k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand.String
third-partyThe 1778th most-called third-party function by production calls. Called 607 times across 27 modules; 348 of those run outside tests and generated code.
1% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (346 → 348)
All of k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand → Docs on pkg.go.dev ↗
- prod calls
- 348
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 607
- total callsites
- modules
- 27
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 7%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 43%
- 259 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 function14%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
- Package function (by syntax)86%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.
- KubeVirt 122 35%
- Kubernetes 89 26%
- Cilium 2 <1%
- Istio 2 <1%
- Velero 2 <1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 607, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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kubesphere/kubesphere @v0.0.0-20260715011438-04a29b5c6014
in loop - in loop
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k8s.io/kubernetes @v1.37.0
test/integration/scheduler_perf/node_util.go:104
in loop - in loop
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kubevirt.io/kubevirt @v1.9.0
tests/migration/namespace.go:195
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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kubevirt.io/kubevirt @v1.9.0
cmd/sidecars/sidecar_shim.go:275
in loop -
k8s.io/apiserver @v0.37.0
pkg/storage/testing/store_benchmarks.go:526
in loop - in loop
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kubevirt.io/kubevirt @v1.9.0
tests/storage/storage.go:705
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call String most in this snapshot.
- github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt18230%
- kubevirt.io/kubevirt18230%
- github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes9015%
- k8s.io/kubernetes6310%
- k8s.io/apiserver244%