The current package search feature on https://code.dlang.org leaves a lot to be desired. It doesn't support sub-string searches, so the exact word has to match ("gtk" wont match "gtk4" for example). It also doesn't search dub sub-packages.

The giD project currently consists of 28 library bindings which are all sub-packages. These will not be found using the search feature.

This seems like a fairly major barrier to people adopting the D language. The dub package registry is an authoritative source for libraries which are supported by D and I can see how it might be easy for a potential D programmer to shy away from the language, because they can't find support for a given library they want to use. For example, Gtk4.

I'm currently looking into improving the search feature in dub-registry, but I wanted to see if anyone has any thoughts, tips, or if there are any current efforts to improve things, before I spend too much time on it. Any suggestions on better ways to communicate with dub-registry developers would also be helpful.