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google.golang.org/protobuf/proto.String

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The 2423rd most-called third-party function by production calls. Called 2,859 times across 35 modules; 252 of those run outside tests and generated code.

11% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (282 → 252)

All of google.golang.org/protobuf/proto → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗

prod calls
252
non-test, non-generated
all calls
2,859
total callsites
modules
35
distinct callers
in loop
23%
of prod calls
in tests
91%
2,607 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 function32%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
  • Package function (by syntax)68%A package function in a module outside the crawl, keyed by import path.

who calls this

Notable callers

Production calls into String 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 2,859, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

String · 12 of 2,859 callsites

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call String most in this snapshot.

  • github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v21,06737%
  • github.com/prometheus/common43315%
  • google.golang.org/protobuf35212%
  • github.com/bufbuild/protocompile1726%
  • github.com/prometheus/pushgateway1716%

siblings

More from google.golang.org/protobuf/proto

The other most-called functions in this package. See all →