diff --git a/pkg/vm_service/analysis_options.yaml b/pkg/vm_service/analysis_options.yaml
index 382a641fdfa..e51d6bf0d47 100644
--- a/pkg/vm_service/analysis_options.yaml
+++ b/pkg/vm_service/analysis_options.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ linter:
   rules:
     - directives_ordering
     - prefer_generic_function_type_aliases
+    - prefer_initializing_formals
+    - prefer_single_quotes
+    - unnecessary_this
diff --git a/pkg/vm_service/example/sample_main.dart b/pkg/vm_service/example/sample_main.dart
index 1fef21bb258..be9ea12df86 100644
--- a/pkg/vm_service/example/sample_main.dart
+++ b/pkg/vm_service/example/sample_main.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'dart:developer' as developer;
 void main(List<String> args) {
   String local1 = 'abcd';
   int local2 = 2;
-  var longList = [1, "hello", 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20];
+  var longList = [1, 'hello', 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20];
   var deepList = [
     Bar(),
     [
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) {
             [7]
           ]
         ],
-        "end"
+        'end'
       ]
     ]
   ];
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void foo(int val) {
 }
 
 class Bar extends FooBar {
-  String field1 = "my string";
+  String field1 = 'my string';
 }
 
 class FooBar {
diff --git a/pkg/vm_service/java/example/sample_exception.dart b/pkg/vm_service/java/example/sample_exception.dart
index 7afb09516fd..56c34dd7c6b 100644
--- a/pkg/vm_service/java/example/sample_exception.dart
+++ b/pkg/vm_service/java/example/sample_exception.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) {
   if (true) local1 = 'abcd';
 
   int local2 = 2;
-  var longList = [1, "hello", 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20];
+  var longList = [1, 'hello', 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20];
   var deepList = [
     Bar(),
     [
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) {
             [7]
           ]
         ],
-        "end"
+        'end'
       ]
     ]
   ];
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void foo(int val) {
 }
 
 class Bar extends FooBar {
-  String field1 = "my string";
+  String field1 = 'my string';
 }
 
 class FooBar {
diff --git a/pkg/vm_service/java/example/sample_main.dart b/pkg/vm_service/java/example/sample_main.dart
index 6884434a640..475515437b7 100644
--- a/pkg/vm_service/java/example/sample_main.dart
+++ b/pkg/vm_service/java/example/sample_main.dart
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 void main(List<String> args) {
   String local1 = 'abcd';
   int local2 = 2;
-  var longList = [1, "hello", 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20];
+  var longList = [1, 'hello', 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20];
   var deepList = [
     Bar(),
     [
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ void main(List<String> args) {
             [7]
           ]
         ],
-        "end"
+        'end'
       ]
     ]
   ];
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void foo(int val) {
 }
 
 class Bar extends FooBar {
-  String field1 = "my string";
+  String field1 = 'my string';
 }
 
 class FooBar {
diff --git a/pkg/vm_service/tool/dart/generate_dart.dart b/pkg/vm_service/tool/dart/generate_dart.dart
index e4b26fd2e5a..6aeae397162 100644
--- a/pkg/vm_service/tool/dart/generate_dart.dart
+++ b/pkg/vm_service/tool/dart/generate_dart.dart
@@ -726,9 +726,9 @@ abstract class VmServiceInterface {
             return result;
           };
           if (m.deprecated) {
-            gen.writeln("// ignore: deprecated_member_use_from_same_package");
+            gen.writeln('// ignore: deprecated_member_use_from_same_package');
           }
-          gen.write("response = await _serviceImplementation.${m.name}(");
+          gen.write('response = await _serviceImplementation.${m.name}(');
           // Positional args
           m.args.where((arg) => !arg.optional).forEach((MethodArg arg) {
             if (arg.type.isArray) {
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ abstract class VmServiceInterface {
               }
             });
           }
-          gen.writeln(");");
+          gen.writeln(');');
         }
         gen.writeln('break;');
       }
@@ -1009,9 +1009,9 @@ class Method extends Member {
         // Special case for `getAllocationProfile`. We do not want to add these
         // params if they are false.
         if (name == 'getAllocationProfile') {
-          gen.writeln("if (${arg.name} != null && ${arg.name})");
+          gen.writeln('if (${arg.name} != null && ${arg.name})');
         } else {
-          gen.writeln("if (${arg.name} != null)");
+          gen.writeln('if (${arg.name} != null)');
         }
         gen.writeln("'${arg.name}': $valueRef,");
       });
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ class Type extends Member {
 
     // Build from JSON.
     gen.writeln();
-    String superCall = superName == null ? '' : ": super._fromJson(json) ";
+    String superCall = superName == null ? '' : ': super._fromJson(json) ';
     if (name == 'Response' || name == 'TimelineEvent') {
       gen.write('${name}._fromJson(this.json)');
     } else {
@@ -1414,39 +1414,39 @@ class Type extends Member {
       } else if (name == 'Instance' && field.name == 'associations') {
         // Special case `Instance.associations`.
         gen.writeln("associations = json['associations'] == null "
-            "? null : List<MapAssociation>.from("
+            '? null : List<MapAssociation>.from('
             "_createSpecificObject(json['associations'], MapAssociation.parse));");
       } else if (name == 'Instance' && field.name == 'classRef') {
         // This is populated by `Obj`
       } else if (name == '_CpuProfile' && field.name == 'codes') {
         // Special case `_CpuProfile.codes`.
-        gen.writeln("codes = List<CodeRegion>.from("
+        gen.writeln('codes = List<CodeRegion>.from('
             "_createSpecificObject(json['codes']!, CodeRegion.parse));");
       } else if (name == '_CpuProfile' && field.name == 'functions') {
         // Special case `_CpuProfile.functions`.
-        gen.writeln("functions = List<ProfileFunction>.from("
+        gen.writeln('functions = List<ProfileFunction>.from('
             "_createSpecificObject(json['functions']!, ProfileFunction.parse));");
       } else if (name == 'SourceReport' && field.name == 'ranges') {
         // Special case `SourceReport.ranges`.
-        gen.writeln("ranges = List<SourceReportRange>.from("
+        gen.writeln('ranges = List<SourceReportRange>.from('
             "_createSpecificObject(json['ranges']!, SourceReportRange.parse));");
       } else if (name == 'SourceReportRange' && field.name == 'coverage') {
         // Special case `SourceReportRange.coverage`.
-        gen.writeln("coverage = _createSpecificObject("
+        gen.writeln('coverage = _createSpecificObject('
             "json['coverage'], SourceReportCoverage.parse);");
       } else if (name == 'Library' && field.name == 'dependencies') {
         // Special case `Library.dependencies`.
-        gen.writeln("dependencies = List<LibraryDependency>.from("
+        gen.writeln('dependencies = List<LibraryDependency>.from('
             "_createSpecificObject(json['dependencies']!, "
-            "LibraryDependency.parse));");
+            'LibraryDependency.parse));');
       } else if (name == 'Script' && field.name == 'tokenPosTable') {
         // Special case `Script.tokenPosTable`.
-        gen.write("tokenPosTable = ");
+        gen.write('tokenPosTable = ');
         if (field.optional) {
           gen.write("json['tokenPosTable'] == null ? null : ");
         }
         gen.writeln("List<List<int>>.from(json['tokenPosTable']!.map"
-            "((dynamic list) => List<int>.from(list)));");
+            '((dynamic list) => List<int>.from(list)));');
         gen.writeln('_parseTokenPosTable();');
       } else if (field.type.isArray) {
         TypeRef fieldType = field.type.types.first;
@@ -1454,41 +1454,43 @@ class Type extends Member {
         String ref = "json['${field.name}']";
         if (field.optional) {
           if (fieldType.isListTypeSimple) {
-            gen.writeln("${field.generatableName} = $ref == null ? null : "
-                "List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from($ref);");
+            gen.writeln('${field.generatableName} = $ref == null ? null : '
+                'List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from($ref);');
           } else {
-            gen.writeln("${field.generatableName} = $ref == null ? null : "
-                "List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from(createServiceObject($ref, $typesList)! as List);");
+            gen.writeln('${field.generatableName} = $ref == null ? null : '
+                'List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from(createServiceObject($ref, $typesList)! as List);');
           }
         } else {
           if (fieldType.isListTypeSimple) {
             // Special case `ClassHeapStats`. Pre 3.18, responses included keys
             // `new` and `old`. Post 3.18, these will be null.
             if (name == 'ClassHeapStats') {
-              gen.writeln("${field.generatableName} = $ref == null ? null : "
-                  "List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from($ref);");
+              gen.writeln('${field.generatableName} = $ref == null ? null : '
+                  'List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from($ref);');
             } else {
-              gen.writeln("${field.generatableName} = "
-                  "List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from($ref);");
+              gen.writeln('${field.generatableName} = '
+                  'List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from($ref);');
             }
           } else {
             // Special case `InstanceSet`. Pre 3.20, instances were sent in a
             // field named 'samples' instead of 'instances'.
             if (name == 'InstanceSet') {
-              gen.writeln("${field.generatableName} = "
+              gen.writeln('${field.generatableName} = '
                   "List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from(createServiceObject(($ref ?? json['samples']!) as List, $typesList)! as List);");
             } else {
-              gen.writeln("${field.generatableName} = "
-                  "List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from(createServiceObject($ref, $typesList) as List? ?? []);");
+              gen.writeln('${field.generatableName} = '
+                  'List<${fieldType.listTypeArg}>.from(createServiceObject($ref, $typesList) as List? ?? []);');
             }
           }
         }
       } else {
         String typesList = _typeRefListToString(field.type.types);
         String nullable = field.type.name != 'dynamic' ? '?' : '';
-        gen.writeln("${field.generatableName} = "
-            "createServiceObject(json['${field.name}'], "
-            "$typesList) as ${field.type.name}$nullable;");
+        gen.writeln(
+          '${field.generatableName} = '
+          "createServiceObject(json['${field.name}'], "
+          '$typesList) as ${field.type.name}$nullable;',
+        );
       }
     });
     if (fields.isNotEmpty) {
@@ -1585,7 +1587,7 @@ Map<String, dynamic> toJson() {
     if (toStringFields.length <= maxFieldsShownInToString) {
       String properties = toStringFields
           .map(
-              (TypeField f) => "${f.generatableName}: \${${f.generatableName}}")
+              (TypeField f) => '${f.generatableName}: \${${f.generatableName}}')
           .join(', ');
       if (properties.length > 60) {
         int index = properties.indexOf(', ', 55);
@@ -1801,7 +1803,7 @@ class TypeField extends Member {
       case 'String':
         return "''";
       case 'ByteData':
-        return "ByteData(0)";
+        return 'ByteData(0)';
     }
     if (type.isEnum) {
       // TODO(bkonyi): Figure out if there's a more correct way to determine a
diff --git a/pkg/vm_service/tool/dart/src_gen_dart.dart b/pkg/vm_service/tool/dart/src_gen_dart.dart
index e343e37a543..3cc917239bf 100644
--- a/pkg/vm_service/tool/dart/src_gen_dart.dart
+++ b/pkg/vm_service/tool/dart/src_gen_dart.dart
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class DartGenerator {
 
   final int colBoundary;
 
-  String _indent = "";
+  String _indent = '';
   final StringBuffer _buf = StringBuffer();
 
   bool _previousWasEol = false;
@@ -56,27 +56,27 @@ class DartGenerator {
         writeln(str);
       } else {
         writeln(str.substring(0, index + 1));
-        writeln("    ${str.substring(index + 1)}");
+        writeln('    ${str.substring(index + 1)}');
       }
     } else {
       writeln(str);
     }
   }
 
-  void writeln([String str = ""]) => _write("${str}\n");
+  void writeln([String str = '']) => _write('${str}\n');
 
   void write(String str) => _write(str);
 
   void out(String str) => _buf.write(str);
 
-  void _writeln([String str = "", bool ignoreCurlies = false]) =>
-      _write("${str}\n", ignoreCurlies);
+  void _writeln([String str = '', bool ignoreCurlies = false]) =>
+      _write('${str}\n', ignoreCurlies);
 
   void _write(String str, [bool ignoreCurlies = false]) {
     for (final int rune in str.runes) {
       if (!ignoreCurlies) {
         if (rune == RUNE_LEFT_CURLY) {
-          _indent = "${_indent}  ";
+          _indent = '${_indent}  ';
         } else if (rune == RUNE_RIGHT_CURLY && _indent.length >= 2) {
           _indent = _indent.substring(2);
         }
diff --git a/pkg/vm_service/tool/java/generate_java.dart b/pkg/vm_service/tool/java/generate_java.dart
index 9f48c0173be..d533c5e3760 100644
--- a/pkg/vm_service/tool/java/generate_java.dart
+++ b/pkg/vm_service/tool/java/generate_java.dart
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class Api extends Member with ApiParseUtil {
         writer.addLine('logUnknownResponse(consumer, json);');
       }, modifiers: null, isOverride: true);
 
-      writer.addMethod("convertMapToJsonObject", [
+      writer.addMethod('convertMapToJsonObject', [
         JavaMethodArg('map', 'Map<String, String>')
       ], (StatementWriter writer) {
         writer.addLine('JsonObject obj = new JsonObject();');
@@ -221,17 +221,17 @@ class Api extends Member with ApiParseUtil {
         writer.addLine('  obj.addProperty(key, map.get(key));');
         writer.addLine('}');
         writer.addLine('return obj;');
-      }, modifiers: "private", returnType: "JsonObject");
+      }, modifiers: 'private', returnType: 'JsonObject');
 
       writer.addMethod(
-          "convertIterableToJsonArray", [JavaMethodArg('list', 'Iterable')],
+          'convertIterableToJsonArray', [JavaMethodArg('list', 'Iterable')],
           (StatementWriter writer) {
         writer.addLine('JsonArray arr = new JsonArray();');
         writer.addLine('for (Object element : list) {');
         writer.addLine('  arr.add(new JsonPrimitive(element.toString()));');
         writer.addLine('}');
         writer.addLine('return arr;');
-      }, modifiers: "private", returnType: "JsonArray");
+      }, modifiers: 'private', returnType: 'JsonArray');
     });
 
     for (var m in methods) {
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ class Method extends Member {
       for (var t in returnType.types) {
         writer.addImport(t.elementTypeName);
         writer.addMethod(
-            "received", [JavaMethodArg('response', t.elementTypeName)], null);
+            'received', [JavaMethodArg('response', t.elementTypeName)], null);
       }
     });
   }
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ class TypeField extends Member {
         for (TypeRef t in type.types) {
           String refName = t.name!;
           if (refName.endsWith('Ref')) {
-            refName = "@" + refName.substring(0, refName.length - 3);
+            refName = '@' + refName.substring(0, refName.length - 3);
           }
           w.addLine('if (elem.get("type").getAsString().equals("${refName}")) '
               'return new ${t.name}(elem);');
diff --git a/pkg/vm_service/tool/java/src_gen_java.dart b/pkg/vm_service/tool/java/src_gen_java.dart
index 4342380a6a1..9a605a0c5a7 100644
--- a/pkg/vm_service/tool/java/src_gen_java.dart
+++ b/pkg/vm_service/tool/java/src_gen_java.dart
@@ -125,10 +125,9 @@ class TypeWriter {
   final Map<String, String> _methods = Map<String, String>();
   final String scriptLocation;
 
-  TypeWriter(String typeName, scriptLocation)
-      : this.pkgName = pkgNameFor(typeName),
-        this.className = classNameFor(typeName),
-        this.scriptLocation = scriptLocation;
+  TypeWriter(String typeName, this.scriptLocation)
+      : pkgName = pkgNameFor(typeName),
+        className = classNameFor(typeName);
 
   String get kind {
     if (isInterface) return 'interface';