[doc] [#439] Add guidance on large transfers

wiki/1-Getting-started.md

@@ -173,13 +173,36 @@ client event-msg | `{:keys [event id ?data send-fn]}`
 `:ring-req` | Ring map for Ajax request or WebSocket's initial handshake request
 `:?reply-fn` | Present only when client requested a reply
 
-
 ## Summary
 
  * Clients use `chsk-send!` to send `event`s to the server and optionally request a reply with timeout
  * Server uses `chsk-send!` to send `event`s to _all_ the clients (browser tabs, devices, etc.) of a particular connected user by his/her [user-id](./2-Client-and-user-ids).
  * The server can also use an `event-msg`'s `?reply-fn` to _reply_ to a particular client `event` using an _arbitrary edn value_
 
+## Limitations
+
+### Large transfers
+
+I recommend **not** using Sente to transfer large payloads (> 1MB).
+
+The reason is that Sente will by default operate over a WebSocket when possible. This is great for realtime bidirectional communications, but it does mean that there's a bottleneck on that socket.
+
+If a WebSocket connection is saturated dealing with a large transfer, other communications (e.g. notifications) won't be able to get through until the large transfer completes.
+
+In the worst case (with very large payloads and/or very slow connections), this could even cause the **client to disconnect** due to an apparently unresponsive server.
+
+Instead, I recommend using Sente **only for small payloads** (<= 1MB) and for **signalling**. For large payloads do the following:
+
+- **client->server**: the client can just request the large payload over Ajax
+- **server->client**: the server can signal the client to request the large payload over Ajax
+
+(Sente includes a [util](https://taoensso.github.io/sente/taoensso.sente.cljs.html#var-ajax-lite) to make Ajax requests very easy).
+
+This way you're using the ideal tools for each job:
+
+- Sente's realtime socket is reserved for realtime purposes
+- Dedicated Ajax requests are used for large transfers, and have access to normal browser HTTP caching, etc.
+
 ## Channel socket state
 
 Each time the client's channel socket state changes, a client-side `:chsk/state` event will fire that you can watch for and handle like any other event.

wiki/3-FAQ.md

@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ You've got two choices:
 
 [@danielsz](https://github.com/danielsz) has kindly provided a detailed example [here](../issues/62#issuecomment-58790741).
 
+# Can I use Sente for large data transfers?
+
+**No**, Sente shouldn't be used to transfer payloads larger than 1MB.
+
+The reason (and easy alternative) are explained [here](./1-Getting-started#large-transfers).
+
 # Lifecycle management (component management/shutdown, etc.)
 
 Using something like [@stuartsierra/component](https://github.com/stuartsierra/component) or [@palletops/leaven](https://github.com/palletops/leaven)?