`dcm check-unused-code`: bugs discovered where code is incorrectly unused.
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Description
Findings:
1. **vm_developer** screen: this to delete the unused code requires deleting most of this file. It seems like a bug that the description is not used. CC @bkonyi
```
packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/vm_developer/object_inspector/inbound_references_tree.dart (1 issue):
✖ unused field description
at packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/vm_developer/object_inspector/inbound_references_tree.dart:29:3
```
2. **vm_developer** screen: it seems like a bug if we are intending `ProfileCode` to be serializable but it is unused. CC @bkonyi
```
packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/vm_developer/vm_service_private_extensions.dart (8 issues):
✖ unused method toJson
at packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/vm_developer/vm_service_private_extensions.dart:856:3
```
3. **profiler** screen: we used to have functionality to load an app startup profile by a user tag. This should be investigated to see if this method can be removed or if the fact that this is unused is a regression.
```
packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/profiler/cpu_profiler_controller.dart (1 issue):
✖ unused method loadAppStartUpProfile
at packages/devtools_app/lib/src/screens/profiler/cpu_profiler_controller.dart:414:3
```
4. **app size screen**
```
packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/charts/treemap.dart (1 issue):
✖ unused field childrenMap
at packages/devtools_app/lib/src/shared/charts/treemap.dart:685:3
```
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by running `dcm check-unused-code` and inspect the reported locations in `inbound_references_tree.dart`, `vm_service_private_extensions.dart`, `cpu_profiler_controller.dart`, and `treemap.dart`. Determine whether each finding is a real unused member, an intended serialization path, or a regression in app-startup-profile loading; done means each finding has a justified removal or correction.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- dart
- Domain
- devtools, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100