Fast Inter-Canister Query Calls

[alexander]

Inter-Canister Query Calls (Status: done)

Summary Currently, smart contract canisters can send update calls to any canister. These calls can even form “chains” of calls such as the following: Imagine you have three canisters: A, B, and C. A.updateCall() → B.updateCall() → C Result: A gets a response in around 4 seconds* *(if it’s within the same subnet, it could be much faster or as slow as 5 seconds per call if its cross-subnet) This is helpful in making an application composed of multiple canisters calling each other. The “catch”…