diff --git a/src/Model/chatModel.ts b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
index 542f0bb2..e636d9f1 100644
--- a/src/Model/chatModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/chatModel.ts
@@ -1 +1,37 @@
-// this file is responsible for managing chats and chat messages. objects are delegated to objectModel.ts.
\ No newline at end of file
+// this file is responsible for managing chats and chat messages. objects are delegated to objectModel.ts.
+
+// types
+export interface ChatMessage {
+    dataVersion: "v2";
+  
+    channel: string;
+    sender: string;
+    body: string;
+    dateSent: string;
+  
+    stringifiedObject?: string;
+  }
+  
+  export interface ChatObject {
+    dataVersion: "v2";
+  
+    id: string;
+    title: string;
+    
+    contentVersions: { [key: string]: MessageObjectContent };
+  }
+  
+  export interface MessageObjectContent {
+    dataVersion: "v2";
+    
+    id: string;
+    creationDate: string;
+  
+    noteText?: string;
+    priority?: number;
+    category?: string;
+    status?: string;
+    date?: string;
+    time?: string;
+  }
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Model/chatTypes.ts b/src/Model/chatTypes.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6247139e..00000000
--- a/src/Model/chatTypes.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-export interface ChatMessage {
-  dataVersion: "v2";
-
-  channel: string;
-  sender: string;
-  body: string;
-  dateSent: string;
-
-  stringifiedObject?: string;
-}
-
-export interface ChatObject {
-  dataVersion: "v2";
-
-  id: string;
-  title: string;
-  
-  contentVersions: { [key: string]: MessageObjectContent };
-}
-
-export interface MessageObjectContent {
-  dataVersion: "v2";
-  
-  id: string;
-  creationDate: string;
-
-  noteText?: string;
-  priority?: number;
-  category?: string;
-  status?: string;
-  date?: string;
-  time?: string;
-}
diff --git a/src/Model/connectionModel.ts b/src/Model/connectionModel.ts
index c028afbc..ee447757 100644
--- a/src/Model/connectionModel.ts
+++ b/src/Model/connectionModel.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default class ConnectionModel {
   }
 }
 
+// types
 export interface ConnectionModelConfiguration {
   connectionChangeHandler: () => void;
   messageHandler: (data: Message) => void;