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diff --git a/chromium/third_party/blink/renderer/README.md b/chromium/third_party/blink/renderer/README.md index bf03536f813..97df608b766 100644 --- a/chromium/third_party/blink/renderer/README.md +++ b/chromium/third_party/blink/renderer/README.md @@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ just a part of a larger "core". All of the above applies to `bindings/modules` and `modules/`. +### `extensions/` + +The `extensions/` directory contains embedder-specific, not-web-exposed APIs (e.g., not-web-exposed APIs for Chromium OS etc). +The directory is useful to implement embedder-specific, not-web-exposed APIs +using Blink technologies for web-exposed APIs like WebIDL, V8 bindings and Oilpan. + +Remember that you should not implement web-exposed APIs in `extensions/`. Web-exposed APIs should go through the standardization process and be implemented in `core/` or `modules/`. Also, per [the Chromium contributor guideline](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/contributing.md#code-guidelines), code that is not used by Chromium should not be added to `extensions/`. + +In terms of dependencies, `extensions/` can depend on `modules/`, `core/` and `platform/`, but not vice versa. + ### `controller/` The `controller/` directory contains the system infrastructure @@ -96,8 +106,7 @@ or to implement API for the embedder, it goes to `controller/`, however most of the features should go to other directories. Consult `controller/` OWNERS when in doubt. -In terms of dependencies, `controller/` can depend on `core/`, `platform/` and `modules/`, -but not vice versa. +In terms of dependencies, `controller/` can depend on `extensions/`, `modules/`, `core/` and `platform/`, but not vice versa. ### `build/` @@ -111,6 +120,7 @@ Dependencies only flow in the following order: - `public/web` - `controller/` +- `extensions/` - `modules/` and `bindings/modules` - `core/` and `bindings/core` - `platform/` @@ -158,8 +168,7 @@ script](../tools/blinkpy/presubmit/audit_non_blink_usage.py). ### Mojo -`core/`, `modules/`, `bindings/`, `platform/` and `controller/` can use Mojo and -directly talk to the browser process. This allows removal of unnecessary +Blink can use Mojo and directly talk to the browser process. This allows removal of unnecessary public APIs and abstraction layers and it is highly recommended. ## Contact |