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dds

Published by 🇺🇸tools.dart.dev · v5.4.0 · released 1 month 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) #22 in Dev Tools #100 overall androidioswindowslinuxmacos
Downloads / day
210,097
as of 2026-08-23
GitHub stars
11,231
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
17
on pub.dev
Pub points
150 / 160
2026-07-24 2026-08-23

Repository health

Shared with 10 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
22 days ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 39 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
8,414
Open PRs
25
Contributors
99 (top contributor 12%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)
Sibling packages: analyzer, vm_service, meta, native_stack_traces, dds_service_extensions, dtd, dap, vm_service_interface, vm_snapshot_analysis, analyzer_plugin

Last refreshed 21 days 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

5,914 commits in the past year
Stable +14% vs 9 months ago
170 85 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
114 commits
Busiest week
168 commits, 26 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.

Rank Package Downloads / day Stars Likes
#1
analyzer
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev
549.5K ★ 11.2K 322
#2
vm_service
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev
493.5K ★ 11.2K 61
#3
dart_style
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev
389K ★ 701 127
#4
package_config
🇺🇸 tools.dart.dev
365.2K ★ 113 16
#22
dds
tools.dart.dev
210.1K ★ 11.2K 17