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+../../../flutter/shell/platform/windows/README.md
 ../../../flutter/shell/platform/windows/accessibility_bridge_windows_unittests.cc
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+# Windows Platform Embedder
+
+This code is the glue between the Flutter engine and the Windows platform.
+It is responsible for:
+
+1. Launching the Flutter engine.
+2. Providing a view for the Flutter engine to render into.
+3. Dispatching events to the Flutter engine.
+
+For more information on embedders, see the
+[Flutter architectural overview](https://docs.flutter.dev/resources/architectural-overview).
+
+> [!CAUTION]
+> This is a best effort attempt to document the Windows embedder. It is not
+> guaranteed to be up to date or complete. If you find a discrepancy, please
+> [send a pull request](https://github.com/flutter/engine/compare)!
+
+See also:
+
+1. [Flutter tool's Windows logic](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/tree/master/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/windows) - Builds and runs Flutter Windows apps on
+the command line.
+1. [Windows app template](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/tree/master/packages/flutter_tools/templates/app_shared/windows.tmpl) - The entrypoint for Flutter Windows app. This
+launches the Windows embedder.
+1. [`platform-windows` GitHub issues label](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aopen+label%3Aplatform-windows+sort%3Aupdated-desc)
+1. [`#hackers-desktop` Discord channel](https://discord.com/channels/608014603317936148/608020180177780791)
+
+## Developing
+
+See:
+
+1. [Setting up the Engine development environment](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki/Setting-up-the-Engine-development-environment)
+2. [Compiling for Windows](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki/Compiling-the-engine#compiling-for-windows)
+3. [Debugging Windows builds with Visual Studio](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/wiki/Debugging-the-engine#debugging-windows-builds-with-visual-studio)
+
+### Notable files
+
+Some notable files include:
+
+1. [`flutter_windows_engine.h`](https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/main/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_engine.h) - Connects the Windows embedder to the Flutter engine.
+1. [`flutter_windows_view.h`](https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/main/shell/platform/windows/flutter_windows_view.h) - The logic for a Flutter view.
+1. [`flutter_window.h`](https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/main/shell/platform/windows/flutter_window.h) - Integrates a Flutter view with Windows (using a win32 child window).
+1. [`//shell/platform/embedder/embedder.h`](https://github.com/flutter/engine/blob/main/shell/platform/embedder/embedder.h) - The API boundary between the Windows embedder and the Flutter engine.