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# Chromium docs
This directory contains chromium project documentation in
[Gitiles-flavored Markdown].
[Gitiles-flavored Markdown](https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gitiles/+/master/Documentation/markdown.md).
It is automatically
[rendered by Gitiles](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/).
If you add new documents, please also add a link to them in the Document Index
below.
[TOC]
## Style guide
Markdown documents must follow the [style guide].
Markdown documents must follow the [style guide](https://github.com/google/styleguide/tree/gh-pages/docguide).
## Previewing changes
You can preview your local changes using [md_browser]:
You can preview your local changes using [md_browser](../tools/md_browser/):
```bash
# in chromium checkout
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./tools/md_browser/md_browser.py
```
[Gitiles-flavored Markdown]: https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gitiles/+/master/Documentation/markdown.md
[style guide]: https://github.com/google/styleguide/tree/gh-pages/docguide
[md_browser]: ../tools/md_browser/
## Document Index
### Checking Out and Building
* [Linux Build Instructions](linux_build_instructions.md) - Linux
* [Mac Build Instructions](mac_build_instructions.md) - MacOS
* [Windows Build Instructions](windows_build_instructions.md) - Windows
* [Android Build Instructions](android_build_instructions.md) - Android target
(on a Linux host)
* [Cast Build Instructions](linux_cast_build_instructions.md) - Cast target
(on a Linux host)
* [Cast for Android Build Instructions](android_cast_build_instructions.md) -
Cast for Android (on a Linux host)
* [iOS Build Instructions](ios/build_instructions.md) - iOS target (on a MacOS
host)
* [Linux Chromium ARM Recipes](linux_chromium_arm.md) - Recipes for building
Chromium for ARM on Linux.
* [Common Build Tasks](common_build_tasks.md) - Recipes for slightly more
advanced build tasks
* [Chrome Component Build](component_build.md) - Faster builds using more
libraries
* [Using the BuildRunner](using_build_runner.md) - Scripts that extract build
stops from builders and runs them locally on a slave
* [Cr User Manual](cr_user_manual.md) - Manual for `cr`, a tool that tries to
hide some of the tools used for working on Chromium behind an abstraction
layer
### Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Set Up Guides
* [Android Studio](android_studio.md) - Android Studio for Android builds
* [Eclipse for Android](eclipse.md) - Eclipse for Android
* [Eclipse for Linux](linux_eclipse_dev.md) - Eclipse for other platforms
(This guide was written for Linux, but is probably usable on Windows/MacOS
as well)
* [Qt Creator](qtcreator.md) - Using Qt Creator as an IDE or GUI debugger
* [Setting up Visual Studio Code](vscode.md) - Visual Studio Code
* [EMACS Notes](emacs.md) - EMACS commands/styles/tool integrations
* [Atom](atom.md) - Atom multi-platform code editor
### Git
* [Git Cookbook](git_cookbook.md) - A collection of git recipes for common
tasks
* [Git Tips](git_tips.md) - More git tips
### Clang
* [Clang Compiler](clang.md) - General information on the clang compiler, used
by default on Mac and Linux
* [Clang Tool Refactoring](clang_tool_refactoring.md) - Leveraging clang tools
to perform refactorings that are AST-aware
* [The Clang Static Analyzer](clang_static_analyzer.md) - How to enable static
analysis at build time
* [Writing Clang Plugins](writing_clang_plugins.md) - Don't write a clang
plugin, but if you do, read this
* [Updating Clang](updating_clang.md) - Updating the version of Clang used to
build
* [Using clang-format on Chromium C++ Code](clang_format.md) - Various ways to
invoke clang-format on C++ code
* [Clang Tidy](clang_tidy.md) - Support for the `clang-tidy` tool in Chromium
* [Updating Clang Format Binaries](updating_clang_format_binaries.md) - How up
update the clang-format binaries that come with a checkout of Chromium
### General Development
* [Code Reviews](code_reviews.md) - Code review requirements and guidelines
* [Closure Compilation](closure_compilation.md) - The _Closure_ JavaScript
compiler
* [Callback<> and Bind()](callback.md) - All about Callbacks, Closures, and
Bind().
* [Views Platform Styling](ui/views/platform_style.md) - How views are styled
to fit in different native platforms
* [Tab Helpers](tab_helpers.md) - Using WebContents/WebContentsObserver to add
features to browser tabs.
* [Adding third_party Libraries](adding_to_third_party.md) - How to get code
into third_party/
* [Graphical Debugging Aid for Chromium Views](graphical_debugging_aid_chromium_views.md) -
Visualizing view trees during debugging
* [Bitmap Pipeline](bitmap_pipeline.md) - How bitmaps are moved from the
renderer to the screen.
* [base::Optional](optional.md) - How to use `base::Optional` in C++ code.
* [Using the Origin Trials Framework](origin_trials_integration.md) - A
framework for conditionally enabling experimental APIs for testing.
* [`SharedModelTypeProcessor` in Unified Sync and Storage](sync/uss/shared_model_type_processor.md) -
Notes on the central data structure used in Chrome Sync.
* [Chrome Sync's Model API](sync/model_api.md) - Data models used for syncing
information across devices using Chrome Sync.
* [Ozone Overview](ozone_overview.md) - Ozone is an abstraction layer between
the window system and low level input and graphics.
* [Optimizing Chrome Web UIs](optimizing_web_uis.md) - Notes on making webuis
more performant
* [ES6 Support in Chromium](es6_chromium.md) - Implementation of ECMAScript6
features in Chromium
### Testing
* [Running and Debugging Layout Tests](testing/layout_tests.md)
* [Writing Layout Tests](testing/writing_layout_tests.md) - Layout Tests using
`content_shell`
* [Layout Test Expectations and Baselines](testing/layout_test_expectations.md) -
Setting expected results of layout tests.
* [Layout Tests Tips](testing/layout_tests_tips.md) - Best practices for Layout
Tests
* [Layout Tests with Manual Fallback](testing/layout_tests_with_manual_fallback.md) -
Writing tests that simulate manual interventions
* [Extending the Layout Test Framework](how_to_extend_layout_test_framework.md)
* [Fixing Layout Test Flakiness](testing/identifying_tests_that_depend_on_order.md) -
Diagnosing and fixing layout test flakiness due to ordering dependencies.
* [Running Layout Tests using `content_shell`](testing/layout_tests_in_content_shell.md) -
Running layout tests by hand.
* [Testing Browser Dialogs](testing/test_browser_dialog.md) - Using
TestBrowserDialog
* [Web Platform Tests](testing/web_platform_tests.md) - Shared tests across
browser vendors
* [Using Breakpad with `content_shell`](testing/using_breakpad_with_content_shell.md) -
Capture stack traces on layout test crashes without an attached debugger
* [Test Descriptions](test_descriptions.md) - Unit test targets that can be
built, with associated desciptions.
* [IPC Fuzzer](ipc_fuzzer.md) - Fuzz testing of Chromium IPC interfaces.
### Misc Linux-Specific Docs
* [Linux Proxy Config](linux_proxy_config.md) - Network proxy sources on Linux
* [Debugging SSL on Linux](linux_debugging_ssl.md) - Tips on debugging SSL
code in Linux
* [Linux Cert Managment](linux_cert_management.md) - Managing X.509
Certificates in Linux
* [Tips for Debugging on Linux](linux_debugging.md)
* [Linux GTK Theme Integration](linux_gtk_theme_integration.md) - Having
Chrome match the GTK+ theme.
* [Gtk vs ViewsGtk](gtk_vs_views_gtk.md) - Notes on when to use Gtk vs
ViewsGtk
* [Browser Plugins on Linux](linux_plugins.md) - A collection of links to
information on how browser plugins work on Linux
* [Linux Crash Dumping](linux_crash_dumping.md) - How Breakpad uploads crash
reports to Google crash servers.
* [Linux Minidump to Core](linux_minidump_to_core.md) - How to convert a
Breakpad-generated minidump files to a core file readable by most debuggersx
* [Linux Sandbox IPC](linux_sandbox_ipc.md) - The lower level UPC system used
to route requests from the bottom of the call stack up into the browser.
* [Linux Dev Build as Default Browser](linux_dev_build_as_default_browser.md) -
How to configure a Dev build of Chrome as the default browser in Linux.
* [Linux Chromium Packages](linux_chromium_packages.md) - Packages of Chromium
browser (not Chrome) provided by some Linux distributions.
* [`seccomp` Sandbox Crash Dumping](seccomp_sandbox_crash_dumping.md) - Notes
on crash dumping a process running in a seccomp sandbox.
* [Linux Password Storage](linux_password_storage.md) - Keychain integrations
between Chromium and Linux.
* [Linux Sublime Development](linux_sublime_dev.md) - Using Sublime as an IDE
for Chromium development on Linux.
* [Building and Debugging GTK](linux_building_debug_gtk.md) - Building
Chromium against GTK using lower optimization levels and/or more debugging
symbols.
* [Debugging GTK](linux_debugging_gtk.md) - Using the GTK Debug packages and
related tools.
* [Chroot Notes](using_a_linux_chroot.md) - Setting up a chroot to work around
libfreetype differences in some versions of Linux.
* [Linux Sandboxing](linux_sandboxing.md) - The Linux multi-process model to
isolate browser components with different privileges.
* [Zygote Process](linux_zygote.md) - How the Linux Zygote process, used to
spawn new processes, works.
* [Running Layout Tests on Linux](layout_tests_linux.md) - Linux-specific
instructions for running layout tests.
* [Linux Sysroot Images](linux_sysroot.md) - How builds use libraries on Linux
* [`msttcorefonts` on Mandriva](mandriva_msttcorefonts.md) - Getting fonts
needed to build Chrome that are not available for Mandriva
* [Linux Hardware Video Decoding](linux_hw_video_decode.md) - Enabling
hardware video decode codepaths on Linux
### Misc MacOS-Specific Docs
* [Using CCache on Mac](ccache_mac.md) - Speed up builds on Mac using ccache
with clang/ninja
* [Cocoa tips and tricks](cocoa_tips_and_tricks.md) - A collection of idioms
used when writing Cocoa views and controllers
* [MacViews Release Plan](ui/views/macviews_release.md)
### Misc Windows-Specific Docs
* [Handling cygwin rebaseall failures](cygwin_dll_remapping_failure.md)
* [Hacking on ANGLE in Chromium](angle_in_chromium.md) - OpenGL ES 2.0 built
on top of DirectX
* [Retrieveing Code Analysis Warnings](retrieving_code_analysis_warnings.md) -
How to retrieve and summarize the warnings generated by Microsoft VC++'s
`/analyze` compile option.
* [Windows Split DLLs](windows_split_dll.md) - Splitting `chrome.dll` into
multiple dlls to work around toolchain limitations on Windows.
### Misc Android-Specific Docs
* [Google Play Services in Chrome for Android](google_play_services.md)
* [Accessing C++ Enums in Java](android_accessing_cpp_enums_in_java.md) - How
to use C++-defined enums in Java code
* [Profiling Content Shell on Android](profiling_content_shell_on_android.md) -
Setting up profiling for `content_shell` on Android
* [Working Remotely with Android](working_remotely_with_android.md) - Building
on a remote machine for an Android device connected to your local machine
* [Using FindBugs for Android](use_find_bugs_for_android.md) - Using the open
source static analysis tool findbugs on the Java code.
* [Android Test Instructions](android_test_instructions.md) - Running a build
on an Android device or emulator.
* [Android Debugging](android_debugging_instructions.md) - Tools and tips for
how to debug Java and/or C/C++ code running on Android.
* [Android Logging](android_logging.md) - How Chrome's logging API works with
`android.util.Log` on Android, and usage guidelines.
* [Chromoting Android Hacking](chromoting_android_hacking.md) - Viewing the
logs and debugging the Chrome Remote Desktop Android client.
### Misc iOS-Specific Docs
* [Continuous Build and Test Infrastructure for Chromium for iOS](ios/infra.md)
* [Opening links in Chrome for iOS](ios/opening_links.md) - How to have your
iOS app open links in Chrome.
* [User Agent in Chrome for iOS](ios/user_agent.md) - Notes on User Agent
strings using Chrome for iOS.
### Media
* [Audio Focus Handling](media/audio_focus.md) - How multiple MediaSession
audio streams interact
* [Autoplay of HTMLMediaElements](media/autoplay.md) - How HTMLMediaElements
are autoplayed.
* [Piranha Plant](piranha_plant.md) - Future architecture of MediaStreams
### Accessibility
* [Accessibility Overview](accessibility/overview.md) - Overview of
accessibility concerns and approaches in Chromium.
* [Accessibility Tests](accessibility/tests.md) - Where to find
accessibility-related tests in the codebase.
* [ChromeVox on Chrome OS](accessibility/chromevox.md) - Enabling spoken
feedback (ChromeVox) on Chrome OS.
* [ChromeVox on Desktop Linux](accessibility/chromevox_on_desktop_linux.md) -
Enabling spoken feedback (ChromeVox) on desktop Linux.
* [BRLTTY in Chrome OS](accessibility/brltty.md) - Chrome OS integration with
BRLTTY to support refreshable braille displays
* [PATTS on Chrome OS](accessibility/patts.md) - Notes on the PATTS speech
sythesis engine used on Chrome OS
* [VoiceOver](ios/voiceover.md) - Using Apple's VoiceOver feature with
Chromium on iOS.
### Memory Infrastructure Timeline Profiling (MemoryInfra)
* [Overview](memory-infra/README.md)
* [GPU Profiling](memory-infra/probe-gpu.md)
* [Adding Tracing to a Component](memory-infra/adding_memory_infra_tracing.md)
* [Enabling Startup Tracing](memory-infra/memory_infra_startup_tracing.md)
* [Memory Usage in CC](memory-infra/probe-cc.md)
* [Memory Benchmarks](memory-infra/memory_benchmarks.md)
* [Heap Profiling](memory-infra/heap_profiler.md)
* [Heap Profiling Internals](memory-infra/heap_profiler_internals.md)
### Misc
* [Useful URLs](useful_urls.md) - A collection of links to various tools and
dashboards
* [ERC IRC](erc_irc.md) - Using ERC in EMACS to access IRC
* [Kiosk Mode](kiosk_mode.md) - Simulating kiosk mode.
* [User Handle Mapping](user_handle_mapping.md) - Names of developers across
Chromium/IRC/Google
* [Documentation Best Practices](documentation_best_practices.md)
* [Documentation Guidelines](documentation_guidelines.md)
* [Shift-Based Development](shift_based_development.md) - An experiment in
handing off development of coordinated work between developers in different
time zones.
* [Chromium Browser vs Google Chrome](chromium_browser_vs_google_chrome.md) -
What's the difference between _Chromium Browser_ and _Google Chrome_?
* [Proxy Auto Config using WPAD](proxy_auto_config.md) - How WPAD servers are
used to automatically set proxy settings.
* [Installing Chromium OS on VMWare](installation_at_vmware.md) - How to
install Chromium OS on VMWare.
### Probably Obsolete
* [Old ChromeOS build instructions](old_chromeos_build_instructions.md)
* [TPM Quick Reference](tpm_quick_ref.md) - Trusted Platform Module notes.
* [System Hardening Features](system_hardening_features.md) - A list of
current and planned Chrome OS security features.
* [Browser View Resizer](browser_view_resizer.md) - Design doc for making
browser window resizing easier on Windows.
* [WebView Policies](webview_policies.md)
* [Linux Profiling](linux_profiling.md) - How to profile Chromium on Linux
* [Linux Graphics Pipeline](linux_graphics_pipeline.md)
* [Linux `SUID` Sandbox](linux_suid_sandbox.md) - Sandboxing renderers using a
SUID binary on Linux
* [Linux `SUID` Sandbox Development](linux_suid_sandbox_development.md) -
Development on the above system.
* [Linux PID Namespace Support](linux_pid_namespace_support.md)
* [Vanilla msysgit workflow](vanilla_msysgit_workflow.md) - A workflow for
using mostly vanilla git on Windows.
* [Old Chromoting Build Instructions](old_chromoting_build_instructions.md)
* [Old Options](chrome_settings.md) - Pre-Material Design chrome://settings
notes.