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 # htt-post-message
-
-A library to enabled HTTP communication over window.postMessage using window-post-message-proxy.  The enables communicating with iframes in a well known protocol and pattern.
+A generic messaging component to send HTTP style message payloads over the window.postMessage API. Requires an implementation of window postMessage proxy such as 'window-post-message-proxy'.
 
 ## Installation
 ```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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 {
   "name": "http-post-message",
   "version": "0.1.1",
-  "description": "A library to enabled HTTP communication over window.postMessage using window-post-message-proxy.  The enables communicating with iframes in a well known protocol and pattern.",
+  "description": "A generic messaging component to send HTTP style message payloads over the window.postMessage API. Requires an implementation of window postMessage proxy such as 'window-post-message-proxy'.",
   "main": "dist/httpPostMessage.js",
   "typings": "dist/httpPostMessage.d.ts",
   "scripts": {