* Fix: refactored Payload to have its own package

* Fix: fixed comment

* Fix: fixed wrong comment

* Fix: reverted some changes to keep the PR as small as possible

* Refactor: refactored Data to GenericDataPayload

* Fix: fixed last refactor issues

Co-authored-by: Hans Moog <hm@mkjc.net>

* refactor: Move messagelayer/message to tangle/

* refactor: Modify the method receiver and annotate the error messages

* refactor: Move messagelayer/payload to tangle/

* refactor: Modify the method receiver and annotate err messages in payload

* refactor: Move messagelayer/messagerequester to tangle/

* refactor: Modify the method receiver in requester

* refactor: Move messageparser/builtinfilter to tangle/

* refactor: Move messageparser/ to tangle/

* fix: Import fmt and minor fixes

* refactor: Move messagefactory/ to tangle/

* refactor: Move tipselector/ to tangle/

* refactor: Rename method receivers in tipselector

* refactor: Move messagelayer/tangle to tangle/

* refactor: Rename method receivers and annotate error messages in tangle

* refactor: Move messagelayer/test to tangle/

* fix: Update to the develop branch

* refactor: Create data payload in testing message creation

* fix: Fix 



* fix: Rename for consistency

* fix: Move message related const from payload.go to message.go

* refactor: Use single character for method receivers

* fix: Fix the unit test by using the correct variable name

* Feat: merged marshal changes

* Feat: removed superfluous test

* Fix: fixed wrong comment

* refactor: Annotate error messages in marshal functions

* refactor: Import fmt package

* refactor: Aggregate all filters into filter.go

* refactor: Rename Factory to MessageFactory to clarify the functionality

* refactor: Rename Parser to MessageParser to clarify the functionality

* refactor: Rename Requester to MessageRequester to clarify the functionality

* refactor: Rename Parse to FromMarshalUtil for naming consistency

* refactor: Fix comments

Co-authored-by: Hans Moog <hm@mkjc.net>

* refactor: Rename trunk and branch to parent1 and parent2

* refactor: Minor fixes

* refactor: Update packr file

* refactor: Rename trunk/branch in tools api handlers

* Add check for allowed payload size to message factory

* Fix factory usage in tests

* Add test

* Remove invalid payload size checks

* Adjust maxPacketSize in gossip and buffconn to 65KB

* Bones

* Upgrade to latest hive.go version

* Bones for the good boy!

* add pow and nonce to the message

* add pow plugin

* fix pow tests

* fix linter warnings

* fix typo

* fix panic when messagelayer is disabled

* improve logging

* fix typo

* make the pow check a byte filter

* decrease the test PoW difficulty even further

* expose the pow filter and use it in the pow plugin

* Apply suggestions from code review

* make length of nonce a const

Co-authored-by: Luca Moser <moser.luca@gmail.com>

* adapt to new hive.go version

* upgrade hive.go

* use store backed sequence

* add option to use in-memory database

* address review comments

* replace 'transaction' with 'message' in message layer pkg

* remove more occurrences of 'transaction'

* fixes ReferencedMessageId() returning approverMessageId

* renames ApprovingMessageId to ApproverMessageId

* use ApproverMessageId in deleteFureCone()

* refactors message pkg

* renames payloadId in Message to contentId

* finalize comment on what a Message is

* refactors additional message sub pkgs

* renames 'transaction' to 'message' in gossip plugin

* removes occurrences of 'transaction' in graph plugin

* removes occurrences of 'transaction' in metrics plugin

* refactors dashboard plugin for messages

* removes further occurrences where tx is used instead of msg

* fixes TestMessageRequest in manager_test.go

* go fmt explorer_routes.go

* fix review comments

* fix Errorf order

* throw around bones

* Feat: refactored message + started to add tests

* Refactor: go mod tidy

* Refactor: continued to refactor message

* Feat: updated to last hive.go + added Signature() methid

* Feat: go mod tidy

* Feat: added mutex to the signature write in Bytes()

* Fix: fixed Signature method

* Feat: refactored message methods

* Added plugin structure and DB sequence number. WIP

* First version of transaction factory and builders for payloads #275

* Move marshalutil to hive.go

* Refactor existing code (before binary) to use new hive.go/identity #282

* Adjust binary code to use hive.go/identity and remove signature/ed25519 #282

* Adjust moved files from merge to use hive.go/marshalutil

* Adjust moved files from merge to use hive.go/identity and hive.go/crypto

* Adjust to merged changes

* Rename to MessageFactory

* Use local identity and tip selector

* Rename package

* Add tests

* Changed BuildMessage to receive an interface value instead of pointer

* Refactoring and comments

* Fix: fixed issues due to refactor

* Refactor: refactored the code

* Refactor: removed unnecessary messagefactory plugin

* Refactor: cleaned up code

* Feat: made spammer use messagefactory

* Refactor: refactored method name and docs

* Refactor: additional refactor

* Refactor: go mod tidy

Co-authored-by: Hans Moog <hm@mkjc.net>