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Seems github.com/bouk/monkey can replace original functions and methods.

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Hmm, good question. TBH I haven't used Go in a while (this project is from two years ago), but my impression is that code like time.Now() compiles to a direct call to a function in the code segment (read-only memory), so there's no opportunity to modify its behavior. This project (accessing an arbitrary function) is an easier problem since it's more just a matter of finding the right pointer and then finding a way to call that function from Go.

If your goal is to stub out time for tests, I imagine the best approach is to make all calls through some indirection that you introduce, like your own interface/wrapper, so you can modify it for tests.

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@alangpierce You were right regarding read-only memory, however as @skipor mentioned, monkey patching library can hack it. Very interesting approach! I was missing getting access part for writing into memory. Thank you both for help!

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