Module message_types 

iMessages can represent different kinds of data. This module defines types for those data.

Modules

app

App messages are messages that developers can generate with their apps. Some built-in functionality also uses App Messages, like Apple Pay or Handwriting.

app_store

App Store link previews stored in URL balloon payloads.

business_chat

Apple Business Chat payload parsers.

collaboration

Collaboration link previews generated by apps such as Pages and Freeform.

digital_touch

Digital Touch messages are animated sketches, taps, fireballs, kisses, and heartbeats, as well as still photos with optional drawing overlays and videos.

edited

Edited and unsent message metadata from message_summary_info.

expressives

Expressives are effects that you can select by tapping and holding the send button.

handwriting

Handwritten messages are animated doodles or messages sent in your own handwriting.

music

Apple Music link previews stored in URL balloon payloads.

placemark

Maps link previews stored in URL balloon payloads.

polls

Poll payloads generated by the Messages Polls app.

sticker

These are sticker messages, either from the user’s sticker library or sticker apps.

text_effects

Formatting and detector metadata attached to message body text.

translation

Translation metadata stored in message_summary_info.

url

Link previews iMessage generates when sending links.

variants

Message classification helpers for rows from the message table.