https://github.com/savetheclocktower/pulsar-ide-d

D language support for Pulsar via the serve-d language server
https://github.com/savetheclocktower/pulsar-ide-d

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D language support for Pulsar via the serve-d language server

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/savetheclocktower/pulsar-ide-d
• Owner: savetheclocktower
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-11-29T22:52:34.000Z (8 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-18T18:49:23.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-17T03:38:57.068Z (4 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 43 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# pulsar-ide-d package

Barebones language support for D via `serve-d`.

## Installation

### Prerequisites

`pulsar-ide-d` expects `serve-d` to be in your `PATH`, or else to be told exactly where it is via the package settings. Download a [stable release of `serve-d`](https://github.com/Pure-D/serve-d/releases) and extract it to a known location, preferably on your `PATH`.

`serve-d` itself expects to find `dmd` in your `PATH` to be able to deliver autocompletion; you can install it as part of the main D language download [on the official website](https://dlang.org/).

### DCD

[DCD](https://github.com/dlang-community/DCD) is in charge of providing autocompletion and is not bundled with `serve-d`. `serve-d` will show you a notification if it fails to detect an installation of DCD or considers it to be outdated. You may click on Download DCD to trigger an automatic download and installation of DCD to one of these locations:

* On Linux, it will install into `~/.local/share/code-d/bin` or `~/.code-d/bin`.

* On macOS, it will install into `~/.code-d/bin`.

* On Windows, it will install into `%APPDATA%\code-d\bin`.

If you prefer to manage DCD yourself, you must ensure `dcd-client` and `dcd-server` are present in your `PATH`. A future enhancement will allow you to specify the paths to these executables if they are not in your `PATH`.

In rare cases, you may want to force an update of DCD; you can do so via the package settings (Advanced → Update DCD). Reload the window after changing this setting.

### Steps

1. Install `pulsar-ide-d` from the [Pulsar package repository](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/pulsar-ide-d).

2. Either ensure the `serve-d` binary is in your `PATH` or specify the full path to the `serve-d` executable in the package settings.

3. Reload the window (via the **Window: Reload** command) or relaunch Pulsar.

## What does it do?

After you’ve installed this package, install any of the following packages to get special features.

### Preferred

Start with these packages; they’re all builtin, actively maintained, and/or built exclusively for Pulsar:

* `autocomplete-plus` _(builtin; no installation needed)_

  * See autocompletion options as you type

* `symbols-view` _(builtin; no installation needed)_

  * View and filter a list of symbols in the current file

  * View and filter a list of symbols across all files in the project

  * Jump to the definition of the symbol under the cursor

* [linter](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/linter) and [linter-ui-default](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/linter-ui-default)

  * View diagnostic messages as you type

* [intentions](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/intentions)

  * Open a menu to view possible code actions for a diagnostic message

  * Open a menu to view possible code actions for the file at large

* [pulsar-outline-view](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/pulsar-outline-view)

  * View a hierarchical list of the file’s symbols

* [pulsar-refactor](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/pulsar-refactor)

  * Perform project-wide renaming of variables, methods, classes and types

* [pulsar-find-references](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/pulsar-find-references)

  * Place the cursor inside of a token to highlight other usages of that token

  * Place the cursor inside of a token, then view a `find-and-replace`-style “results” panel containing all usages of that token across your project

### Other

For other features that don’t have equivalents above, the legacy `atom-ide` packages should also work:

* [atom-ide-definitions](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/atom-ide-definitions)

  * Jump to the definition of the symbol under the cursor

* [atom-ide-outline](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/atom-ide-outline)

  * View a hierarchical list of the file’s symbols

  * View the call hierarchy for a given file

* [atom-ide-datatip](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/atom-ide-datatip)

  * Hover over a symbol to see any related documentation, including method signatures

* [atom-ide-signature-help](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/atom-ide-signature-help)

  * View a function’s parameter signature as you type its arguments

* [atom-ide-code-format](https://web.pulsar-edit.dev/packages/atom-ide-code-format)

  * Invoke on a buffer (or a subset of your buffer) to reformat your code according to the language server’s settings