envoyproxy/gateway

Consider support samplers and resource_detectors for OpenTelemetry tracer

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#3,592 opened on Jun 11, 2024

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Description

xref: Samplers Resource Detectors

I cannot recall whether EG support custom env flags to support resource detector.

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Research direction
Investigate current OpenTelemetry trace configuration in Envoy Gateway, understand how samplers and resource detectors are integrated in Envoy, and propose a design for adding support.
Tech stack
go
Domain
backendapiinfrastructure
Issue type
Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Fresh
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Needs investigation
Prerequisites
GoKubernetesOpenTelemetry
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40