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google.golang.org/protobuf/internal/impl.Export.MessageStringOf

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The 8462nd most-called third-party method by production calls. Called 36,664 times across 167 modules; 70 of those run outside tests and generated code.

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prod calls
70
non-test, non-generated
all calls
36,664
total callsites
modules
167
distinct callers
in loop
0%
of prod calls
in tests
<1%
4 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 method100%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.

who calls this

Notable callers

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

where it's called

Callsites in the wild

12 representative callsites of 36,664, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

Export.MessageStringOf · 12 of 36,664 callsites

  • gen/go/bufbuild/bufplugin/protocolbuffers/go @v1.36.11-20260722160903-4d94f3df3a7b.1

    buf/plugin/info/v1/plugin_info_service.pb.go:55

  • gen/go/bufbuild/protodescriptor/protocolbuffers/go @v1.36.11-20250109164928-1da0de137947.1

    buf/descriptor/v1/file_descriptor_set_extension.pb.go:59

  • gen/go/bufbuild/protovalidate/protocolbuffers/go @v1.36.11-20260709200747-435963d16310.1

    buf/validate/validate.pb.go:292

  • gen/go/bufbuild/registry/protocolbuffers/go @v1.36.11-20260713175918-10d915f5b43b.1

    buf/registry/policy/v1beta1/download_service.pb.go:56

  • go/protovalidate @v1.2.0

    internal/gen/buf/validate/conformance/cases/required_field_proto_editions.pb.go:55

  • go/protoyaml @v0.7.0

    internal/gen/proto/buf/protoyaml/test/v1/pb2.pb.go:54

  • cilium/proxy @v0.0.0-20260721220516-ab0596f228a0

    go/cilium/api/tls_wrapper.pb.go:39 ↗

  • go/cloudbuild @v1.32.0

    apiv2/cloudbuildpb/cloudbuild.pb.go:74

  • go/cloudtasks @v1.19.0

    apiv2beta3/cloudtaskspb/cmek_config.pb.go:65

  • go/iam @v1.12.0

    admin/apiv1/adminpb/audit_data.pb.go:58

  • go/logging @v1.19.0

    apiv2/loggingpb/logging.pb.go:130

  • go/monitoring @v1.30.0

    dashboard/apiv1/dashboardpb/single_view_group.pb.go:56

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call Export.MessageStringOf most in this snapshot.

  • github.com/yandex-cloud/go-genproto6,98319%
  • google.golang.org/genproto5,49415%
  • github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy1,7745%
  • google.golang.org/protobuf9373%
  • buf.build/go/protovalidate9132%

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