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Unable to figure out how to resume a Dart process that has been paused on isolate start/end

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Description

When I start a dart process with the `--observe `option, I see the following message on my console

`vm-service: isolate(1724937471817639) 'main' has no debugger attached and is paused at exit. Connect to the Dart VM service at http://127.0.0.1:37863/xyAvpbmSkDM=/ to debug.
`

I connect to `http://127.0.0.1:37863/xyAvpbmSkDM=/ ` using my browser and it brings up devtools. Once here I don't see anyway to resume
the process. I searched under VM Tools and did not find any way of resuming the process there too.
There used to be a `debugger` tab in the past from where it was possible to issue the `continue` command but this does not seem to exist anymore.

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Research direction

Reproduce the paused process with the `--observe` option and connect to the displayed VM service URL in DevTools. Check VM Tools and the former debugger tab to determine where a resume or `continue` action should be available; done means the paused isolate can be resumed from the current DevTools interface.

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Assessment

Tech stack
dart
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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