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testing.common.Fatal

standard library

The 356th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 206,567 times across 1,195 modules; 2,533 of those run outside tests and generated code.

1% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (2,511 → 2,533)

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prod calls
2,533
non-test, non-generated
all calls
206,567
total callsites
modules
1,195
distinct callers
in loop
14%
of prod calls
in tests
99%
204,034 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.Fatal from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.

where it's called

Callsites in the wild

12 representative callsites of 206,567, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call common.Fatal most in this snapshot.

  • github.com/esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix15,4597%
  • github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach6,3513%
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault5,7203%
  • github.com/photoprism/photoprism5,7023%
  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes5,5713%

siblings

More from testing

The other most-called members in this package. See all →