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Investigate the path to replace olivere/elastic driver

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#7612 opened on Oct 23, 2025

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Description

The olivere/elastic library is deprecated, but our Elasticsearch/OpenSearch storage implementation is heavily dependent on it. Bugs like this https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/issues/2192#issuecomment-3435539949 cannot be resolved.

Objective: Investigate available options for Go drivers for ES/OS and compile a report so that we can build a roadmap around it.

  • Which libraries are available for use
  • What are their version compatibility profiles for the ES/OS versions we currently support
  • Is there one library that can continue to work across both ES and OS
  • What are the differences in how that library works compared to olivere/elastic
  • How much changes would we need to make internally

Worth noting that our use of olivere/elastic is indirect, we have a shim layer internal/storage/elasticsearch/client/interfaces.go that attempts (only partially) to abstract away the underlying driver.

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Tech stack
goelasticsearch
Domain
backenddata
Issue type
research
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
GoElasticsearchJaeger internals
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Start by examining the existing shim layer at internal/storage/elasticsearch/client/interfaces.go to understand how olivere/elastic is used indirectly. Review the comments in this issue and the linked bug (issue #2192) to understand current limitations. Investigate Go drivers such as elastic/go elasticsearch for ES and opensearch project/opensearch go for OS, comparing their API compatibility with the current usage patterns. Compile findings on version support and migration effort, referencing the codebase to estimate changes needed.