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+// Copyright (c) 2020, 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.
+
+/// VMOptions=--timeline_streams=VM,Isolate,GC,Dart --timeline_recorder=endless
+/// VMOptions=--timeline_streams=VM,Isolate,GC,Dart --timeline_recorder=ring
+/// VMOptions=--timeline_streams=VM,Isolate,GC,Dart --timeline_recorder=startup
+/// VMOptions=--timeline_streams=VM,Isolate,GC,Dart --timeline_recorder=systrace
+
+import 'dart:developer';
+
+void main() {
+  Timeline.startSync('A');
+
+  Timeline.instantSync('B');
+
+  var task = new TimelineTask();
+  task.start('C');
+  task.instant('D');
+  task.finish();
+
+  Timeline.finishSync();
+}