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Re: Chromium embedded in U++ [message #31831 is a reply to message #31818]

Wed, 30 March 2011 10:55

mirek
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tojocky wrote on Tue, 29 March 2011 12:46

Hello All,

I propose to integrate Google Chrome (Chromium) browser in U++.

The idea is: U++ application process will run the original Chrome browser process and communicate via IPC (Inter Process Communication).

Let look to Google process architecture:
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I hope we need to integrate in U++ only Browser process functionality and wrap RenderViewHost. Render processes will be original Chrome executable(s).

What is good:

Cross-OS browser in U++;
The U++ application file size will be less than all Chrome functionality;
The hard work of the browser will be in separate process - render (Google chrome or Chromium);
The compile time and hardware requirements for compile will be less (not minim 4 gb of RAM);
The stability will not be lost in case of browser crash;
Can control render processes and turn off the unanswerable processes.

But can be some problems:

Version compatibility

The original idea was posted here

What we need to test:

If is possible to integrate browser functionality in U++ and wrap only the "RenderViewHost".
If is possible to get Chrome version and other details via IPC.

Any advice are welcome!

Interesting links can be:

I guess it would much more useful to integrate webkit... (which was proposed in the past, but never really done).

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