[debugging] add mutation detector proxy class

src/core/debug/mutation-detector-proxy.ts

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+/*
+ * mutation-detector-proxy
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2025 Posit Software, PBC
+ */
+
+export type DeepProxyChange = {
+  type: "update" | "delete";
+  path: (string | symbol)[];
+  oldValue: unknown;
+  newValue?: unknown;
+};
+
+export type OnChangeCallback = (change: DeepProxyChange) => void;
+
+export function mutationDetectorProxy<T extends object>(
+  obj: T,
+  onChange: OnChangeCallback,
+  path: (string | symbol)[] = [],
+): T {
+  return new Proxy(obj, {
+    get(target: T, property: string | symbol): any {
+      const value = Reflect.get(target, property);
+      if (value && typeof value === "object") {
+        return mutationDetectorProxy(
+          value,
+          onChange,
+          [...path, property],
+        );
+      }
+      return value;
+    },
+
+    set(target: T, property: string | symbol, value: any): boolean {
+      const oldValue = Reflect.get(target, property);
+      const result = Reflect.set(target, property, value);
+
+      if (result) {
+        onChange({
+          type: "update",
+          path: [...path, property],
+          oldValue,
+          newValue: value,
+        });
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    },
+
+    deleteProperty(target: T, property: string | symbol): boolean {
+      const oldValue = Reflect.get(target, property);
+      const result = Reflect.deleteProperty(target, property);
+
+      if (result) {
+        onChange({
+          type: "delete",
+          path: [...path, property],
+          oldValue,
+        });
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    },
+  });
+}