From e042da5bc14afc41671ee89bfcf568a7c3f41e24 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Godwin Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 22:07:30 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add a bit of in-memory docs --- docs/backends.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/backends.rst b/docs/backends.rst index be9faac..e79dda9 100644 --- a/docs/backends.rst +++ b/docs/backends.rst @@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ you wish; the API is very simple and documented below. In-memory --------- +The in-memory backend is the simplest, and not really a backend as such; +it exists purely to enable Django to run in a "normal" mode where no Channels +functionality is available, just normal HTTP request processing. You should +never need to set it explicitly. + +This backend provides no network transparency or non-blocking guarantees. + Database --------