---
title: "import-shadowing"
description: "Detect declarations shadowing imports."
image: "https://strider.gempir.com/og.png"
---

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# import-shadowing

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**Default severity:** `warning`

Detect declarations shadowing imports.

## Bad

```go
json := loadConfig() // shadows the json import
```

## Good

```go
encoded := json.Marshal(value)
```

Source: https://strider.gempir.com/lints/import-shadowing/index.mdx