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dds

Published by 🇺🇸tools.dart.dev · v5.3.0 · released 2 months ago · BSD-3-CLAUSE License

First published 6 years ago.

A library used to spawn the Dart Developer Service, used to communicate with a Dart VM Service instance.

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Part of dart-lang/sdk (11 packages) #21 in Dev Tools #101 overall androidioswindowslinuxmacos
Downloads / day
161,055
as of 2026-06-24
GitHub stars
11,134
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
17
on pub.dev
Pub points
160 / 160
perfect score
2026-05-25 2026-06-24

Repository health

Shared with 10 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
1 month ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 28 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
8,402
Open PRs
21
Contributors
99 (top contributor 12%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)
Sibling packages: analyzer, vm_service, meta, dds_service_extensions, native_stack_traces, dtd, dap, vm_service_interface, vm_snapshot_analysis, analyzer_plugin

Last refreshed 1 month ago.

License explained · BSD-3-Clause

BSD 3-Clause "New" License

Use freely, even commercially. Keep the notice. Don't use the author's name to endorse derived products without permission.

A permissive license similar to the BSD 2-Clause License, but with a 3rd clause that prohibits others from using the name of the copyright holder or its contributors to promote derived products without written consent.

You can

  • Commercial use
  • Distribution
  • Modification
  • Private use

You must

  • Include the license and copyright notice

The license does not

  • No liability
  • No warranty

Plain-English summary, not legal advice. Full text on SPDX or choosealicense.com. Summaries adapted from choosealicense.com (a GitHub project, MIT-licensed).

Commit activity, past 52 weeks

dds

5,808 commits in the past year
Stable +2% vs 9 months ago
170 85 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
112 commits
Busiest week
168 commits, 14 weeks ago
Active weeks
52 of 52 (100%)
Longest quiet stretch
No quiet weeks

Weekly commits to the default branch on GitHub. Source: GET /stats/participation. Refreshed weekly. Excludes commits to other branches.

How dds compares in Dev Tools

Top of the Dev Tools leaderboard, with dds highlighted.

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#1
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405.6K ★ 11.1K 319
#2
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354.7K ★ 11.1K 59
#3
dart_style
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300.6K ★ 701 125
#4
args
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#21
dds
tools.dart.dev
161.1K ★ 11.1K 17