- Exclude platform-specific includes (anything in < >) from the
clang preprocessor by using `!defined(GENERATING_CEF_API_HASH)`
in CEF header files.
- Define "target platforms" by passing platform- and architecture-
specific ifdefs to the clang preprocessor. Grep for `defined(OS_`
to identify headers that require target platform processing, and
then process for each target as the platform-specific API hash
contribution.
- Delete the univeral hash which is no longer a useful concept.
- Generated files are now created when running cef_create_projects or
the new version_manager.py tool. These files are still created in the
cef/ source tree (same location as before) but Git ignores them due to
the generated .gitignore file.
- API hashes are committed to Git as a new cef_api_versions.json file.
This file is used for both code generation and CEF version calculation
(replacing the previous usage of cef_api_hash.h for this purpose).
It will be updated by the CEF admin before merging breaking API
changes upstream.
- As an added benefit to the above, contributor PRs will no longer
contain generated code that is susceptible to frequent merge conflicts.
- From a code generation perspective, the main difference is that we now
use versioned structs (e.g. cef_browser_0_t instead of cef_browser_t)
on the libcef (dll/framework) side. Most of the make_*.py tool changes
are related to supporting this.
- From the client perspective, you can now define CEF_API_VERSION in the
project configuration (or get CEF_EXPERIMENTAL by default). This
define will change the API exposed in CEF’s include/ and include/capi
header files. All client-side targets including libcef_dll_wrapper
will need be recompiled when changing this define.
- Examples of the new API-related define usage are provided in
cef_api_version_test.h, api_version_test_impl.cc and
api_version_unittest.cc.
To test:
- Run `ceftests --gtest_filter=ApiVersionTest.*`
- Add `cef_api_version=13300` to GN_DEFINES. Re-run configure, build and
ceftests steps.
- Repeat with 13301, 13302, 13303 (all supported test versions).
- Move frame attachment from RenderFrameCreated to
DidCommitProvisionalLoad. This has a number of advantages:
- Significantly reduces the frequency of disconnects by avoiding
the GetInterface/DidCommitNavigation race condition.
- Stops connecting temporary frames (created during cross-origin
navigation), making callback behavior more consistent.
- Split frame detach and destruction notifications into separate
callbacks. OnFrameDetached now reflects a potentially recoverable
state. Add a new OnFrameDestroyed callback for the unrecoverable
destruction state.
Pass a new |popup_id| parameter to OnBeforePopup and call a new
OnBeforePopupAborted callback if the popup is aborted before
OnAfterCreated is called for the popup browser. Add new
CefBrowserHost::GetBrowserByIdentifier and GetOpenerIdentifier
methods to assist with retrieval of associated browsers.
In cefclient, clean up state when a popup is aborted and close
any associated popup browsers when the opener browser is closed.
This also works when running with `--use-default-popup`.
Fix implementation of CefBrowserView::RequestFocus for Chrome style
browsers. Match Alloy style behavior of requesting browser focus
(calling OnSetFocus) after initial navigation. Add CefView::HasFocus
and CefWindow::GetFocusedView that can be used in combination with
CefWindow::IsActive to determine global keyboard focus.
Update sample applications for the new behavior.
In cefclient:
- Browser receives initial focus via ViewsWindow::RequestBrowserFocus.
- When running with `--show-overlay-browser` (see #3790):
- Give initial focus to the overlay browser.
- Change the overlay popout shortcut to CTRL+SHIFT+O to avoid
assigning focus to the menu in the main window.
- Switching from overlay in the main window to popout browser
window will give focus to the popout browser.
- Switching from popout browser to overlay will leave current focus
unchanged (e.g. in the overlay browser, or somewhere else). User
gesture to activate the main window may be required on Mac/Linux.
- When running with `--no-active` don't give initial focus to either
browser.
In cefsimple:
- Browser receives initial focus via default handling.
TryCloseBrowser should potentially trigger JavaScript unload handlers
and return false. Add CefBrowserHost::IsReadyToBeClosed for detecting
mandatory close state. Enable, for Chrome style browsers, LifeSpanTest
that don't require DoClose(). Update related documentation.
When the V8 sandbox is enabled, ArrayBuffer backing stores must be
allocated inside the sandbox address space. This change introduces a new
CefV8Value::CreateArrayBufferWithCopy method that copies the memory
contents into the sandbox address space.
Enabling the V8 sandbox can have a performance impact, especially when
passing large ArrayBuffers from C++ code to the JS side. We have therefore
retained the old CefV8Value::CreateArrayBuffer method that references
external memory. However, this method can only be used if the V8 sandbox is
disabled at CEF/Chromium build time.
To disable the V8 sandbox add `v8_enable_sandbox=false` to
`GN_DEFINES` when building CEF/Chromium.
File dialogs that specify mime type (e.g. "image/*") accept filters will pass
those values unchanged to the OnFileDialog |accept_filters| parameter. The
default dialog implementation will show those filters in addition to a combined
"Custom Files" filter. This is a change from preexisting Google Chrome
behavior where only the combined "Custom Files" filter is displayed, and
restores CEF behavior that existed prior to 2ea7459a89.
Document the fact that OnFileDialog may be called twice, once before MIME type
expansion and once afterwards.
Add new OnFileDialog |accept_extensions| and |accept_descriptions| parameters
for MIME type extensions and descriptions.
Details: This change adds a SelectFileDialog::FileTypeInfo::extension_mimetypes
member and improves the logic in FileSelectHelper::GetFileTypesFromAcceptType
and file_dialog_manager.cc SelectFileToFileChooserParams to support recall of
the source mime type when populating the FileChooserParams structure.
To test:
- Run `ceftests --gtest_filter=DialogTest.*`
- Run `cefclient --url=https://tests/dialogs`
Set enable_alloy_bootstrap=false to build with Alloy bootstrap code
removed. Extension API is documented as deprecated in comments but
not compiled out with this arg.
Adds support for the OnAcceleratedPaint callback. Verified to work
on macOS and Windows. Linux support is present but not implemented
for cefclient, so it is not verified to work.
To test:
Run `cefclient --off-screen-rendering-enabled --shared-texture-enabled`
Split the Alloy runtime into bootstrap and style components. Support
creation of Alloy style browsers and windows with the Chrome runtime.
Chrome runtime (`--enable-chrome-runtime`) + Alloy style
(`--use-alloy-style`) supports Views (`--use-views`), native parent
(`--use-native`) and windowless rendering
(`--off-screen-rendering-enabled`).
Print preview is supported in all cases except with windowless rendering
on all platforms and native parent on MacOS. It is disabled by default
with Alloy style for legacy compatibility. Where supported it can be
enabled or disabled globally using `--[enable|disable]-print-preview` or
configured on a per-RequestContext basis using the
`printing.print_preview_disabled` preference. It also behaves as
expected when triggered via the PDF viewer print button.
Chrome runtime + Alloy style behavior differs from Alloy runtime in the
following significant ways:
- Supports Chrome error pages by default.
- DevTools popups are Chrome style only (cannot be windowless).
- The Alloy extension API will not supported.
Chrome runtime + Alloy style passes all expected Alloy ceftests except
the following:
- `DisplayTest.AutoResize` (Alloy extension API not supported)
- `DownloadTest.*` (Download API not yet supported)
- `ExtensionTest.*` (Alloy extension API not supported)
This change also adds Chrome runtime support for
CefContextMenuHandler::RunContextMenu (see #3293).
This change also explicitly blocks (and doesn't retry) FrameAttached
requests from PDF viewer and print preview excluded frames (see #3664).
Known issues specific to Chrome runtime + Alloy style:
- DevTools popup with windowless rendering doesn't load successfully.
Use windowed rendering or remote debugging as a workaround.
- Chrome style Window with Alloy style BrowserView (`--use-alloy-style
--use-chrome-style-window`) does not show Chrome theme changes.
To test:
- Run `ceftests --enable-chrome-runtime --use-alloy-style
[--use-chrome-style-window] [--use-views|--use-native]
--gtest_filter=...`
- Run `cefclient --enable-chrome-runtime --use-alloy-style
[--use-chrome-style-window]
[--use-views|--use-native|--off-screen-rendering-enabled]`
- Run `cefsimple --enable-chrome-runtime --use-alloy-style [--use-views]`
Controls now respect OS and Chrome themes by default for both Alloy
and Chrome runtimes. Chrome themes (mode and colors) can be configured
using the new CefRequestContext::SetChromeColorScheme method. Individual
theme colors can be overridden using the new CefWindowDelegate::
OnThemeColorsChanged and CefWindow::SetThemeColor methods.
The `--force-light-mode` and `--force-dark-mode` command-line flags are
now respected on all platforms as an override for the OS theme.
The current Chrome theme, if any, will take precedence over the OS theme
when determining light/dark status. On Windows and MacOS the titlebar
color will also be updated to match the light/dark theme.
Testable as follows:
- Run: `cefclient --enable-chrome-runtime` OR
`cefclient --use-views --persist-user-preferences --cache-path=...`
- App launches with default OS light/dark theme colors.
- Change OS dark/light theme under system settings. Notice that theme
colors change as expected.
- Right click, select items from the new Theme sub-menu. Notice that
theme colors behave as expected.
- Exit and relaunch the app. Notice that the last-used theme colors are
applied on app restart.
- Add `--background-color=green` to above command-line.
- Perform the same actions as above. Notice that all controls start
and remain green throughout (except some icons with Chrome runtime).
- Add `--force-light-mode` or `--force-dark-mode` to above command-line.
- Perform the same actions as above. Notice that OS dark/light theme
changes are ignored, but Chrome theme changes work as expected.
The client can optionally wait or terminate the render process.
Expose process exit codes via OnRenderProcessTerminated and
CefGetExitCode (fixes#2126).
cefclient: Add a new https://tests/hang page for testing hang behavior.
cefclient: Move message and resource handling to a new BaseClientHandler
class to support loading of test pages in default Chrome UI windows.
Selecting a new user or incognito profile via Chrome UI may result in
the creation of a new Profile object. If that occurs, we should find
or create a matching CefBrowserContext and CefRequestContext instead
of reusing an existing mismatched context (e.g. using the original
context for an incognito window would be a mismatch). If a new
CefRequestContext will be created the client can now implement
CefBrowserProcessHandler::GetDefaultRequestContextHandler() to
provide the handler for that context.
To test with a new user profile:
1. Click "Profile" icon, select "Add". Now you have 2+ profiles.
2. Click "Profile" icon, select the other user name to create a new
window using the other user profile.
3. The new window should launch successfully.
To test with a new incognito profile:
1. Select "New Incognito window" from the 3-dot menu.
2. The new window should launch successfully.
To test DevTools window creation for the new profile:
1. Right-click in the new window, select Inspect.
2. The DevTools window should launch successfully.
- Adds `--initial-show-state=hidden` support for cefclient and cefsimple
where the window launches as initially hidden (no dock thumbnail).
- Adds `--hide-window-on-close` support for cefclient where clicking the
red traffic light button hides the window instead of closing it.
Frame identifiers have changed from int64_t to string type. This is due
to https://crbug.com/1502660 which removes access to frame routing IDs
in the renderer process. New cross-process frame identifiers are 160-bit
values (32-bit child process ID + 128-bit local frame token) and most
easily represented as strings. All other frame-related expectations and
behaviors remain the same.
Adds a new CefBrowserProcessHandler::OnAlreadyRunningAppRelaunch
callback for when an already running app is relaunched with the
same CefSettings.root_cache_path.
Client apps should check the CefInitialize() return value for early
exit of the relaunch source process.
- chrome: Disable upgrade/downgrade behavior (see #3608)
- chrome: Disable process singleton behavior (see #3609)
- chrome: Disable config as default system browser (see #3613)
Add new CefBrowserHost::[Can]ExecuteChromeCommand methods for executing
arbitrary Chrome commands.
Add support for existing CefBrowserHost::ShowDevTools, CloseDevTools and
HasDevTools methods.
DevTools windows now support the same Views callbacks as normal popup
windows with the new CefLifeSpanHandler::OnBeforeDevToolsPopup callback
as the DevTools-specific equivalent of OnBeforePopup.
Always create DevTools as an undocked window to support use of
ShowDevTools with default Chrome browser windows.
To test:
Run `ceftests --enable-chrome-runtime [--use-views]
--gtest_filter=V8Test.OnUncaughtExceptionDevTools`
OR:
1. Run `cefclient --enable-chrome-runtime [--use-native]`
2. Select "Show DevTools", "Close DevTools" or "Inspect" from the
right-click menu.
3. Notice that the DevTools window is Views-hosted (or native-hosted)
and works as expected.
Add --use-default-popup to get a default styled popup in step 3.
