    message.text !== undefined && (obj.text = message.text);
+    message.chatId !== undefined && (obj.chatId = message.chatId);
+    message.messageId !== undefined && (obj.messageId = message.messageId);
+    message.grant !== undefined &&
+      (obj.grant = base64FromBytes(
+        message.grant !== undefined ? message.grant : new Uint8Array()
+      ));
+    message.messageType !== undefined &&
+      (obj.messageType = messageTypeToJSON(message.messageType));
+    return obj;
+  },
+
+  fromPartial(object: DeepPartial<EditMessage>): EditMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseEditMessage } as EditMessage;
+    if (object.clock !== undefined && object.clock !== null) {
+      message.clock = object.clock;
+    } else {
+      message.clock = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.text !== undefined && object.text !== null) {
+      message.text = object.text;
+    } else {
+      message.text = "";
+    }
+    if (object.chatId !== undefined && object.chatId !== null) {
+      message.chatId = object.chatId;
+    } else {
+      message.chatId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.messageId !== undefined && object.messageId !== null) {
+      message.messageId = object.messageId;
+    } else {
+      message.messageId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.grant !== undefined && object.grant !== null) {
+      message.grant = object.grant;
+    } else {
+      message.grant = new Uint8Array();
+    }
+    if (object.messageType !== undefined && object.messageType !== null) {
+      message.messageType = object.messageType;
+    } else {
+      message.messageType = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+};
+
+const baseDeleteMessage: object = {
+  clock: 0,
+  chatId: "",
+  messageId: "",
+  messageType: 0,
+};
+
+export const DeleteMessage = {
+  encode(
+    message: DeleteMessage,
+    writer: _m0.Writer = _m0.Writer.create()
+  ): _m0.Writer {
+    if (message.clock !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(8).uint64(message.clock);
+    }
+    if (message.chatId !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(18).string(message.chatId);
+    }
+    if (message.messageId !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(26).string(message.messageId);
+    }
+    if (message.grant.length !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(34).bytes(message.grant);
+    }
+    if (message.messageType !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(40).int32(message.messageType);
+    }
+    return writer;
+  },
+
+  decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): DeleteMessage {
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
+    let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
+    const message = { ...baseDeleteMessage } as DeleteMessage;
+    message.grant = new Uint8Array();
+    while (reader.pos < end) {
+      const tag = reader.uint32();
+      switch (tag >>> 3) {
+        case 1:
+          message.clock = longToNumber(reader.uint64() as Long);
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          message.chatId = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 3:
+          message.messageId = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 4:
+          message.grant = reader.bytes();
+          break;
+        case 5:
+          message.messageType = reader.int32() as any;
+          break;
+        default:
+          reader.skipType(tag & 7);
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  fromJSON(object: any): DeleteMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseDeleteMessage } as DeleteMessage;
+    message.grant = new Uint8Array();
+    if (object.clock !== undefined && object.clock !== null) {
+      message.clock = Number(object.clock);
+    } else {
+      message.clock = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.chatId !== undefined && object.chatId !== null) {
+      message.chatId = String(object.chatId);
+    } else {
+      message.chatId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.messageId !== undefined && object.messageId !== null) {
+      message.messageId = String(object.messageId);
+    } else {
+      message.messageId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.grant !== undefined && object.grant !== null) {
+      message.grant = bytesFromBase64(object.grant);
+    }
+    if (object.messageType !== undefined && object.messageType !== null) {
+      message.messageType = messageTypeFromJSON(object.messageType);
+    } else {
+      message.messageType = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  toJSON(message: DeleteMessage): unknown {
+    const obj: any = {};
+    message.clock !== undefined && (obj.clock = message.clock);
+    message.chatId !== undefined && (obj.chatId = message.chatId);
+    message.messageId !== undefined && (obj.messageId = message.messageId);
+    message.grant !== undefined &&
+      (obj.grant = base64FromBytes(
+        message.grant !== undefined ? message.grant : new Uint8Array()
+      ));
+    message.messageType !== undefined &&
+      (obj.messageType = messageTypeToJSON(message.messageType));
+    return obj;
+  },
+
+  fromPartial(object: DeepPartial<DeleteMessage>): DeleteMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseDeleteMessage } as DeleteMessage;
+    if (object.clock !== undefined && object.clock !== null) {
+      message.clock = object.clock;
+    } else {
+      message.clock = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.chatId !== undefined && object.chatId !== null) {
+      message.chatId = object.chatId;
+    } else {
+      message.chatId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.messageId !== undefined && object.messageId !== null) {
+      message.messageId = object.messageId;
+    } else {
+      message.messageId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.grant !== undefined && object.grant !== null) {
+      message.grant = object.grant;
+    } else {
+      message.grant = new Uint8Array();
+    }
+    if (object.messageType !== undefined && object.messageType !== null) {
+      message.messageType = object.messageType;
+    } else {
+      message.messageType = 0;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+};
+
+const baseChatMessage: object = {
+  clock: 0,
+  timestamp: 0,
+  text: "",
+  responseTo: "",
+  ensName: "",
+  chatId: "",
+  messageType: 0,
+  contentType: 0,
+};
+
+export const ChatMessage = {
+  encode(
+    message: ChatMessage,
+    writer: _m0.Writer = _m0.Writer.create()
+  ): _m0.Writer {
+    if (message.clock !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(8).uint64(message.clock);
+    }
+    if (message.timestamp !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(16).uint64(message.timestamp);
+    }
+    if (message.text !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(26).string(message.text);
+    }
+    if (message.responseTo !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(34).string(message.responseTo);
+    }
+    if (message.ensName !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(42).string(message.ensName);
+    }
+    if (message.chatId !== "") {
+      writer.uint32(50).string(message.chatId);
+    }
+    if (message.messageType !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(56).int32(message.messageType);
+    }
+    if (message.contentType !== 0) {
+      writer.uint32(64).int32(message.contentType);
+    }
+    if (message.sticker !== undefined) {
+      StickerMessage.encode(message.sticker, writer.uint32(74).fork()).ldelim();
+    }
+    if (message.image !== undefined) {
+      ImageMessage.encode(message.image, writer.uint32(82).fork()).ldelim();
+    }
+    if (message.audio !== undefined) {
+      AudioMessage.encode(message.audio, writer.uint32(90).fork()).ldelim();
+    }
+    if (message.community !== undefined) {
+      writer.uint32(98).bytes(message.community);
+    }
+    if (message.grant !== undefined) {
+      writer.uint32(106).bytes(message.grant);
+    }
+    return writer;
+  },
+
+  decode(input: _m0.Reader | Uint8Array, length?: number): ChatMessage {
+    const reader = input instanceof _m0.Reader ? input : new _m0.Reader(input);
+    let end = length === undefined ? reader.len : reader.pos + length;
+    const message = { ...baseChatMessage } as ChatMessage;
+    while (reader.pos < end) {
+      const tag = reader.uint32();
+      switch (tag >>> 3) {
+        case 1:
+          message.clock = longToNumber(reader.uint64() as Long);
+          break;
+        case 2:
+          message.timestamp = longToNumber(reader.uint64() as Long);
+          break;
+        case 3:
+          message.text = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 4:
+          message.responseTo = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 5:
+          message.ensName = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 6:
+          message.chatId = reader.string();
+          break;
+        case 7:
+          message.messageType = reader.int32() as any;
+          break;
+        case 8:
+          message.contentType = reader.int32() as any;
+          break;
+        case 9:
+          message.sticker = StickerMessage.decode(reader, reader.uint32());
+          break;
+        case 10:
+          message.image = ImageMessage.decode(reader, reader.uint32());
+          break;
+        case 11:
+          message.audio = AudioMessage.decode(reader, reader.uint32());
+          break;
+        case 12:
+          message.community = reader.bytes();
+          break;
+        case 13:
+          message.grant = reader.bytes();
+          break;
+        default:
+          reader.skipType(tag & 7);
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  fromJSON(object: any): ChatMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseChatMessage } as ChatMessage;
+    if (object.clock !== undefined && object.clock !== null) {
+      message.clock = Number(object.clock);
+    } else {
+      message.clock = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.timestamp !== undefined && object.timestamp !== null) {
+      message.timestamp = Number(object.timestamp);
+    } else {
+      message.timestamp = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.text !== undefined && object.text !== null) {
+      message.text = String(object.text);
+    } else {
+      message.text = "";
+    }
+    if (object.responseTo !== undefined && object.responseTo !== null) {
+      message.responseTo = String(object.responseTo);
+    } else {
+      message.responseTo = "";
+    }
+    if (object.ensName !== undefined && object.ensName !== null) {
+      message.ensName = String(object.ensName);
+    } else {
+      message.ensName = "";
+    }
+    if (object.chatId !== undefined && object.chatId !== null) {
+      message.chatId = String(object.chatId);
+    } else {
+      message.chatId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.messageType !== undefined && object.messageType !== null) {
+      message.messageType = messageTypeFromJSON(object.messageType);
+    } else {
+      message.messageType = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.contentType !== undefined && object.contentType !== null) {
+      message.contentType = chatMessage_ContentTypeFromJSON(object.contentType);
+    } else {
+      message.contentType = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.sticker !== undefined && object.sticker !== null) {
+      message.sticker = StickerMessage.fromJSON(object.sticker);
+    } else {
+      message.sticker = undefined;
+    }
+    if (object.image !== undefined && object.image !== null) {
+      message.image = ImageMessage.fromJSON(object.image);
+    } else {
+      message.image = undefined;
+    }
+    if (object.audio !== undefined && object.audio !== null) {
+      message.audio = AudioMessage.fromJSON(object.audio);
+    } else {
+      message.audio = undefined;
+    }
+    if (object.community !== undefined && object.community !== null) {
+      message.community = bytesFromBase64(object.community);
+    }
+    if (object.grant !== undefined && object.grant !== null) {
+      message.grant = bytesFromBase64(object.grant);
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+
+  toJSON(message: ChatMessage): unknown {
+    const obj: any = {};
+    message.clock !== undefined && (obj.clock = message.clock);
+    message.timestamp !== undefined && (obj.timestamp = message.timestamp);
+    message.text !== undefined && (obj.text = message.text);
+    message.responseTo !== undefined && (obj.responseTo = message.responseTo);
+    message.ensName !== undefined && (obj.ensName = message.ensName);
+    message.chatId !== undefined && (obj.chatId = message.chatId);
+    message.messageType !== undefined &&
+      (obj.messageType = messageTypeToJSON(message.messageType));
+    message.contentType !== undefined &&
+      (obj.contentType = chatMessage_ContentTypeToJSON(message.contentType));
+    message.sticker !== undefined &&
+      (obj.sticker = message.sticker
+        ? StickerMessage.toJSON(message.sticker)
+        : undefined);
+    message.image !== undefined &&
+      (obj.image = message.image
+        ? ImageMessage.toJSON(message.image)
+        : undefined);
+    message.audio !== undefined &&
+      (obj.audio = message.audio
+        ? AudioMessage.toJSON(message.audio)
+        : undefined);
+    message.community !== undefined &&
+      (obj.community =
+        message.community !== undefined
+          ? base64FromBytes(message.community)
+          : undefined);
+    message.grant !== undefined &&
+      (obj.grant =
+        message.grant !== undefined
+          ? base64FromBytes(message.grant)
+          : undefined);
+    return obj;
+  },
+
+  fromPartial(object: DeepPartial<ChatMessage>): ChatMessage {
+    const message = { ...baseChatMessage } as ChatMessage;
+    if (object.clock !== undefined && object.clock !== null) {
+      message.clock = object.clock;
+    } else {
+      message.clock = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.timestamp !== undefined && object.timestamp !== null) {
+      message.timestamp = object.timestamp;
+    } else {
+      message.timestamp = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.text !== undefined && object.text !== null) {
+      message.text = object.text;
+    } else {
+      message.text = "";
+    }
+    if (object.responseTo !== undefined && object.responseTo !== null) {
+      message.responseTo = object.responseTo;
+    } else {
+      message.responseTo = "";
+    }
+    if (object.ensName !== undefined && object.ensName !== null) {
+      message.ensName = object.ensName;
+    } else {
+      message.ensName = "";
+    }
+    if (object.chatId !== undefined && object.chatId !== null) {
+      message.chatId = object.chatId;
+    } else {
+      message.chatId = "";
+    }
+    if (object.messageType !== undefined && object.messageType !== null) {
+      message.messageType = object.messageType;
+    } else {
+      message.messageType = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.contentType !== undefined && object.contentType !== null) {
+      message.contentType = object.contentType;
+    } else {
+      message.contentType = 0;
+    }
+    if (object.sticker !== undefined && object.sticker !== null) {
+      message.sticker = StickerMessage.fromPartial(object.sticker);
+    } else {
+      message.sticker = undefined;
+    }
+    if (object.image !== undefined && object.image !== null) {
+      message.image = ImageMessage.fromPartial(object.image);
+    } else {
+      message.image = undefined;
+    }
+    if (object.audio !== undefined && object.audio !== null) {
+      message.audio = AudioMessage.fromPartial(object.audio);
+    } else {
+      message.audio = undefined;
+    }
+    if (object.community !== undefined && object.community !== null) {
+      message.community = object.community;
+    } else {
+      message.community = undefined;
+    }
+    if (object.grant !== undefined && object.grant !== null) {
+      message.grant = object.grant;
+    } else {
+      message.grant = undefined;
+    }
+    return message;
+  },
+};
+
+declare var self: any | undefined;
+declare var window: any | undefined;
+declare var global: any | undefined;
+var globalThis: any = (() => {
+  if (typeof globalThis !== "undefined") return globalThis;
+  if (typeof self !== "undefined") return self;
+  if (typeof window !== "undefined") return window;
+  if (typeof global !== "undefined") return global;
+  throw "Unable to locate global object";
+})();
+
+const atob: (b64: string) => string =
+  globalThis.atob ||
+  ((b64) => globalThis.Buffer.from(b64, "base64").toString("binary"));
+function bytesFromBase64(b64: string): Uint8Array {
+  const bin = atob(b64);
+  const arr = new Uint8Array(bin.length);
+  for (let i = 0; i < bin.length; ++i) {
+    arr[i] = bin.charCodeAt(i);
+  }
+  return arr;
+}
+
+const btoa: (bin: string) => string =
+  globalThis.btoa ||
+  ((bin) => globalThis.Buffer.from(bin, "binary").toString("base64"));
+function base64FromBytes(arr: Uint8Array): string {
+  const bin: string[] = [];
+  for (const byte of arr) {
+    bin.push(String.fromCharCode(byte));
+  }
+  return btoa(bin.join(""));
+}
+
+type Builtin =
+  | Date
+  | Function
+  | Uint8Array
+  | string
+  | number
+  | boolean
+  | undefined;
+export type DeepPartial<T> = T extends Builtin
+  ? T
+  : T extends Array<infer U>
+  ? Array<DeepPartial<U>>
+  : T extends ReadonlyArray<infer U>
+  ? ReadonlyArray<DeepPartial<U>>
+  : T extends {}
+  ? { [K in keyof T]?: DeepPartial<T[K]> }
+  : Partial<T>;
+
+function longToNumber(long: Long): number {
+  if (long.gt(Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER)) {
+    throw new globalThis.Error("Value is larger than Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER");
+  }
+  return long.toNumber();
+}
+
+if (_m0.util.Long !== Long) {
+  _m0.util.Long = Long as any;
+  _m0.configure();
+}
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/proto/communities/v2/enums.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/proto/communities/v2/enums.ts
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index 00000000..899ba749
--- /dev/null
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+import Long from "long";
+import _m0 from "protobufjs/minimal";
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+
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+  MESSAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED = 0,
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_ONE_TO_ONE = 1,
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_MESSAGE_TYPE_PUBLIC_GROUP = 2,
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_PRIVATE_GROUP = 3,
+  /** MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PRIVATE_GROUP - Only local */
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PRIVATE_GROUP = 4,
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_COMMUNITY_CHAT = 5,
+  /** MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP - Only local */
+  MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP = 6,
+  UNRECOGNIZED = -1,
+}
+
+export function messageTypeFromJSON(object: any): MessageType {
+  switch (object) {
+    case 0:
+    case "MESSAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED":
+      return MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED;
+    case 1:
+    case "MESSAGE_TYPE_ONE_TO_ONE":
+      return MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_ONE_TO_ONE;
+    case 2:
+    case "MESSAGE_TYPE_MESSAGE_TYPE_PUBLIC_GROUP":
+      return MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_MESSAGE_TYPE_PUBLIC_GROUP;
+    case 3:
+    case "MESSAGE_TYPE_PRIVATE_GROUP":
+      return MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_PRIVATE_GROUP;
+    case 4:
+    case "MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PRIVATE_GROUP":
+      return MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PRIVATE_GROUP;
+    case 5:
+    case "MESSAGE_TYPE_COMMUNITY_CHAT":
+      return MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_COMMUNITY_CHAT;
+    case 6:
+    case "MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP":
+      return MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP;
+    case -1:
+    case "UNRECOGNIZED":
+    default:
+      return MessageType.UNRECOGNIZED;
+  }
+}
+
+export function messageTypeToJSON(object: MessageType): string {
+  switch (object) {
+    case MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED:
+      return "MESSAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED";
+    case MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_ONE_TO_ONE:
+      return "MESSAGE_TYPE_ONE_TO_ONE";
+    case MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_MESSAGE_TYPE_PUBLIC_GROUP:
+      return "MESSAGE_TYPE_MESSAGE_TYPE_PUBLIC_GROUP";
+    case MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_PRIVATE_GROUP:
+      return "MESSAGE_TYPE_PRIVATE_GROUP";
+    case MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PRIVATE_GROUP:
+      return "MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PRIVATE_GROUP";
+    case MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_COMMUNITY_CHAT:
+      return "MESSAGE_TYPE_COMMUNITY_CHAT";
+    case MessageType.MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP:
+      return "MESSAGE_TYPE_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_GAP";
+    default:
+      return "UNKNOWN";
+  }
+}
+
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+  IMAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED = 0,
+  /** IMAGE_TYPE_PNG - Raster image files is payload data that can be read as a raster image */
+  IMAGE_TYPE_PNG = 1,
+  IMAGE_TYPE_JPEG = 2,
+  IMAGE_TYPE_WEBP = 3,
+  IMAGE_TYPE_GIF = 4,
+  UNRECOGNIZED = -1,
+}
+
+export function imageTypeFromJSON(object: any): ImageType {
+  switch (object) {
+    case 0:
+    case "IMAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED":
+      return ImageType.IMAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED;
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+    case 2:
+    case "IMAGE_TYPE_JPEG":
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+    case 3:
+    case "IMAGE_TYPE_WEBP":
+      return ImageType.IMAGE_TYPE_WEBP;
+    case 4:
+    case "IMAGE_TYPE_GIF":
+      return ImageType.IMAGE_TYPE_GIF;
+    case -1:
+    case "UNRECOGNIZED":
+    default:
+      return ImageType.UNRECOGNIZED;
+  }
+}
+
+export function imageTypeToJSON(object: ImageType): string {
+  switch (object) {
+    case ImageType.IMAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED:
+      return "IMAGE_TYPE_UNKNOWN_UNSPECIFIED";
+    case ImageType.IMAGE_TYPE_PNG:
+      return "IMAGE_TYPE_PNG";
+    case ImageType.IMAGE_TYPE_JPEG:
+      return "IMAGE_TYPE_JPEG";
+    case ImageType.IMAGE_TYPE_WEBP:
+      return "IMAGE_TYPE_WEBP";
+    case ImageType.IMAGE_TYPE_GIF:
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+    default:
+      return "UNKNOWN";
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+}
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