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Disable DD_TRACE_COUCHBASE_INTERNAL_SPANS_ENABLED by default

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java
Domain
databases

Research direction

Start by reviewing issue #6763 and tracing where DD_TRACE_COUCHBASE_INTERNAL_SPANS_ENABLED is defined and where its default is applied. Check the related Couchbase instrumentation tests and documentation; done means the default is false, existing opt-in behavior remains covered, and the breaking change is clearly reflected.

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Description

type: feature request
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Describe the feature you'd like

We would like to see this option set to false by default so the internal Couchbase spans are disabled by default.

Is your feature request related to a problem?

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Describe alternatives you've considered

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Additional context

Back in #6763 a new option was added to ignore the internal spans that are created by Couchbase. This was primarily due to the increase in Span traffic from the recently updated couchbase instrumentation. Is there a path to change the default to be false by default? It would be a breaking change so its a larger discussion.

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