# tech.tokimeki.forum.message

> Published by [tokimeki.blue](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:4tr5dqti7nmu6g2czpthntak)

✓ This is the authoritative definition for this NSID.

## Links

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## Definitions

### `tech.tokimeki.forum.message`

**Type**: `record`

A message posted into a chat channel, or a comment inside a forum thread. Always written into the author's own repo within the space.

**Key**: `tid`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `text` | `string` | Yes |  |
| `embed` | `union` | No |  |
| `langs` | `array` | No | Languages of the text (BCP-47). |
| `facets` | `array` | No |  |
| `labels` | `union` | No | Self-applied labels, e.g. for adult content. |
| `thread` | `ref` → `com.atproto.repo.strongRef` | No | The tech.tokimeki.forum.thread this comment belongs to (required when the channel kind is forum). The cid pins the version of the thread the author saw. |
| `channel` | `string` (at-uri) | Yes | Space record URI of the tech.tokimeki.forum.channel this message belongs to. A channel is a mutable container, so it is referenced by URI alone. |
| `replyTo` | `ref` → `com.atproto.repo.strongRef` | No | The tech.tokimeki.forum.message being replied to (inline reply in chat, parent comment in forum). The cid pins the version replied to; the message may be edited afterwards. |
| `editedAt` | `string` (datetime) | No | Set when the message was edited in place (putRecord with the same rkey). |
| `createdAt` | `string` (datetime) | Yes |  |

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "id": "tech.tokimeki.forum.message",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "key": "tid",
      "type": "record",
      "record": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "channel",
          "text",
          "createdAt"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "text": {
            "type": "string",
            "maxLength": 20000,
            "maxGraphemes": 2000
          },
          "embed": {
            "refs": [
              "tech.tokimeki.forum.defs#images"
            ],
            "type": "union"
          },
          "langs": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string",
              "format": "language"
            },
            "maxLength": 3,
            "description": "Languages of the text (BCP-47)."
          },
          "facets": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "ref": "app.bsky.richtext.facet",
              "type": "ref"
            }
          },
          "labels": {
            "refs": [
              "com.atproto.label.defs#selfLabels"
            ],
            "type": "union",
            "description": "Self-applied labels, e.g. for adult content."
          },
          "thread": {
            "ref": "com.atproto.repo.strongRef",
            "type": "ref",
            "description": "The tech.tokimeki.forum.thread this comment belongs to (required when the channel kind is forum). The cid pins the version of the thread the author saw."
          },
          "channel": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "at-uri",
            "description": "Space record URI of the tech.tokimeki.forum.channel this message belongs to. A channel is a mutable container, so it is referenced by URI alone."
          },
          "replyTo": {
            "ref": "com.atproto.repo.strongRef",
            "type": "ref",
            "description": "The tech.tokimeki.forum.message being replied to (inline reply in chat, parent comment in forum). The cid pins the version replied to; the message may be edited afterwards."
          },
          "editedAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime",
            "description": "Set when the message was edited in place (putRecord with the same rkey)."
          },
          "createdAt": {
            "type": "string",
            "format": "datetime"
          }
        }
      },
      "description": "A message posted into a chat channel, or a comment inside a forum thread. Always written into the author's own repo within the space."
    }
  },
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```