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Auto-complete program for the D programming language. Version 0.16.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Auto-complete program for the D programming language
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dcd-client
- dcd-server
history
Project history and usage
DCD, the D Completion Daemon, is an autocomplete program for the D programming language. Its README positions it as editor infrastructure rather than an IDE: a server caches imported files and computes completion data, while a client is called by editor integrations or the command line.
Project history
The official GitHub repository was created in 2013 under the D language community organization. The README documents a client/server design, Unix-domain socket defaults on Unix-like systems, TCP socket support, and setup paths through Homebrew, source builds, or Dub.
Adoption history
DCD sits in the era before language-server-protocol tooling fully standardized editor integration. Its adoption came through editor scripts and plugins for D programmers, with the README pointing users to a wiki page for IDE and editor support and the input package facts showing availability in Homebrew, MacPorts, and Arch packaging.
How it is used
Package users install DCD to give lightweight editors D-aware completion, call tips, symbol locations, and import completion without installing a full IDE. The server process is started before editing, and editor plugins usually invoke dcd-client on source buffers.
Why package nerds care
DCD is a classic small-language tooling package: two command-line programs, a daemon protocol, editor hooks, and a package-manager install path. It matters to package nerds because it shows how autocomplete tooling was distributed before every language tool became an LSP server.
Timeline
- 2013: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2010s: README documents Homebrew, Git/Make, and Dub installation paths.
- 2025: Official GitHub API metadata shows repository activity continuing into December 2025.
Related projects
- The README points IDE users to D editor integrations; in the wider D ecosystem, Dub and D compilers provide the build/runtime context that DCD expects.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:client,server
- text:programming language
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dcd-client | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dcd-server | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.16.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dcd |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/dlang-community/DCD |
| Repository | https://github.com/dlang-community/dcd |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation