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testing.common.Helper

standard library

The 166th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 39,621 times across 750 modules; 6,113 of those run outside tests and generated code.

0% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (6,094 → 6,113)

All of testing → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗

prod calls
6,113
non-test, non-generated
all calls
39,621
total callsites
modules
750
distinct callers
in loop
<1%
of prod calls
in tests
85%
33,506 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.

where it's called

Callsites in the wild

12 representative callsites of 39,621, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

common.Helper · 12 of 39,621 callsites

top callers

The modules that reach for it

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

  • github.com/gastownhall/beads1,9955%
  • github.com/steveyegge/beads1,9955%
  • github.com/weaviate/weaviate1,5734%
  • github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs1,1993%
  • github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v21,0473%

siblings

More from testing

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