diff --git a/lib/client/models/comment.dart b/lib/client/models/comment.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab322c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/models/comment.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import 'package:json_annotation/json_annotation.dart';
+
+part 'comment.g.dart';
+
+/// based on https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/464ea862b10fa7b226b2550268e40d8e685a939c/server/lemmy_db/src/comment_view.rs#L91
+@JsonSerializable(fieldRename: FieldRename.snake, createToJson: false)
+class CommentView {
+  final int id;
+  final int creatorId;
+  final int postId;
+  final String postName;
+  /// can be null
+  final int parentId;
+  final String content;
+  final bool removed;
+  final bool read;
+  final DateTime published;
+  /// can be null
+  @JsonKey(fromJson: DateTime.tryParse)
+  final DateTime updated;
+  final bool deleted;
+  final String apId;
+  final bool local;
+  final int communityId;
+  final String communityActorId;
+  final bool communityLocal;
+  final String communityName;
+  /// can be null
+  final String communityIcon;
+  final bool banned;
+  final bool bannedFromCommunity;
+  final String creatorActorId;
+  final bool creatorLocal;
+  final String creatorName;
+  /// can be null
+  final String creatorPreferredUsername;
+  final DateTime creatorPublished;
+  /// can be null
+  final String creatorAvatar;
+  final int score;
+  final int upvotes;
+  final int downvotes;
+  final int hotRank;
+  final int hotRankActive;
+  /// can be null
+  final int userId;
+  /// can be null
+  final int myVote;
+  /// can be null
+  final bool subscribed;
+  /// can be null
+  final bool saved;
+
+  const CommentView({
+    this.id,
+    this.creatorId,
+    this.postId,
+    this.postName,
+    this.parentId,
+    this.content,
+    this.removed,
+    this.read,
+    this.published,
+    this.updated,
+    this.deleted,
+    this.apId,
+    this.local,
+    this.communityId,
+    this.communityActorId,
+    this.communityLocal,
+    this.communityName,
+    this.communityIcon,
+    this.banned,
+    this.bannedFromCommunity,
+    this.creatorActorId,
+    this.creatorLocal,
+    this.creatorName,
+    this.creatorPreferredUsername,
+    this.creatorPublished,
+    this.creatorAvatar,
+    this.score,
+    this.upvotes,
+    this.downvotes,
+    this.hotRank,
+    this.hotRankActive,
+    this.userId,
+    this.myVote,
+    this.subscribed,
+    this.saved,
+  });
+
+  factory CommentView.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
+      _$CommentViewFromJson(json);
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/models/comment.g.dart b/lib/client/models/comment.g.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93d366e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/models/comment.g.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
+
+part of 'comment.dart';
+
+// **************************************************************************
+// JsonSerializableGenerator
+// **************************************************************************
+
+CommentView _$CommentViewFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+  return CommentView(
+    id: json['id'] as int,
+    creatorId: json['creator_id'] as int,
+    postId: json['post_id'] as int,
+    postName: json['post_name'] as String,
+    parentId: json['parent_id'] as int,
+    content: json['content'] as String,
+    removed: json['removed'] as bool,
+    read: json['read'] as bool,
+    published: json['published'] == null
+        ? null
+        : DateTime.parse(json['published'] as String),
+    updated: DateTime.tryParse(json['updated'] as String),
+    deleted: json['deleted'] as bool,
+    apId: json['ap_id'] as String,
+    local: json['local'] as bool,
+    communityId: json['community_id'] as int,
+    communityActorId: json['community_actor_id'] as String,
+    communityLocal: json['community_local'] as bool,
+    communityName: json['community_name'] as String,
+    communityIcon: json['community_icon'] as String,
+    banned: json['banned'] as bool,
+    bannedFromCommunity: json['banned_from_community'] as bool,
+    creatorActorId: json['creator_actor_id'] as String,
+    creatorLocal: json['creator_local'] as bool,
+    creatorName: json['creator_name'] as String,
+    creatorPreferredUsername: json['creator_preferred_username'] as String,
+    creatorPublished: json['creator_published'] == null
+        ? null
+        : DateTime.parse(json['creator_published'] as String),
+    creatorAvatar: json['creator_avatar'] as String,
+    score: json['score'] as int,
+    upvotes: json['upvotes'] as int,
+    downvotes: json['downvotes'] as int,
+    hotRank: json['hot_rank'] as int,
+    hotRankActive: json['hot_rank_active'] as int,
+    userId: json['user_id'] as int,
+    myVote: json['my_vote'] as int,
+    subscribed: json['subscribed'] as bool,
+    saved: json['saved'] as bool,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/models/post.dart b/lib/client/models/post.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b860a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/models/post.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import 'package:json_annotation/json_annotation.dart';
+
+part 'post.g.dart';
+
+/// based on https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/blob/464ea862b10fa7b226b2550268e40d8e685a939c/server/lemmy_db/src/post_view.rs#L113
+@JsonSerializable(fieldRename: FieldRename.snake, createToJson: false)
+class PostView {
+  final int id;
+  final String name;
+  /// can be null
+  final String url;
+  /// can be null
+  final String body;
+  final int creatorId;
+  final int communityId;
+  final bool removed;
+  final bool locked;
+  final DateTime published;
+  /// can be null
+  @JsonKey(fromJson: DateTime.tryParse)
+  final DateTime updated;
+  final bool deleted;
+  final bool nsfw;
+  final bool stickied;
+  /// can be null
+  final String embedTitle;
+  /// can be null
+  final String embedDescription;
+  /// can be null
+  final String embedHtml;
+  /// can be null
+  final String thumbnailUrl;
+  final String apId;
+  final bool local;
+  final String creatorActorId;
+  final bool creatorLocal;
+  final String creatorName;
+  /// can be null
+  final String creatorPreferredUsername;
+  final DateTime creatorPublished;
+  /// can be null
+  final String creatorAvatar;
+  final bool banned;
+  final bool bannedFromCommunity;
+  final String communityActorId;
+  final bool communityLocal;
+  final String communityName;
+  /// can be null
+  final String communityIcon;
+  final bool communityRemoved;
+  final bool communityDeleted;
+  final bool communityNsfw;
+  final int numberOfComments;
+  final int score;
+  final int upvotes;
+  final int downvotes;
+  final int hotRank;
+  final int hotRankActive;
+  final DateTime newestActivityTime;
+  /// can be null
+  final int userId;
+  /// can be null
+  final int myVote;
+  /// can be null
+  final bool subscribed;
+  /// can be null
+  final bool read;
+  /// can be null
+  final bool saved;
+
+  const PostView({
+    this.id,
+    this.name,
+    this.url,
+    this.body,
+    this.creatorId,
+    this.communityId,
+    this.removed,
+    this.locked,
+    this.published,
+    this.updated,
+    this.deleted,
+    this.nsfw,
+    this.stickied,
+    this.embedTitle,
+    this.embedDescription,
+    this.embedHtml,
+    this.thumbnailUrl,
+    this.apId,
+    this.local,
+    this.creatorActorId,
+    this.creatorLocal,
+    this.creatorName,
+    this.creatorPreferredUsername,
+    this.creatorPublished,
+    this.creatorAvatar,
+    this.banned,
+    this.bannedFromCommunity,
+    this.communityActorId,
+    this.communityLocal,
+    this.communityName,
+    this.communityIcon,
+    this.communityRemoved,
+    this.communityDeleted,
+    this.communityNsfw,
+    this.numberOfComments,
+    this.score,
+    this.upvotes,
+    this.downvotes,
+    this.hotRank,
+    this.hotRankActive,
+    this.newestActivityTime,
+    this.userId,
+    this.myVote,
+    this.subscribed,
+    this.read,
+    this.saved,
+  });
+
+  factory PostView.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
+      _$PostViewFromJson(json);
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/models/post.g.dart b/lib/client/models/post.g.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e12e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/client/models/post.g.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// GENERATED CODE - DO NOT MODIFY BY HAND
+
+part of 'post.dart';
+
+// **************************************************************************
+// JsonSerializableGenerator
+// **************************************************************************
+
+PostView _$PostViewFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
+  return PostView(
+    id: json['id'] as int,
+    name: json['name'] as String,
+    url: json['url'] as String,
+    body: json['body'] as String,
+    creatorId: json['creator_id'] as int,
+    communityId: json['community_id'] as int,
+    removed: json['removed'] as bool,
+    locked: json['locked'] as bool,
+    published: json['published'] == null
+        ? null
+        : DateTime.parse(json['published'] as String),
+    updated: DateTime.tryParse(json['updated'] as String),
+    deleted: json['deleted'] as bool,
+    nsfw: json['nsfw'] as bool,
+    stickied: json['stickied'] as bool,
+    embedTitle: json['embed_title'] as String,
+    embedDescription: json['embed_description'] as String,
+    embedHtml: json['embed_html'] as String,
+    thumbnailUrl: json['thumbnail_url'] as String,
+    apId: json['ap_id'] as String,
+    local: json['local'] as bool,
+    creatorActorId: json['creator_actor_id'] as String,
+    creatorLocal: json['creator_local'] as bool,
+    creatorName: json['creator_name'] as String,
+    creatorPreferredUsername: json['creator_preferred_username'] as String,
+    creatorPublished: json['creator_published'] == null
+        ? null
+        : DateTime.parse(json['creator_published'] as String),
+    creatorAvatar: json['creator_avatar'] as String,
+    banned: json['banned'] as bool,
+    bannedFromCommunity: json['banned_from_community'] as bool,
+    communityActorId: json['community_actor_id'] as String,
+    communityLocal: json['community_local'] as bool,
+    communityName: json['community_name'] as String,
+    communityIcon: json['community_icon'] as String,
+    communityRemoved: json['community_removed'] as bool,
+    communityDeleted: json['community_deleted'] as bool,
+    communityNsfw: json['community_nsfw'] as bool,
+    numberOfComments: json['number_of_comments'] as int,
+    score: json['score'] as int,
+    upvotes: json['upvotes'] as int,
+    downvotes: json['downvotes'] as int,
+    hotRank: json['hot_rank'] as int,
+    hotRankActive: json['hot_rank_active'] as int,
+    newestActivityTime: json['newest_activity_time'] == null
+        ? null
+        : DateTime.parse(json['newest_activity_time'] as String),
+    userId: json['user_id'] as int,
+    myVote: json['my_vote'] as int,
+    subscribed: json['subscribed'] as bool,
+    read: json['read'] as bool,
+    saved: json['saved'] as bool,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index dacbe7b..6dad3fa 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 # Generated by pub
 # See https://dart.dev/tools/pub/glossary#lockfile
 packages:
+  _fe_analyzer_shared:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: _fe_analyzer_shared
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.0.0"
+  analyzer:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: analyzer
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.39.14"
   archive:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -29,6 +43,62 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.0.0"
+  build:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: build
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.3.0"
+  build_config:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: build_config
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.4.2"
+  build_daemon:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: build_daemon
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.1.4"
+  build_resolvers:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: build_resolvers
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.3.10"
+  build_runner:
+    dependency: "direct dev"
+    description:
+      name: build_runner
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.10.1"
+  build_runner_core:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: build_runner_core
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "6.0.0"
+  built_collection:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: built_collection
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "4.3.2"
+  built_value:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: built_value
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "7.1.0"
   charcode:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -36,6 +106,27 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.1.3"
+  checked_yaml:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: checked_yaml
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.0.2"
+  cli_util:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: cli_util
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.1.4"
+  code_builder:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: code_builder
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.4.0"
   collection:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -57,6 +148,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.4"
+  csslib:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: csslib
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.16.2"
   cupertino_icons:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
@@ -64,6 +162,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.1.3"
+  dart_style:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: dart_style
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.3.6"
   effective_dart:
     dependency: "direct dev"
     description:
@@ -71,6 +176,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.2.4"
+  fixnum:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: fixnum
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.10.11"
   flutter:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description: flutter
@@ -81,6 +193,41 @@ packages:
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.0"
+  glob:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: glob
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.2.0"
+  graphs:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: graphs
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.0"
+  html:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: html
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.14.0+3"
+  http_multi_server:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: http_multi_server
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.2.0"
+  http_parser:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: http_parser
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.1.4"
   image:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -88,6 +235,41 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.12"
+  io:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: io
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.3.4"
+  js:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: js
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.6.2"
+  json_annotation:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: json_annotation
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.0.1"
+  json_serializable:
+    dependency: "direct dev"
+    description:
+      name: json_serializable
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "3.3.0"
+  logging:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: logging
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.11.4"
   matcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -102,6 +284,34 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.1.8"
+  mime:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: mime
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.6+3"
+  node_interop:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: node_interop
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.1"
+  node_io:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: node_io
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.1"
+  package_config:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: package_config
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.9.3"
   path:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -109,6 +319,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "1.6.4"
+  pedantic:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: pedantic
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.9.0"
   petitparser:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -116,6 +333,27 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.4.0"
+  pool:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: pool
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.4.0"
+  pub_semver:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: pub_semver
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.4.4"
+  pubspec_parse:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: pubspec_parse
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.1.5"
   quiver:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -123,11 +361,32 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.1.3"
+  shelf:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: shelf
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.7.7"
+  shelf_web_socket:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: shelf_web_socket
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.2.3"
   sky_engine:
     dependency: transitive
     description: flutter
     source: sdk
     version: "0.0.99"
+  source_gen:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: source_gen
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.6"
   source_span:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -149,6 +408,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.0.0"
+  stream_transform:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: stream_transform
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.2.0"
   string_scanner:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -170,6 +436,13 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.2.15"
+  timing:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: timing
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.1.1+2"
   typed_data:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -184,6 +457,20 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "2.0.8"
+  watcher:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: watcher
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "0.9.7+15"
+  web_socket_channel:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: web_socket_channel
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.1.0"
   xml:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
@@ -191,5 +478,12 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
     source: hosted
     version: "3.6.1"
+  yaml:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: yaml
+      url: "https://pub.dartlang.org"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.2.1"
 sdks:
   dart: ">=2.7.0 <3.0.0"
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 2b7d01f..dc1e7f1 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ environment:
   sdk: ">=2.7.0 <3.0.0"
 
 dependencies:
+  json_annotation: ^3.0.1
   flutter:
     sdk: flutter
 
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test:
     sdk: flutter
   effective_dart: ^1.0.0
+  json_serializable: ^3.3.0
+  build_runner: ^1.10.0
 # For information on the generic Dart part of this file, see the
 # following page: https://dart.dev/tools/pub/pubspec