diff --git a/internal/pubsub/message.go b/internal/pubsub/message.go
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+// Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+
+package pubsub
+
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+// AckHandler implements ack/nack handling.
+type AckHandler interface {
+	// OnAck processes a message ack.
+	OnAck()
+
+	// OnNack processes a message nack.
+	OnNack()
+}
+
+// Message represents a Pub/Sub message.
+type Message struct {
+	// ID identifies this message. This ID is assigned by the server and is
+	// populated for Messages obtained from a subscription.
+	//
+	// This field is read-only.
+	ID string
+
+	// Data is the actual data in the message.
+	Data []byte
+
+	// Attributes represents the key-value pairs the current message is
+	// labelled with.
+	Attributes map[string]string
+
+	// PublishTime is the time at which the message was published. This is
+	// populated by the server for Messages obtained from a subscription.
+	//
+	// This field is read-only.
+	PublishTime time.Time
+
+	// DeliveryAttempt is the number of times a message has been delivered.
+	// This is part of the dead lettering feature that forwards messages that
+	// fail to be processed (from nack/ack deadline timeout) to a dead letter topic.
+	// If dead lettering is enabled, this will be set on all attempts, starting
+	// with value 1. Otherwise, the value will be nil.
+	// This field is read-only.
+	DeliveryAttempt *int
+
+	// OrderingKey identifies related messages for which publish order should
+	// be respected. If empty string is used, message will be sent unordered.
+	OrderingKey string
+
+	// ackh handles Ack() or Nack().
+	ackh AckHandler
+}
+
+// Ack indicates successful processing of a Message passed to the Subscriber.Receive callback.
+// It should not be called on any other Message value.
+// If message acknowledgement fails, the Message will be redelivered.
+// Client code must call Ack or Nack when finished for each received Message.
+// Calls to Ack or Nack have no effect after the first call.
+func (m *Message) Ack() {
+	if m.ackh != nil {
+		m.ackh.OnAck()
+	}
+}
+
+// Nack indicates that the client will not or cannot process a Message passed to the Subscriber.Receive callback.
+// It should not be called on any other Message value.
+// Nack will result in the Message being redelivered more quickly than if it were allowed to expire.
+// Client code must call Ack or Nack when finished for each received Message.
+// Calls to Ack or Nack have no effect after the first call.
+func (m *Message) Nack() {
+	if m.ackh != nil {
+		m.ackh.OnNack()
+	}
+}
+
+// NewMessage creates a message with an AckHandler implementation, which should
+// not be nil.
+func NewMessage(ackh AckHandler) *Message {
+	return &Message{ackh: ackh}
+}
+
+// MessageAckHandler provides access to the internal field Message.ackh.
+func MessageAckHandler(m *Message) AckHandler {
+	return m.ackh
+}
diff --git a/internal/pubsub/publish.go b/internal/pubsub/publish.go
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+// Copyright 2020 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+
+package pubsub
+
+import "context"
+
+// A PublishResult holds the result from a call to Publish.
+type PublishResult struct {
+	ready    chan struct{}
+	serverID string
+	err      error
+}
+
+// Ready returns a channel that is closed when the result is ready.
+// When the Ready channel is closed, Get is guaranteed not to block.
+func (r *PublishResult) Ready() <-chan struct{} { return r.ready }
+
+// Get returns the server-generated message ID and/or error result of a Publish call.
+// Get blocks until the Publish call completes or the context is done.
+func (r *PublishResult) Get(ctx context.Context) (serverID string, err error) {
+	// If the result is already ready, return it even if the context is done.
+	select {
+	case <-r.Ready():
+		return r.serverID, r.err
+	default:
+	}
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return "", ctx.Err()
+	case <-r.Ready():
+		return r.serverID, r.err
+	}
+}
+
+// NewPublishResult creates a PublishResult.
+func NewPublishResult() *PublishResult {
+	return &PublishResult{ready: make(chan struct{})}
+}
+
+// SetPublishResult sets the server ID and error for a publish result and closes
+// the Ready channel.
+func SetPublishResult(r *PublishResult, sid string, err error) {
+	r.serverID = sid
+	r.err = err
+	close(r.ready)
+}