Inspect native memory in Dart DevTools
When debugging Dart applications that use dart:ffi (Foreign Function Interface), developers encounter a frustrating limitation: Pointer objects appear as opaque memory addresses. For a Pointer<MyStruct> containing fields a = 42 and b = 3.14, the debugger shows only 0x7f8a4b3c2d10, not the actual data. This forces developers to rely on print statements or risky manual memory inspection, creating a significant blind spot when working with native code. This project aims to make native memory inspection a first-class debugging feature in Dart DevTools. By extending the VM Service Protocol, implementing safe pointer dereferencing, and enhancing DevTools' UI, developers will be able to inspect struct fields directly in the debugger without crashing on invalid pointers. The goal is to display Pointer<MyStruct> contents as intuitively as regular Dart objects. The outcome: seamless, crash-free inspection of native memory during development
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