38 lines
1.6 KiB
Go
38 lines
1.6 KiB
Go
// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
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package trace // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
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import (
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"context"
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"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/embedded"
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)
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// Tracer is the creator of Spans.
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//
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// Warning: Methods may be added to this interface in minor releases. See
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// package documentation on API implementation for information on how to set
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// default behavior for unimplemented methods.
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type Tracer interface {
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// Users of the interface can ignore this. This embedded type is only used
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// by implementations of this interface. See the "API Implementations"
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// section of the package documentation for more information.
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embedded.Tracer
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// Start creates a span and a context.Context containing the newly-created span.
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//
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// If the context.Context provided in `ctx` contains a Span then the newly-created
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// Span will be a child of that span, otherwise it will be a root span. This behavior
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// can be overridden by providing `WithNewRoot()` as a SpanOption, causing the
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// newly-created Span to be a root span even if `ctx` contains a Span.
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//
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// When creating a Span it is recommended to provide all known span attributes using
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// the `WithAttributes()` SpanOption as samplers will only have access to the
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// attributes provided when a Span is created.
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//
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// Any Span that is created MUST also be ended. This is the responsibility of the user.
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// Implementations of this API may leak memory or other resources if Spans are not ended.
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Start(ctx context.Context, spanName string, opts ...SpanStartOption) (context.Context, Span)
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}
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