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I read the code, finding that it actually copy the executable file and modify it to instrument. As the author have stated, it has pros and cons.

Now, the same idea, replacing on the fly, inspired another project that also implements mocking. That is the xgo progject: https://github.com/xhd2015/xgo.

The difference is, xgo replaces source file instead of binary file. So it is totally a native go solution.

Maybe we can discuss more here.

Monkey patching is a total evil in programming (except too specific cases, which are still not an argument)... For god sake, why did you publish that?

Also, looks like you didn't read original monkeypatching library license:

Don't use it.

Even author answered, why monkeypatching must not be exist in this world

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I also must note you, that publishing projects in opensource is awesome thing, more opensourced projects — better life for developers. But it's better to keep code quality in opensource projects, cause if we won't look on code quality, opensource will become an evil too. Which is unacceptable/