google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect.Descriptor.Name
third-partyThe 1911th most-called third-party method by production calls. Called 473 times across 37 modules; 321 of those run outside tests and generated code.
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- prod calls
- 321
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 473
- total callsites
- modules
- 37
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 40%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 31%
- 148 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.Name from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Protocol Buffers 84 26%
- HashiCorp 19 6%
- containerd 13 4%
- Grafana 4 1%
- Cilium 3 <1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 473, 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:85
in loop -
go/protovalidate @v1.2.0
message_oneof.go:37
in loop -
go/protoyaml @v0.7.0
decode.go:441
in loop - in loop
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connectrpc.com/connect @v1.20.0
cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go/main.go:237
in loop - in loop
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bufbuild/buf @v1.72.0
private/bufpkg/bufcheck/internal/cmd/buf-plugin-protovalidate-ext/util.go:101 ↗
in loop - in loop
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bufbuild/protoplugin @v0.0.0-20260414125817-25d1d281b46b
internal/examples/protoc-gen-protoreflect-simple/main.go:58 ↗
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Descriptor.Name most in this snapshot.
- github.com/jhump/protoreflect/v211324%
- google.golang.org/protobuf10923%
- github.com/bufbuild/protocompile6013%
- github.com/bufbuild/buf4910%
- github.com/golang/protobuf184%
siblings
More from google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect
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