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+open Opentelemetry.Proto
+
+(** A resource *)
+type t =
+  | R_metrics of Metrics.resource_metrics list
+  | R_spans of Trace.resource_spans list
+  | R_logs of Logs.resource_logs list
+
+let of_logs logs : t = R_logs [ Util_resources.make_resource_logs logs ]
+
+open struct
+  let of_x_or_empty ~f l =
+    if l = [] then
+      []
+    else
+      [ f l ]
+end
+
+let of_logs_or_empty logs = of_x_or_empty ~f:of_logs logs
+
+let of_spans spans : t = R_spans [ Util_resources.make_resource_spans spans ]
+
+let of_spans_or_empty spans = of_x_or_empty ~f:of_spans spans
+
+let of_metrics m : t = R_metrics [ Util_resources.make_resource_metrics m ]
+
+let of_metrics_or_empty ms = of_x_or_empty ~f:of_metrics ms