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google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect.Message.Interface

third-party

The 6556th most-called third-party method by production calls. Called 178 times across 8 modules; 91 of those run outside tests and generated code.

54% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (198 → 91)

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

prod calls
91
non-test, non-generated
all calls
178
total callsites
modules
8
distinct callers
in loop
9%
of prod calls
in tests
48%
86 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 →

  • Interface method100%Called through an interface. The runtime target may differ.

who calls this

Notable callers

Production calls into Message.Interface 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 178, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.

Message.Interface · 12 of 178 callsites
  • in loop
  • google.golang.org/protobuf @v1.36.12

    internal/impl/merge.go:148

    in loop
  • google.golang.org/protobuf @v1.36.12

    compiler/protogen/protogen.go:405

    in loop
  • google.golang.org/protobuf @v1.36.12

    internal/impl/codec_field.go:540

    in loop
  • google.golang.org/protobuf @v1.36.12

    internal/impl/codec_field.go:550

    in loop
  • google.golang.org/protobuf @v1.36.12

    internal/impl/codec_field.go:593

    in loop
  • google.golang.org/protobuf @v1.36.12

    internal/impl/codec_field.go:614

    in loop
  • google.golang.org/protobuf @v1.36.12

    internal/impl/codec_field.go:624

    in loop
  • go/protovalidate @v1.4.0

    registry_test.go:101

    in loop test
  • go/protovalidate @v1.4.0

    validator_dynamic_test.go:129

    in loop test
  • go/protovalidate @v1.4.0

    registry_test.go:146

    in loop test
  • google.golang.org/protobuf @v1.36.12

    encoding/prototext/testmessages_test.go:16

    in loop test

top callers

The modules that reach for it

The modules that call Message.Interface most in this snapshot.

  • google.golang.org/protobuf10961%
  • buf.build/go/protovalidate3017%
  • github.com/bufbuild/buf127%
  • github.com/bytebase/bytebase95%
  • github.com/istio/istio74%

siblings

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