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title: "Message"
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date: 2019-05-22T13:10:43-07:00
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weight: 7
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Similar to Components, Messages are collections of data.
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Messages are used to transmit data between Engines so they can manipulate the game state accordingly.
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To define a message, extend the Message class.
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```ts
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import { Message } from "encompass-ecs";
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class MotionMessage extends Message {
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public x: number;
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public y: number;
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}
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```
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Messages are temporary and destroyed at the end of the frame.
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{{% notice notice %}}
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Ok fine, since you asked, Messages actually live in an object pool so that they aren't garbage-collected at runtime. But you as the game developer don't have to worry about that.
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{{% /notice %}}
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