Package akka.javasdk

Interface Tracing

@DoNotInherit public interface Tracing
Factory for manually creating open telemetry spans in addition to those automatically provided by the runtime and SDK.

Not for user extension. Injectable into endpoint constructors or available through component command contexts.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Optional<io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span>
    parentSpan()
    If tracing is enabled, this returns the current parent span, to use for propagating trace parent through third party integrations.
    Optional<io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span>
    startSpan(String name)
    If tracing is enabled, create and start a new custom span with the given name, setting a parent for the span is done automatically so that the span is a child of the incoming request or component call.

  • Method Details

    • startSpan

      Optional<io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span> startSpan(String name)
      If tracing is enabled, create and start a new custom span with the given name, setting a parent for the span is done automatically so that the span is a child of the incoming request or component call.
      Returns:
      Optional of the span if tracing is enabled, empty option if tracing is not enabled.

    • parentSpan

      Optional<io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span> parentSpan()
      If tracing is enabled, this returns the current parent span, to use for propagating trace parent through third party integrations. This span should only be used for observing, ending it or marking it as failed etc. is managed by the SDK and the runtime.