google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect.MessageDescriptor.Fields
third-partyThe 2042nd most-called third-party method by production calls. Called 719 times across 29 modules; 298 of those run outside tests and generated code.
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- prod calls
- 298
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 719
- total callsites
- modules
- 29
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 15%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 58%
- 419 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 MessageDescriptor.Fields from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Protocol Buffers 77 26%
- HashiCorp 21 7%
- Istio 8 3%
- Consul 7 2%
- Cilium 2 <1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 719, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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go/protovalidate @v1.2.0
builder.go:196
in loop -
go/protoyaml @v0.7.0
decode.go:769
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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jhump/protoreflect/v2 @v2.0.0-beta.2
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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seaweedfs/seaweedfs @v0.0.0-20260805044234-3c549b33ab8d
in loop - in loop
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istio/istio @v0.0.0-20260804075250-35fae141dc60
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call MessageDescriptor.Fields most in this snapshot.
- google.golang.org/protobuf32645%
- github.com/jhump/protoreflect/v27110%
- buf.build/go/protovalidate608%
- github.com/bufbuild/buf548%
- github.com/bufbuild/protocompile335%
siblings
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