Chromium DevTools docs

This directory contains Chrome DevTools project documentation in Gitiles-flavored Markdown. It is automatically rendered by Gitiles.

If you add new documents, please also add a link to them in the Document Index below.

Creating Documentation

Guidelines

• See the Chromium Documentation Guidelines and the Chromium Documentation Best Practices.
• Markdown documents must follow the style guide.

Previewing changes

Locally using md_browser

Assuming that /path/to/src contains a chromium checkout, you can run:

# in devtools-frontend checkout
/path/to/src/tools/md_browser/md_browser.py --directory $PWD/docs

This is only an estimate. The gitiles view may differ.

Online with Gerrit's links to gitiles

1. Upload a patch to gerrit, or receive a review request. e.g. https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/3362532
2. View a specific .md file. e.g. https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/3362532/2/docs/README.md
3. You will see something like
   Base preview -> Patchset 3 preview | DOWNLOAD
   at the top left of the page. Click on the second “preview” link to open the preview for the current patch set.

This gitiles view is the authoritative view, exactly the same as will be used when committed.

Document Index

Design Documents

• See the shared Design Documents folder in the Chromium drive.

General Development

• Workflows
• Chrome DevTools Design Review Guidelines
• Release Management
• Third-party Guidelines
• Localization
• V8 debugger support checklist for new language features

Testing

• E2E test guide
• Unit test guide
• Web tests in the DevTools repo guide

Architectural Documentation

• Architecture of DevTools
• Resource management in DevTools

Chromium

• Chromium Docs
• V8 Documention