Code Inspections in Go modules

Inspection	Description	Default Severity
Unused dependency	Reports unused dependencies. For each dependency in the current go.mod file, this inspection searches for any import statement starting with the dependency name in all GO files. If no such imports found then the dependency is considered unused. This inspection is an equivalent of the 'go mod why' command. The inspection processes `require` and `replace` directives. The `require` directives with `// indirect` comments are also processed. The inspection might not accurately determine that a replaced or indirectly-required dependency is unused in the following cases: Vendoring mode is enabled Some dependencies are not downloaded	Warning

Inspection

Description

Default Severity

Unused dependency

Reports unused dependencies.

For each dependency in the current go.mod file, this inspection searches for any import statement starting with the dependency name in all GO files. If no such imports found then the dependency is considered unused. This inspection is an equivalent of the 'go mod why' command.

The inspection processes require and replace directives. The require directives with // indirect comments are also processed.

The inspection might not accurately determine that a replaced or indirectly-required dependency is unused in the following cases:

Vendoring mode is enabled
Some dependencies are not downloaded

Warning

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Code Inspections in Go modules﻿

Code Inspections in Go modules