testing.TB.Skip
standard libraryThe 6622nd most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 176 times across 70 modules; 92 of those run outside tests and generated code.
No change in production calls since 2026-W39.
- prod calls
- 92
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 176
- total callsites
- modules
- 70
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 4%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 48%
- 84 calls
- resolved
- 1%
- 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 method1%Reached through an embedded type.
- Interface method99%Called through an interface. The runtime target may differ.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into TB.Skip from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- containerd 10 11%
- Docker 8 9%
- Cilium 6 7%
- Hugo 6 7%
- Tailscale 5 5%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 176, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
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x/tools @v0.50.0
internal/packagestest/export.go:250
in loop -
go/tools @v0.8.1
internal/xtools-internal/packagestest/export.go:250
in loop -
hashicorp/vault @v1.21.4
in loop -
dop251/goja @v0.0.0-20260926152631-39ec2650adc9
in loop test -
go-json-experiment/json @v0.0.0-20260820222146-c27c302e5fc3
in loop test - in loop test
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tailscale.com @v1.102.5
tstest/integration/nat/nat_test.go:182
in loop test -
go-json-experiment/json @v0.0.0-20260820222146-c27c302e5fc3
in loop test -
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cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
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top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call TB.Skip most in this snapshot.
- github.com/cilium/ebpf106%
- github.com/tailscale/tailscale85%
- tailscale.com85%
- github.com/benbjohnson/litestream74%
- github.com/containerd/nerdctl74%
siblings
More from testing
The other most-called members in this package. See all →