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+import { Timestamp } from "firebase/firestore";
+
+export class Message {
+  id: string;
+  audioDataUrl: string;
+
+  senderUserId: string;
+  receiverUserId: string;
+
+  senderReceiver: string[]; // composite to make querying easier in the future
+
+  createdDate: Timestamp;
+
+  // firstListenDate: Timestamp;
+}