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ts/smartuniverse.classes.universemessage.ts

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+import * as plugins from './smartuniverse.plugins';
+
+import { Timer, TimeStamp } from 'smarttime';
+import { UniverseStore } from './smartuniverse.classes.universestore';
+
+export class UniverseMessage {
+  /**
+   * public and unique id
+   * numeric ascending
+   * adheres to time in milliseconds
+   * avoids duplications though
+   */
+  public id: number;
+  public universeStore: UniverseStore;
+  public timestamp: TimeStamp;
+  public message: string;
+  public attachedPayload: any;
+  public destructionTimer: Timer;
+
+  constructor(parentUniverseStore: UniverseStore, messageArg: string, attachedPayloadArg: any, selfdestructAfterArg: number) {
+    this.universeStore = parentUniverseStore;
+    this.timestamp = new TimeStamp();
+    this.message = messageArg;
+    this.attachedPayload = attachedPayloadArg;
+    this.destructionTimer = new Timer(selfdestructAfterArg)
+    this.destructionTimer.start()
+
+    // set up self destruction by removing this from the parent messageStore
+    this.destructionTimer.completed.then(async () => {
+      this.universeStore.messageStore.remove(this);
+    })
+  }
+}