archive/tar.Writer.Close
standard libraryThe 2456th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 624 times across 136 modules; 255 of those run outside tests and generated code.
No change in production calls since 2026-W39.
- prod calls
- 255
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 624
- total callsites
- modules
- 136
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 3%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 59%
- 369 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 →
- Concrete method99%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
- Embedded method<1%Reached through an embedded type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Writer.Close from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- containerd 16 6%
- Docker 15 6%
- Kubernetes 11 4%
- Tailscale 6 2%
- Helm 4 2%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 624, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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tektoncd/pipeline @v1.16.0
in loop -
docker/docker @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop -
moby/moby @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop - in loop test
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gitea.dev @v1.27.3
modules/packages/alpine/metadata_test.go:68
in loop test - in loop test
- in loop test
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Writer.Close most in this snapshot.
- github.com/hyperledger/fabric366%
- github.com/docker/docker335%
- github.com/moby/moby335%
- github.com/podman-container-tools/buildah244%
- github.com/google/go-containerregistry234%
siblings
More from archive/tar
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