Embedding/IPCLiteAPI

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Lite-weight Embedding IPC API for Mozilla based applications with native UI.

Basic architecture is very close to <a href="http://trac.webkit.org/wiki/WebKit2">WebKit2</a>, and <a href="http://browser.garage.maemo.org/docs/browser_paper.html">MicroB</a>

Benefits of new architecture comparing to default <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/Embedding/NewApi">mozilla embedding</a>:

* No XUL/XPCOM heavy content in UI process (Best memory footprint, fast startup)
* IPC use current Mozilla Chromium/IPDL implementation (mostly tested with current FF/Mobile)
* Rendering based on Shadow/Shadowable layers tree (same as content rendering in XUL Mobile FF)
* IPC provide ability to load memory greedy content in child process and kill it without increasing memory usage for Main UI application process