Creating new WebRTC peer connections for every operation is inefficient and can lead to several issues:
- Resource overhead: Each peer connection consumes system resources and network bandwidth.
- Connection establishment delay: Setting up a new peer connection takes time due to signaling and ICE candidate gathering.
- Potential memory leaks: If connections aren't properly cleaned up, they can accumulate and cause performance issues.
Instead, use a connection management approach where you:
- Create peer connections once and store them in a dedicated manager class or object
- Handle connection lifecycle events (disconnection, errors, cleanup)
- Reuse existing connections when needed
- Properly clean up connections when they're no longer needed