testing.common.Helper
standard libraryThe 235th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 30,059 times across 717 modules; 4,133 of those run outside tests and generated code.
- prod calls
- 4,133
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 30,059
- total callsites
- modules
- 717
- distinct callers
- in loop
- <1%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 86%
- 25,849 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Embedded method100%Reached through an embedded type.
- Method value<1%A method captured as a value, then called.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into common.Helper from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Argo 266 6%
- VictoriaMetrics 209 5%
- Kubernetes 191 5%
- Vault 177 4%
- Docker 99 2%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 30,059, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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stretchr/testify @v1.11.1
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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x/tools @v0.48.0
internal/packagestest/export.go:160
in loop -
knative.dev/pkg @v0.0.0-20260727151759-521cb33b33dd
reconciler/testing/table.go:391
in loop -
k8s.io/code-generator @v0.36.3
cmd/validation-gen/testscheme/testscheme.go:196
in loop -
vitess.io/vitess @v0.24.2
go/test/endtoend/transaction/twopc/utils/utils.go:240
in loop -
kubernetes/kubernetes @master
staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/validation-gen/testscheme/testscheme.go:198 ↗
in loop - in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call common.Helper most in this snapshot.
- github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs1,1994%
- github.com/weaviate/weaviate1,1104%
- github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v29723%
- github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics9213%
- github.com/larksuite/cli7583%
siblings
More from testing
The other most-called members in this package. See all →