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# Waku's Requirements on Codex
## Publish Large Messages - Uploader is online
To be used for messages archival in Chat SDK, Qaku, opchan, etc.
### Functionality
1. Ability to transfer a message of 1MB or more between two or more nodes.
2. Message's CID is less than 100kB.
### Usability
1. Developer can implement upload feature with 10 lines of code or less.
2. No configuration is necessary.
### Reliability
1. Download operation can be resumed.
2. Upload operation can be resumed.
3. Uploader can be expected to be online when user are downloading.
### Performance
None
### Supportability
1. Library for Browser applications.
2. Library for Nim desktop applications.
3. Library for Nim mobile applications.
**+ (Privacy, Anonymity, Censorship-Resistance, Deployments)**
1. The unavailability of a static host (IP, DNS) does not prevent a user to upload or download (censorship-resistance).
2. TODO (privacy)
## Publish Large Messages - Uploader is offline
To be used for
- large messages transfers (such as images, videos, audio) in Chat SDK, Opchan, etc.
- Enhancement of message archival (uploader does not need to be online for messages to be retrieved).
Builds on [Publish Large Messages - Uploader is online](#publish-large-messages---uploader-is-online)
### Functionality
1. Message is cached to enable retrieval without sender being online (once uploaded).
2. Best effort in terms of message retention; expectations on restrictions are documented.
### Usability
1. Receiver can download the large message, even if sender is offline, as long as they get the CID out-of-band.
### Reliability
1. Uploader may be offline when receiver is retrieving the large message.
### Performance
None
### Supportability
1. Library for Browser applications.
2. Library for Nim applications.
### + (Privacy, Anonymity, Censorship-Resistance, Deployments)**
TODO (privacy)
## Publish Large Messages - Retention is guaranteed
In this scenario, the uploader wants to ensure the data is persisted and is willing to pay for it.
This may be a Qaku Q&A admin, a opchan cell owner or Status Communities owner.
Builds on previous requirements.
### Functionality
1. Uploader may pay for large message storage to have guaranteed retention.
### Usability
1. Receiver can download the large message, even if sender is offline, as long as they get the CID out-of-band.
2. Receiver does not need to pay to retrieve the large message.
### Reliability
1. Uploader may be offline when receiver is retrieving the large message.
2. Uploader is guaranteed a period of retention for a given price.
### Performance
See previous requirements.
### Supportability
See previous requirements.
### + (Privacy, Anonymity, Censorship-Resistance, Deployments)**
See previous requirements.