Go: show FunctionModel steps in path summaries #13461
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It was highlighted in #13415 that we don't put steps from functions modeled using
DataFlow::FunctionModel
orTaintTracking::FunctionModel
in path summaries, which can be confusing. This PR does that, showing both inputs and outputs. Here are screenshots showing the option of just inputs as well.Inputs only:

Both inputs and outputs:

Note: as discussed in #13415, step 3 in the second picture goes back to the definition of the variable being tainted, in a way which is quite counter-intuitive. This is a consequence of our use of def-use flow.
The downside of doing both is that any path which goes through the definition of sample (step 3 in the second picture) will have it in the path explanation, even if the path doesn't go through the function that has been modeled. This should be fixed by #13473.