# Communication (/entities/communication)



One entity for all communication. Email, SMS, chat, push notifications.

Message [#message]

Universal communication primitive.

```typescript
import { Noun } from 'digital-objects'

export const Message = Noun('Message', {
  body: 'string!',
  channel: 'Email | SMS | Chat | Push',
  status: 'Draft | Sent | Delivered | Read | Failed',
  sender: 'string',
  recipient: 'string',
  send: 'Sent',
  deliver: 'Delivered',
  read: 'Read',
})
```

| Verb      | Event       | Description                   |
| --------- | ----------- | ----------------------------- |
| `send`    | `Sent`      | Message dispatched to channel |
| `deliver` | `Delivered` | Confirmed delivery            |
| `read`    | `Read`      | Recipient opened/read         |