def create_message():
    if not request.json or not ('sender_s' in request.json and 'recipient_s' in request.json):
        abort(400)
    newMessage = SimpleMessage()
    newMessage.sender = request.json['sender_s']
    newMessage.recipient = request.json['recipient_s']
    newMessage.body = request.json.get('body_s',"")
    riakObj = store(newMessage)
    return jsonify({'key': riakObj.key, 'message': newMessage.serialize()}), 201