Configure E2B sandbox auto-pause and auto-resume via lifecycle options

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Documented steps

  1. At creation, pass a lifecycle config: JS `Sandbox.create({ timeoutMs: ..., lifecycle: { onTimeout: 'pause', autoResume: true } })`; Python `Sandbox.create(timeout=..., lifecycle={"on_timeout": "pause", "auto_resume": True})` (https://e2b.dev/docs/sandbox/auto-resume)
  2. onTimeout options: 'kill' (default), 'pause', or an object `{ action: 'pause', keepMemory: false }` for filesystem-only pause
  3. With autoResume enabled, a paused sandbox resumes automatically on incoming activity instead of erroring
  4. Defaults if omitted: on_timeout='kill', auto_resume=false

Known gotchas

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