def create_window(name, title, message, options=None, required=None, active=True, window_type="FORM"):
    """
        Returns a window `dict` to be used by lottus
        :param name `str`: name of the window
        :param title `str`: title of the window
        :param message `str`: message of the window
        :param options `list`: list of `dict` options from which the client must choose
        :param required `dict`: the variable that will be created and stored in the session
        :param active `bool`: indicates whether the window will be showed to the client
        :param window_type `str`: indicates whether the will is a FORM or a MESSAGE
    """
    return {
        'name': name, 
        'message': message,
        'title': title,
        'options': options,
        'active': active,
        'type': window_type
    }