bytes.Buffer.WriteTo
standard libraryThe 2165th most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 311 times across 147 modules; 284 of those run outside tests and generated code.
0% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (283 → 284)
- prod calls
- 284
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 311
- total callsites
- modules
- 147
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 14%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 9%
- 27 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- 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 method97%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
- Embedded method3%Reached through an embedded type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Buffer.WriteTo from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 14 5%
- CockroachDB 13 5%
- Grafana 8 3%
- InfluxDB 7 2%
- Istio 6 2%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 311, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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go/standard @v0.1.0
xstrings/xstrings.go:80
in loop -
cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
in loop -
docker/cli @v29.8.1+incompatible
in loop -
Venafi/vcert/v5 @v5.13.9
in loop -
ginuerzh/gost @v0.0.0-20260830100240-a33fdbf4c980
in loop -
gogf/gf @v1.16.9
in loop - in loop
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google/gops @v0.3.29
in loop -
mattn/go-colorable @v0.1.15
in loop - in loop
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muesli/ansi @v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6
in loop -
muesli/reflow @v0.3.0
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Buffer.WriteTo most in this snapshot.
- github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang134%
- github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach114%
- github.com/gogf/gf/v2103%
- github.com/gravitational/teleport103%
- buf.build/go/standard83%
siblings
More from bytes
The other most-called members in this package. See all →