From five hours to one and a half
Reworking the custom Chromium build process to shorten the development loop for browser and fingerprinting solutions.
eSky
3.3×
faster custom Chromium compilation
The problem that required change
A custom Chromium build underpinned realistic fingerprint and automation-resilience work, but a full compilation took roughly five hours.
That cycle made experiments expensive and delayed validation of changes in low-level browser components.
From diagnosis to delivery
- 01Profiling and optimising the Chromium build process
- 02Introducing ccache, tmpfs and compiled-file caching
- 03Implementing patches for the custom browser build
- 04Developing an SDK to collect real user fingerprints
- 05Integrating the SDK with Angular 14+ applications and team workflows
Decisions organised into a controlled process
- 01
Measure
Break down compilation time and identify the operations consuming the most resources.
- 02
Faster environment
Use tmpfs to reduce disk-operation overhead during compilation.
- 03
Reuse work
Configure ccache and artifact caching so unchanged parts are not repeatedly rebuilt.
- 04
Validate
Check custom patches and embed the optimised process in everyday engineering work.
~5 h
previous full compilation time
~1.5 h
compilation time after optimisation
3.3×
faster implementation and validation loop
C++ · Chromium · ccache · tmpfs · TypeScript · Angular · CI/CD
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