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+use azalea_client::chat::{ChatKind, SendChatEvent, handler::SendChatKindEvent};
+
+use crate::Client;
+
+impl Client {
+    /// Send a chat message to the server.
+    ///
+    /// This only sends the chat packet and not the command packet, which means
+    /// on some servers you can use this to send chat messages that start
+    /// with a `/`. The [`Client::chat`] function handles checking whether
+    /// the message is a command and using the proper packet for you, so you
+    /// should use that instead.
+    pub fn write_chat_packet(&self, message: &str) {
+        self.ecs.lock().write_message(SendChatKindEvent {
+            entity: self.entity,
+            content: message.to_owned(),
+            kind: ChatKind::Message,
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Send a command packet to the server. The `command` argument should not
+    /// include the slash at the front.
+    ///
+    /// You can also just use [`Client::chat`] and start your message with a `/`
+    /// to send a command.
+    pub fn write_command_packet(&self, command: &str) {
+        self.ecs.lock().write_message(SendChatKindEvent {
+            entity: self.entity,
+            content: command.to_owned(),
+            kind: ChatKind::Command,
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// Send a message in chat.
+    ///
+    /// ```rust,no_run
+    /// # use azalea::Client;
+    /// # async fn example(bot: Client) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    /// bot.chat("Hello, world!");
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    pub fn chat(&self, content: impl Into<String>) {
+        self.ecs.lock().write_message(SendChatEvent {
+            entity: self.entity,
+            content: content.into(),
+        });
+    }
+}