Package · Go Modules

github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin

Go Modules · v1.8.0 · MPL-2.0

The plugin package exposes functions and helpers for communicating to plugins which are implemented as standalone binary applications.

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Install

go get github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin

Adoption

Imported by (most-imported package, pkg.go.dev)
3.7K
Observedimporting packages
Popularity
Top 10% on Go
Derived91st percentile within Go Modules
Imported by (most-imported package)
3.7K
Observedpackages importing it, per pkg.go.dev
Maintenance
0.45
DerivedRelease cadence and recency, 0 to 1
Releases per year
3.9
28 versions over its life

Growth by period

Derived by Crest of Tech from two observations of Go Modules’s own figure, a period apart. Nothing is stored or estimated: without an observation near the period’s start, the period is still collecting.

7 days
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90 days
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1 year
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Adoption history

Adoption historyimporting packages

Observations in this range began OCT 6, 2026. The chart appears after 7 observations; 2 so far. Collecting history.

Table of observations (2)
Dayimporting packagesDependents
OCT 24, 20263,7133,713
OCT 6, 20263,7133,713

Facts from the registry

Latest version
v1.8.0
28 versions
First published
MAR 22, 2019
Last release
APR 29, 2026
6mo ago
Licence
MPL-2.0

Repository

Dependencies latest version · v1.8.0

Runtime 7

  • github.com/golang/protobufv1.5.4
  • github.com/hashicorp/go-hclogv1.6.3
  • github.com/hashicorp/yamuxv0.1.2
  • github.com/jhump/protoreflectv1.17.0
  • github.com/oklog/runv1.1.0
  • google.golang.org/grpcv1.61.0
  • google.golang.org/protobufv1.36.6

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