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@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ connectors to talk to opentelemetry software such as [jaeger](https://www.jaeger
- library `opentelemetry` should be used to instrument your code
and possibly libraries. It doesn't communicate with anything except
a backend (default: dummy backend);
- library `opentelemetry-client-ocurl` is a backend that communicates
an exporter (default: no-op);
- library `opentelemetry-client-ocurl` is an exporter that communicates
via http+protobuf with some collector (otelcol, datadog-agent, etc.) using cURL bindings;
- library `opentelemetry-client-cohttp-lwt` is a backend that communicates
- library `opentelemetry-client-cohttp-lwt` is an exporter that communicates
via http+protobuf with some collector using cohttp.
## License
@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ module Otel = Opentelemetry
let (let@) = (@@)
let foo () =
let@ scope = Otel.Trace.with_ "foo"
let@ span = Otel.Tracer.with_ "foo"
~attrs:["hello", `String "world"] in
do_work ();
Otel.Metrics.(
emit [
gauge ~name:"foo.x" [int 42];
]);
let now = Otel.Clock.now Otel.Meter.default.clock in
Otel.Meter.emit1 Otel.Meter.default
Otel.Metrics.(gauge ~name:"foo.x" [int ~now 42]);
Otel.Span.add_event span (Otel.Event.make "work done");
do_more_work ();
()
```
@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ If you're writing a top-level application, you need to perform some initial conf
1. Set the [`service_name`][];
2. optionally configure [ambient-context][] with the appropriate storage for your environment — TLS, Lwt, Eio…;
3. and install a [`Collector`][] (usually by calling your collector's `with_setup` function.)
3. and install an exporter (usually by calling your client library's `with_setup` function.)
For example, if your application is using Lwt, and you're using `ocurl` as your collector, you might do something like this:
```ocaml
let main () =
Otel.Globals.service_name := "my_service";
Otel.GC_metrics.basic_setup();
Otel.Gc_metrics.setup ();
Opentelemetry_ambient_context.set_storage_provider (Opentelemetry_ambient_context_lwt.storage ());
Opentelemetry_client_ocurl.with_setup () @@ fun () ->
@ -72,10 +72,13 @@ let main () =
(* … *)
```
[`service_name`]: <https://v3.ocaml.org/p/opentelemetry/0.5/doc/Opentelemetry/Globals/index.html#val-service_name>
[`Collector`]: <https://v3.ocaml.org/p/opentelemetry/0.5/doc/Opentelemetry/Collector/index.html>
[`service_name`]: <https://v3.ocaml.org/p/opentelemetry/latest/doc/Opentelemetry/Globals/index.html#val-service_name>
[ambient-context]: now vendored as `opentelemetry.ambient-context`, formerly <https://v3.ocaml.org/p/ambient-context>
## Migration v012 → v0.13
see `doc/migration_guide_v0.13.md`
## Configuration
### Environment Variables
@ -104,20 +107,20 @@ The library supports standard OpenTelemetry environment variables:
- `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_LOGS_HEADERS` - logs-specific headers
## Collector opentelemetry-client-ocurl
## opentelemetry-client-ocurl
This is a synchronous collector that uses the http+protobuf format
to send signals (metrics, traces, logs) to some other collector (eg. `otelcol`
This is a synchronous exporter that uses the http+protobuf format
to send signals (metrics, traces, logs) to some collector (eg. `otelcol`
or the datadog agent).
Do note that this backend uses a thread pool and is incompatible
Do note that it uses a thread pool and is incompatible
with uses of `fork` on some Unixy systems.
See [#68](https://github.com/imandra-ai/ocaml-opentelemetry/issues/68) for a possible workaround.
## Collector opentelemetry-client-cohttp-lwt
## opentelemetry-client-cohttp-lwt
This is a Lwt-friendly collector that uses cohttp to send
signals to some other collector (e.g. `otelcol`). It must be run
This is a Lwt-friendly exporter that uses cohttp to send
signals to some collector (e.g. `otelcol`). It must be run
inside a `Lwt_main.run` scope.
## Opentelemetry-trace

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# Migration guide: v0.12 → v0.13
This guide covers breaking changes when upgrading from v0.12.
## 1. Backend setup: `Collector``Sdk` + `Exporter`
v0.12 used a first-class module `BACKEND` installed into a global slot via
`Collector.set_backend`. v0.13 replaces this with a plain record `Exporter.t`
installed via `Sdk.set`.
The `with_setup` helper in each client library still exists, so if you use that
you mainly need to rename the module.
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Opentelemetry_client_ocurl.with_setup ~config () (fun () ->
(* your code *)
())
(* v0.13: same call, internals changed; ~stop removed, ~after_shutdown added *)
Opentelemetry_client_ocurl.with_setup
~after_shutdown:(fun _exp -> ())
~config () (fun () ->
(* your code *)
())
```
If you called `setup`/`remove_backend` manually:
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Opentelemetry_client_ocurl.setup ~config ()
(* ... *)
Opentelemetry_client_ocurl.remove_backend ()
(* v0.13 *)
Opentelemetry_client_ocurl.setup ~config ()
(* ... *)
Opentelemetry_client_ocurl.remove_exporter ()
```
The `~stop:bool Atomic.t` parameter has been removed from the ocurl client.
Use `Sdk.active ()` (an `Aswitch.t`) to detect shutdown instead.
## 2. `Trace.with_``Tracer.with_`, callback gets a `Span.t`
The most common migration. The module is renamed and the callback argument type
changes from `Scope.t` to `Span.t`.
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Trace.with_ "my-op" ~attrs:["k", `String "v"] (fun (scope : Scope.t) ->
Scope.add_event scope (fun () -> Event.make "something happened");
Scope.add_attrs scope (fun () -> ["extra", `Int 42]);
do_work ()
)
(* v0.13 *)
Tracer.with_ "my-op" ~attrs:["k", `String "v"] (fun (span : Span.t) ->
Span.add_event span (Event.make "something happened");
Span.add_attrs span ["extra", `Int 42];
do_work ()
)
```
`Trace` is kept as a deprecated alias for `Tracer`.
Key differences on the callback argument:
| v0.12 (`Scope.t`) | v0.13 (`Span.t`) |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| `scope.trace_id` | `Span.trace_id span` |
| `scope.span_id` | `Span.id span` |
| `Scope.add_event scope (fun () -> ev)` | `Span.add_event span ev` |
| `Scope.add_attrs scope (fun () -> attrs)` | `Span.add_attrs span attrs` |
| `Scope.set_status scope st` | `Span.set_status span st` |
| `Scope.record_exception scope e bt` | `Span.record_exception span e bt` |
| `Scope.to_span_ctx scope` | `Span.to_span_ctx span` |
| `Scope.to_span_link scope` | `Span.to_span_link span` |
| `~scope:scope` (pass parent explicitly) | `~parent:span` |
The `~scope` parameter of `Trace.with_` is renamed to `~parent`:
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Trace.with_ "child" ~scope:parent_scope (fun child -> ...)
(* v0.13 *)
Tracer.with_ "child" ~parent:parent_span (fun child -> ...)
```
In addition, `Scope.t` is entirely removed because `Span.t` is now mutable.
For additional efficiency, `Span.t` is directly encodable to protobuf
without the need to allocate further intermediate structures.
## 3. `Logs``Logger`, new emit helpers
The `Logs` module is renamed to `Logger` (`Logs` is kept as a deprecated alias).
Direct construction of log records and batch-emit is replaced by convenience
functions.
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Logs.emit [
Logs.make_str ~severity:Severity_number_warn "something went wrong"
]
Logs.emit [
Logs.make_strf ~severity:Severity_number_info "processed %d items" n
]
(* v0.13: simple string *)
Logger.log ~severity:Severity_number_warn "something went wrong"
(* v0.13: formatted *)
Logger.logf ~severity:Severity_number_info (fun k -> k "processed %d items" n)
```
If you need to keep the trace/span correlation:
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Logs.emit [
Logs.make_str ~trace_id ~span_id ~severity:Severity_number_info "ok"
]
(* v0.13 *)
Logger.log ~trace_id ~span_id ~severity:Severity_number_info "ok"
```
`Log_record.make_str` / `Log_record.make` still exist if you need to build
records manually and emit them via a `Logger.t`.
## 4. `Metrics.emit` → emit via a `Meter`
In v0.12 `Metrics.emit` was a top-level function that sent directly to the
collector. In v0.13 metrics go through a `Meter.t`. For most code the change
is mechanical:
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Metrics.emit [
Metrics.gauge ~name:"queue.depth" [ Metrics.int ~now depth ]
]
(* v0.13: Meter.default emits to the global provider *)
Meter.emit1 Meter.default
(Metrics.gauge ~name:"queue.depth" [ Metrics.int ~now depth ])
```
`now` is now obtained from the meter's clock rather than `Timestamp_ns.now_unix_ns ()`:
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
let now = Timestamp_ns.now_unix_ns () in
Metrics.emit [ Metrics.sum ~name:"counter" [ Metrics.int ~now n ] ]
(* v0.13 *)
let now = Clock.now Meter.default.clock in
Meter.emit1 Meter.default
(Metrics.sum ~name:"counter" [ Metrics.int ~now n ])
```
## 5. `Metrics_callbacks.register``Meter.add_cb`
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Metrics_callbacks.register (fun () ->
[ Metrics.gauge ~name:"foo" [ Metrics.int ~now:... 42 ] ])
(* v0.13: callback now receives a clock *)
Meter.add_cb (fun ~clock () ->
let now = Clock.now clock in
[ Metrics.gauge ~name:"foo" [ Metrics.int ~now 42 ] ])
```
After registering callbacks you must tell the SDK to drive them:
```ocaml
(* v0.13: call once after setup to schedule periodic emission *)
Meter.add_to_main_exporter Meter.default
```
In v0.12 this was automatic once `Metrics_callbacks.register` was called.
## 6. `GC_metrics.basic_setup` signature unchanged, `setup` changed
`GC_metrics.basic_setup ()` still works. The module has been renamed
to `Gc_metrics`, but the former name persists as a deprecated alias.
If you called the lower-level `GC_metrics.setup exp` directly:
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
GC_metrics.setup exporter
(* or *)
GC_metrics.setup_on_main_exporter ()
(* v0.13 *)
Gc_metrics.setup () (* uses Meter.default *)
(* or with a specific meter: *)
Gc_metrics.setup ~meter:my_meter ()
```
`GC_metrics.setup_on_main_exporter` has been removed.
## 7. `Collector.on_tick``Sdk.add_on_tick_callback`
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Collector.on_tick (fun () -> do_background_work ())
(* v0.13 *)
Sdk.add_on_tick_callback (fun () -> do_background_work ())
```
## 8. `?service_name` parameter removed
`Trace.with_`, `Logs.emit`, and `Metrics.emit` accepted a `?service_name`
override. This is no longer supported per-call; set it once globally:
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
Trace.with_ "op" ~service_name:"my-svc" (fun _ -> ...)
(* v0.13: set globally before setup *)
Opentelemetry.Globals.service_name := "my-svc"
Tracer.with_ "op" (fun _ -> ...)
```
## 9. `create_backend` / `BACKEND` module type removed
If you held a reference to a backend module:
```ocaml
(* v0.12 *)
let (module B : Collector.BACKEND) =
Opentelemetry_client_ocurl.create_backend ~config ()
in
Collector.set_backend (module B)
(* v0.13 *)
let exp : Exporter.t =
Opentelemetry_client_ocurl.create_exporter ~config ()
in
Sdk.set exp
```
## 10. New features (no migration needed)
- **`Sdk.get_tracer/get_meter/get_logger`**: obtain a provider pre-stamped with
instrumentation-scope metadata (`~name`, `~version`, `~__MODULE__`).
- **`Trace_provider` / `Meter_provider` / `Log_provider`**: independent
per-signal providers; useful for testing or multi-backend setups.
- **`Dynamic_enricher`**: register callbacks that inject attributes into every
span and log record at creation time (wide events).
- **Batch**: much better handling of batching overall.
## Quick checklist
- [ ] `Trace.with_``Tracer.with_`; callback argument `Scope.t``Span.t`
- [ ] `Scope.add_event`/`add_attrs``Span.add_event`/`add_attrs` (no thunk wrapper)
- [ ] `~scope:``~parent:` in nested `with_` calls
- [ ] `Logs.emit [Logs.make_str ...]``Logger.log`/`Logger.logf`
- [ ] `Metrics.emit [...]``Meter.emit1 Meter.default ...`
- [ ] `Metrics_callbacks.register``Meter.add_cb` (+ call `Meter.add_to_main_exporter`)
- [ ] `GC_metrics.setup exp``Gc_metrics.setup ()`
- [ ] `Collector.on_tick``Sdk.add_on_tick_callback`
- [ ] Remove `?service_name` call-site overrides; set `Globals.service_name` once
- [ ] `create_backend``create_exporter`; `set_backend``Sdk.set`
- [ ] `~stop:bool Atomic.t` removed from ocurl client