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k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field.Invalid

third-party

The 266th most-called third-party function by production calls. Called 7,409 times across 25 modules; 3,519 of those run outside tests and generated code.

0% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (3,515 → 3,519)

All of k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗

prod calls
3,519
non-test, non-generated
all calls
7,409
total callsites
modules
25
distinct callers
in loop
32%
of prod calls
in tests
53%
3,890 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 →

  • Package function26%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
  • Package function (by syntax)74%A package function in a module outside the crawl, keyed by import path.

who calls this

Notable callers

Production calls into Invalid 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 7,409, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

Invalid · 12 of 7,409 callsites

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call Invalid most in this snapshot.

  • github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes3,27644%
  • k8s.io/kubernetes2,18029%
  • k8s.io/code-generator4045%
  • k8s.io/apimachinery3505%
  • github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager1852%

siblings

More from k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field

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