flag.FlagSet.StringVar
standard libraryThe 318th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 2,887 times across 111 modules; 2,827 of those run outside tests and generated code.
0% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (2,828 → 2,827)
- prod calls
- 2,827
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 2,887
- total callsites
- modules
- 111
- distinct callers
- in loop
- <1%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 2%
- 60 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 method100%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into FlagSet.StringVar from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Grafana 612 22%
- Nomad 311 11%
- Consul 256 9%
- Cortex 154 5%
- Kubernetes 118 4%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 2,887, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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air-verse/air @v1.67.4
in loop -
onsi/ginkgo/v2 @v2.33.0
in loop -
urfave/cli/v2 @v2.27.7
in loop - in loop
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k8s.io/kubernetes @v1.37.0
test/e2e_node/runner/node/node.go:110
in loop -
onsi/ginkgo/v2 @v2.33.0
in loop -
urfave/cli/v2 @v2.27.7
in loop -
k8s.io/kubernetes @v1.37.0
test/e2e/framework/config/config.go:195
in loop - in loop
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moby/moby @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop test - in loop test
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docker/docker @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop test
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call FlagSet.StringVar most in this snapshot.
- github.com/hashicorp/nomad31111%
- github.com/grafana/loki/v32699%
- github.com/hashicorp/consul2569%
- github.com/grafana/mimir1666%
- github.com/cortexproject/cortex1545%
siblings
More from flag
The other most-called members in this package. See all →