How can I backup all of the texts on my iPhone to iMessage on my Mac?

I want to transfer every text on my iPhone, since the beginning of time, onto my Mac in an easily synced and accessible way. I want to use iMessage on my Mac to store all of the texts on my phone.
Eventually, I want to hold only a month/week's worth of texts on my iPhone to save space.

Text (SMS) cannot be mixed with iMessage.
You can do a backup using iTunes where your SMS and iMessage will be included but you can't be selective on what you want to restore. It's all or nothing. Furthermore the backup cannot be read without a 3rd party tool.
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