Use Service.getObjectId for retaining path.

pkgs/leak_tracker/lib/src/leak_tracking/_object_tracker.dart

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class ObjectTracker implements LeakProvider {
     final pathSetters = objectsToGetPath.map((code) async {
       final record = _objects.notGCed[code]!;
       final path =
-          await obtainRetainingPath(connection, record.type, record.code);
+          await retainingPathByCode(connection, record.type, record.code);
       if (path != null) {
         record.setContext(ContextKeys.retainingPath, path);
       }

pkgs/leak_tracker/lib/src/leak_tracking/_primitives/_retaining_path/_retaining_path.dart

@@ -3,23 +3,25 @@
 // BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
 import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:developer';
+import 'dart:isolate';
 
 import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
-import 'package:vm_service/vm_service.dart';
+import 'package:vm_service/vm_service.dart' hide Isolate;
 
 import '_connection.dart';
 
-/// Obtains retainig path for an object.
+/// Returns retainig path for an object, by identity hash code.
 ///
 /// Does not work for objects that have [identityHashCode] equal to 0.
 /// https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/3e80d29fd6fec56187d651ce22ea81f1e8732214/runtime/vm/object_graph.cc#L1803
-Future<RetainingPath?> obtainRetainingPath(
+Future<RetainingPath?> retainingPathByCode(
   Connection connection,
   Type type,
   int code,
 ) async {
   final fp = _ObjectFingerprint(type, code);
-  final theObject = await _objectInIsolate(connection, fp);
+  final theObject = await _objectInIsolateByFingerprint(connection, fp);
   if (theObject == null) return null;
 
   try {
@@ -35,6 +37,39 @@ Future<RetainingPath?> obtainRetainingPath(
   }
 }
 
+/// Returns retainig path for an object, if it can be detected.
+///
+/// If [object] is null or object reference cannot be obtained or isolate cannot be obtained,
+/// returns null.
+Future<RetainingPath?> retainingPath(
+  Connection connection,
+  Object? object,
+) async {
+  if (object == null) return null;
+
+  final objRef = Service.getObjectId(object);
+
+  if (objRef == null) return null;
+
+  try {
+    final isolateId = Service.getIsolateId(Isolate.current);
+
+    if (isolateId == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    final result = await connection.service.getRetainingPath(
+      isolateId,
+      objRef,
+      100000,
+    );
+
+    return result;
+  } on SentinelException {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
 class _ObjectFingerprint {
   _ObjectFingerprint(this.type, this.code) : assert(code > 0);
 
@@ -54,7 +89,7 @@ class _ObjectFingerprint {
 /// This method will NOT find objects, that have [identityHashCode] equal to 0
 /// in result of `getInstances`.
 /// https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/3e80d29fd6fec56187d651ce22ea81f1e8732214/runtime/vm/object_graph.cc#L1803
-Future<_ItemInIsolate?> _objectInIsolate(
+Future<_ItemInIsolate?> _objectInIsolateByFingerprint(
   Connection connection,
   _ObjectFingerprint object,
 ) async {

pkgs/leak_tracker/lib/src/leak_tracking/helpers.dart

@@ -64,10 +64,9 @@ Future<void> forceGC({
 Future<String?> formattedRetainingPath(WeakReference ref) async {
   if (ref.target == null) return null;
   final connection = await connect();
-  final path = await obtainRetainingPath(
+  final path = await retainingPath(
     connection,
-    ref.target.runtimeType,
-    identityHashCode(ref.target),
+    ref.target,
   );
 
   if (path == null) return null;

pkgs/leak_tracker/pubspec.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: A framework for memory leak tracking for Dart and Flutter applicati
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/leak_tracker/tree/main/pkgs/leak_tracker
 
 environment:
-  sdk: '>=3.0.0 <4.0.0'
+  sdk: '>=3.2.0-162.0.dev <4.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
   clock: ^1.1.1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies:
   logging: ^1.1.1
   meta: ^1.8.0
   path: ^1.8.3
-  vm_service: '>=11.3.0 <13.0.0'
+  vm_service: '>=11.10.0 <13.0.0'
   web_socket_channel: ^2.1.0
 
 dev_dependencies:

pkgs/leak_tracker/test/tests/leak_tracking/helpers_test.dart

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'package:leak_tracker/leak_tracker.dart';
+
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  test('formattedRetainingPath returns expected path', () async {
+    final myObject = [1, 2, 3];
+    final path = await formattedRetainingPath(WeakReference(myObject));
+    expect(path, contains('dart.core/_GrowableList'));
+  });
+}

pkgs/leak_tracker/test/tests/leak_tracking/retaining_path/_retaining_path_test.dart

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void main() {
     final instance = MyClass();
     final connection = await connect();
 
-    final path = await obtainRetainingPath(
+    final path = await retainingPathByCode(
       connection,
       instance.runtimeType,
       identityHashCode(instance),
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void main() {
     final instance = MyArgClass<String>();
     final connection = await connect();
 
-    final path = await obtainRetainingPath(
+    final path = await retainingPathByCode(
       connection,
       instance.runtimeType,
       identityHashCode(instance),
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ void main() {
     final connection = await connect();
 
     final obtainers = [
-      obtainRetainingPath(connection, MyClass, identityHashCode(instance1)),
-      obtainRetainingPath(connection, MyClass, identityHashCode(instance2)),
+      retainingPathByCode(connection, MyClass, identityHashCode(instance1)),
+      retainingPathByCode(connection, MyClass, identityHashCode(instance2)),
     ];
 
     await Future.wait(obtainers);

pkgs/leak_tracker_flutter_testing/pubspec.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Flutter specific helpers for dart memory leak tracking.
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/leak_tracker/tree/main/pkgs/leak_tracker_flutter_testing
 
 environment:
-  sdk: '>=3.0.0 <4.0.0'
+  sdk: '>=3.2.0-162.0.dev <4.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
   flutter:

pkgs/leak_tracker_flutter_testing/test/tests/end_to_end/retaining_path_test.dart → pkgs/leak_tracker_flutter_testing/test/tests/end_to_end/_retaining_path_test.dart

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import 'package:leak_tracker/src/leak_tracking/_primitives/_retaining_path/_conn
 import 'package:leak_tracker/src/leak_tracking/_primitives/_retaining_path/_retaining_path.dart';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 
+// We duplicate testing for retaining path here,
+// because there were cases when the tests were passing for dart,
+// but not for flutter.
+
 class MyClass {
   MyClass();
 }
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ void main() {
     await tester.runAsync(() async {
       final connection = await connect();
 
-      final path = await obtainRetainingPath(
+      final path = await retainingPathByCode(
         connection,
         instance.runtimeType,
         identityHashCode(instance),
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ void main() {
     final instance = MyArgClass<String>();
     final connection = await connect();
 
-    final path = await obtainRetainingPath(
+    final path = await retainingPathByCode(
       connection,
       instance.runtimeType,
       identityHashCode(instance),
@@ -69,8 +73,8 @@ void main() {
     final connection = await connect();
 
     final obtainers = [
-      obtainRetainingPath(connection, MyClass, identityHashCode(instance1)),
-      obtainRetainingPath(connection, MyClass, identityHashCode(instance2)),
+      retainingPathByCode(connection, MyClass, identityHashCode(instance1)),
+      retainingPathByCode(connection, MyClass, identityHashCode(instance2)),
     ];
 
     await Future.wait(obtainers);

pkgs/leak_tracker_testing/pubspec.yaml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Leak tracking code intended for usage in tests.
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/leak_tracker/tree/main/pkgs/leak_tracker_testing
 
 environment:
-  sdk: '>=3.0.0 <4.0.0'
+  sdk: '>=3.2.0-162.0.dev <4.0.0'
 
 dependencies:
   leak_tracker: '>=9.0.0 <11.0.0'