diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index eae4f36..654c819 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use crate::macros::{logging_unwrap, ok_or_return, some_or_return};
 use crate::util::InfallibleExt;
 use crate::vault::Vault;
 
-pub use self::chat::ChatMsg;
+pub use self::chat2::ChatMsg;
 use self::chat2::ChatState;
 use self::input::{key, InputEvent, KeyBindingsList};
 use self::rooms::Rooms;
diff --git a/src/ui/chat2.rs b/src/ui/chat2.rs
index 7567de4..24b0185 100644
--- a/src/ui/chat2.rs
+++ b/src/ui/chat2.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ use std::io;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use parking_lot::FairMutex;
+use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use toss::widgets::{BoxedAsync, EditorState};
-use toss::{Terminal, WidgetExt};
+use toss::{Styled, Terminal, WidgetExt};
 
 use crate::store::{Msg, MsgStore};
 
@@ -17,7 +18,14 @@ use self::cursor::Cursor;
 use self::tree::TreeViewState;
 
 use super::input::{InputEvent, KeyBindingsList};
-use super::{ChatMsg, UiError};
+use super::UiError;
+
+pub trait ChatMsg {
+    fn time(&self) -> OffsetDateTime;
+    fn styled(&self) -> (Styled, Styled);
+    fn edit(nick: &str, content: &str) -> (Styled, Styled);
+    fn pseudo(nick: &str, content: &str) -> (Styled, Styled);
+}
 
 pub enum Mode {
     Tree,