google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect.Descriptor.FullName
third-partyThe 818th most-called third-party method by production calls. Called 1,125 times across 47 modules; 870 of those run outside tests and generated code.
121% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (393 → 870)
All of google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗
- prod calls
- 870
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 1,125
- total callsites
- modules
- 47
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 24%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 22%
- 244 calls
- resolved
- 0%
- 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 →
- Embedded method<1%Reached through an embedded type.
- Interface method100%Called through an interface. The runtime target may differ.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Descriptor.FullName from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Protocol Buffers 269 31%
- HashiCorp 46 5%
- Istio 20 2%
- Consul 19 2%
- containerd 4 <1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 1,125, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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go/bufplugin @v0.10.0
check/checkutil/util.go:50
in loop -
go/protovalidate @v1.4.0
builder.go:185
in loop -
connectrpc.com/connect @v1.21.0
cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go/main.go:240
in loop -
hashicorp/consul @v1.22.7
internal/resource/protoc-gen-resource-types/internal/generate/generate.go:71 ↗
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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canopy-network/canopy @v0.1.29-0.20260925213558-8c2976334ef5
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Descriptor.FullName most in this snapshot.
- google.golang.org/protobuf34831%
- github.com/jhump/protoreflect/v217115%
- github.com/bufbuild/buf858%
- github.com/bufbuild/protocompile807%
- github.com/hashicorp/boundary464%
siblings
More from google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect
The other most-called members in this package. See all →