google.golang.org/protobuf/proto.Clone
third-partyThe 1394th most-called third-party function by production calls. Called 899 times across 70 modules; 445 of those run outside tests and generated code.
1% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (442 → 445)
All of google.golang.org/protobuf/proto → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗
- prod calls
- 445
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 899
- total callsites
- modules
- 70
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 29%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 48%
- 431 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 →
- Package function27%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
- Package function (by syntax)73%A package function in a module outside the crawl, keyed by import path.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Clone from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- HashiCorp 122 27%
- Istio 72 16%
- Protocol Buffers 32 7%
- SPIFFE 17 4%
- Consul 15 3%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 899, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Clone most in this snapshot.
- github.com/hashicorp/boundary26529%
- github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs698%
- google.golang.org/protobuf556%
- github.com/spiffe/spire526%
- github.com/temporalio/temporal415%
siblings
More from google.golang.org/protobuf/proto
The other most-called functions in this package. See all →