reflect.Type.PkgPath
standard libraryThe 1932nd most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 4,807 times across 262 modules; 320 of those run outside tests and generated code.
1% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (316 → 320)
- prod calls
- 320
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 4,807
- total callsites
- modules
- 262
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 16%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 2%
- 78 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 →
- Embedded method<1%Reached through an embedded type.
- Interface method100%Called through an interface. The runtime target may differ.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Type.PkgPath from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 40 13%
- OpenTelemetry 14 4%
- Grafana 12 4%
- containerd 7 2%
- Kyverno 6 2%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 4,807, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
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cilium/ebpf @v0.22.0
in loop - in loop
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entgo.io/ent @v0.14.6
schema/field/field.go:1527
in loop - in loop
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astaxie/beego @v1.12.3
in loop -
beego/beego @v1.12.14
in loop - in loop
- in loop
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ent/ent @v0.14.6
in loop - in loop
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go-gorm/gorm @v1.31.2
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Type.PkgPath most in this snapshot.
- github.com/yandex-cloud/go-genproto1,06922%
- google.golang.org/genproto67414%
- github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy64213%
- google.golang.org/protobuf1042%
- github.com/hashicorp/boundary992%
siblings
More from reflect
The other most-called members in this package. See all →