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bufio.Scanner.Scan

standard library

The 35th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 720 times across 90 modules; 561 of those run outside tests and generated code.

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prod calls
561
non-test, non-generated
all calls
720
total callsites
modules
90
distinct callers
in loop
65%
of prod calls
in tests
12%
88 calls
resolved
87%
to a known target

resolution mix

How each call resolves

How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →

  • Concrete method83%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
  • Method value4%A method captured as a value, then called.
  • Unresolved13%Receiver typed by a dependency outside the crawl.

who calls this

Notable callers

Production calls into Scanner.Scan from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.

where it's called

Callsites in the wild

6 representative callsites of 720, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

Scanner.Scan · 6 of 720 callsites

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call Scanner.Scan most in this snapshot.

  • google.golang.org/grpc28039%
  • github.com/prometheus/prometheus16323%
  • github.com/gorilla/mux13419%