diff --git a/Client/Client.csproj b/Client/Client.csproj
index c73e0d1..b664ee3 100644
--- a/Client/Client.csproj
+++ b/Client/Client.csproj
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Message\Message.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/Message/Message.cs b/Message/Message.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f580fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Message/Message.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
+
+namespace Message
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Message class to handle traffic between clients and server
+    /// </summary>
+    public class Message
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// identifier for the message
+        /// </summary>
+        public Identifier Identifier
+        {
+            get;set;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// payload of the message, the actual text
+        /// </summary>
+        public string Payload
+        {
+            get;set;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// constructs a new message with the given parameters
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="identifier">the identifier</param>
+        /// <param name="payload">the payload</param>
+        public Message(Identifier identifier, string payload)
+        {
+            this.Identifier = identifier;
+            this.Payload = payload;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// serializes this object to a JSON string
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>a JSON representation of this object</returns>
+        public string Serialize()
+        {
+            return JsonConvert.SerializeObject(this);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// deserializes a JSON string into a new Message object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="json">the JSON string to deserialize</param>
+        /// <returns>a new <c>Message</c> object from the JSON string</returns>
+        public static Message Deserialize(string json)
+        {
+            return (Message)JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(json);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public enum Identifier
+    {
+        LOGIN,
+        CHAT,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Message/Message.csproj b/Message/Message.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eaee1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Message/Message.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/ProftaakRH/BLEHandler.cs b/ProftaakRH/BLEHandler.cs
index da2d90a..9df61d8 100644
--- a/ProftaakRH/BLEHandler.cs
+++ b/ProftaakRH/BLEHandler.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ namespace Hardware
         public BLEHandler(IDataConverter dataConverter)
         {
             this.dataConverter = dataConverter;
-            bool running = false;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/ProftaakRH/ProftaakRH.sln b/ProftaakRH/ProftaakRH.sln
index 4ea030c..069a13b 100644
--- a/ProftaakRH/ProftaakRH.sln
+++ b/ProftaakRH/ProftaakRH.sln
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Server", "..\Server\Server.
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Client", "..\Client\Client.csproj", "{5759DD20-7A4F-4D8D-B986-A70A7818C112}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Message", "..\Message\Message.csproj", "{9ED6832D-B0FB-4460-9BCD-FAA58863B0CE}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -33,6 +35,10 @@ Global
 		{5759DD20-7A4F-4D8D-B986-A70A7818C112}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{5759DD20-7A4F-4D8D-B986-A70A7818C112}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{5759DD20-7A4F-4D8D-B986-A70A7818C112}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{9ED6832D-B0FB-4460-9BCD-FAA58863B0CE}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{9ED6832D-B0FB-4460-9BCD-FAA58863B0CE}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{9ED6832D-B0FB-4460-9BCD-FAA58863B0CE}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{9ED6832D-B0FB-4460-9BCD-FAA58863B0CE}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/Server/Server.csproj b/Server/Server.csproj
index c73e0d1..4c98a00 100644
--- a/Server/Server.csproj
+++ b/Server/Server.csproj
@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@
     <TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.1</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\Message\Message.csproj" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>