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* add brightray to src code structure

* try new code flag
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## Structure of Source Code ## Structure of Source Code
```sh ```diff
Electron Electron
├── atom/ - C++ source code. ├── atom/ - C++ source code.
| ├── app/ - System entry code. | ├── app/ - System entry code.
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| loop into Chromium's message loop. | loop into Chromium's message loop.
| └── api/ - The implementation of common APIs, and foundations of | └── api/ - The implementation of common APIs, and foundations of
| Electron's built-in modules. | Electron's built-in modules.
├── brightray/ - Thin shim over libcc that makes it easier to use.
├── chromium_src/ - Source code copied from Chromium. See below. ├── chromium_src/ - Source code copied from Chromium. See below.
├── default_app/ - The default page to show when Electron is started without ├── default_app/ - The default page to show when Electron is started without
| providing an app. | providing an app.
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## `/chromium_src` ## `/chromium_src`
The files in `/chromium_src` tend to be pieces of Chromium that aren't part of The files in `/chromium_src` tend to be pieces of Chromium that aren't part of
the content layer. For example to implement Pepper API, we need some wiring the content layer. For example to implement Pepper API, we need some wiring
similar to what official Chrome does. We could have built the relevant similar to what official Chrome does. We could have built the relevant
sources as a part of [libcc](../glossary.md#libchromiumcontent) but most sources as a part of [libcc](../glossary.md#libchromiumcontent) but most
often we don't require all the features (some tend to be proprietary, often we don't require all the features (some tend to be proprietary,
analytics stuff) so we just took parts of the code. These could have easily analytics stuff) so we just took parts of the code. These could have easily
been patches in libcc, but at the time when these were written the goal of been patches in libcc, but at the time when these were written the goal of
libcc was to maintain very minimal patches and chromium_src changes tend to be libcc was to maintain very minimal patches and chromium_src changes tend to be
big ones. Also, note that these patches can never be upstreamed unlike other big ones. Also, note that these patches can never be upstreamed unlike other
libcc patches we maintain now. libcc patches we maintain now.
## Structure of Other Directories ## Structure of Other Directories