diff --git a/spec/message-manager-spec.coffee b/spec/message-manager-spec.coffee
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+MessageManager = require '../src/message-manager'
+{$} = require '../src/space-pen-extensions'
+
+fdescribe "MessageManager", ->
+  [manager] = []
+
+  beforeEach ->
+    manager = new MessageManager
+
+  describe "adding events", ->
+    addSpy = null
+
+    beforeEach ->
+      addSpy = jasmine.createSpy()
+      manager.onDidAddMessage(addSpy)
+
+    it "emits an event when a message has been added", ->
+      manager.add('error', 'Some error!', icon: 'someIcon')
+      expect(addSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+      message = addSpy.mostRecentCall.args[0]
+      expect(message.getType()).toBe 'error'
+      expect(message.getMessage()).toBe 'Some error!'
+      expect(message.getIcon()).toBe 'someIcon'
+
+    it "emits a fatal error ::addFatalError has been called", ->
+      manager.addFatalError('Some error!', icon: 'someIcon')
+      expect(addSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      message = addSpy.mostRecentCall.args[0]
+      expect(message.getType()).toBe 'fatal'
+
+    it "emits an error ::addError has been called", ->
+      manager.addError('Some error!', icon: 'someIcon')
+      expect(addSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      message = addSpy.mostRecentCall.args[0]
+      expect(message.getType()).toBe 'error'
+
+    it "emits a warning message ::addWarning has been called", ->
+      manager.addWarning('Something!', icon: 'someIcon')
+      expect(addSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      message = addSpy.mostRecentCall.args[0]
+      expect(message.getType()).toBe 'warning'
+
+    it "emits an info message ::addInfo has been called", ->
+      manager.addInfo('Something!', icon: 'someIcon')
+      expect(addSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      message = addSpy.mostRecentCall.args[0]
+      expect(message.getType()).toBe 'info'
+
+    it "emits a success message ::addSuccess has been called", ->
+      manager.addSuccess('Something!', icon: 'someIcon')
+      expect(addSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+      message = addSpy.mostRecentCall.args[0]
+      expect(message.getType()).toBe 'success'
diff --git a/src/message-manager.coffee b/src/message-manager.coffee
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+{Emitter, Disposable} = require 'event-kit'
+Message = require '../src/message'
+
+# Experimental: Allows messaging the user. This will likely change, dont use
+# quite yet!
+module.exports =
+class MessageManager
+  constructor: ->
+    @messages = []
+    @emitter = new Emitter
+
+  ###
+  Section: Events
+  ###
+
+  onDidAddMessage: (callback) ->
+    @emitter.on 'did-add-message', callback
+
+  addSuccess: (messageString, options) ->
+    @addMessage(new Message('success', messageString, options))
+
+  addInfo: (messageString, options) ->
+    @addMessage(new Message('info', messageString, options))
+
+  addWarning: (messageString, options) ->
+    @addMessage(new Message('warning', messageString, options))
+
+  addError: (messageString, options) ->
+    @addMessage(new Message('error', messageString, options))
+
+  addFatalError: (messageString, options) ->
+    @addMessage(new Message('fatal', messageString, options))
+
+  add: (type, messageString, options) ->
+    @addMessage(new Message(type, messageString, options))
+
+  addMessage: (message) ->
+    @messages.push(message)
+    @emitter.emit('did-add-message', message)
+    message
diff --git a/src/message.coffee b/src/message.coffee
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+++ b/src/message.coffee
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+module.exports =
+class Message
+  constructor: (@type, @message, @options={}) ->
+
+  getType: -> @type
+
+  getMessage: -> @message
+
+  isClosable: ->
+    !!@options.closable
+
+  getIcon: ->
+    return @options.icon if @options.icon?
+    switch @type
+      when 'fatal' then 'flame'
+      when 'error' then 'bug'
+      when 'warning' then 'alert'
+      when 'info' then 'info'
+      when 'success' then 'check'
+
+  getIssueUrl: ->
+    "https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/new?title=#{encodeURI(@getIssueTitle())}&body=#{encodeURI(@getIssueBody())}"
+
+  getIssueTitle: ->
+    @message
+
+  getIssueBody: ->
+    # TODO: crib version information from bug-report: https://github.com/lee-dohm/bug-report/blob/master/lib/bug-report.coffee#L69
+    """
+    There was an unhandled error
+
+    Stack Trace
+    ```
+    At #{@options.errorDetail}
+
+    #{@options.stack}
+    ```
+    """