Send DWN Records
With Web5, records can be:
This guide shows how to use Web5 to handle each scenario.
Write to Local DWN
The records.create() function creates a record and also writes it to the user's local DWN. You do not need to call the send() function to write a record to a local DWN.
The same is true for the protocols.configure() function. It creates the protocol object and installs it on the user's local DWN. You do not need to call the send() method to install a protocol on a local DWN.
Send to User's Remote DWNs
By default, Web5 will automatically sync records and protocols between a user's local and remote DWNs. There is no special action required to accomplish this.
However, sync happens on a predefined interval. If you want a record or protocol immediately sent to the user's remote DWNs, then you can call send(). This will only send that particular record or protocol to the remote DWNs and is not a full sync of the DWNs.
Send to Recipient's DWNs
Assuming permission has been established, one party can send records to another. To do so, the user can create the record and then call send() to send it to another party.