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Configurable Error Handler

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#4,159 opened on Feb 7, 2023

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Description

Feature Request

from https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/dd47c009da1de335c540decc5d5930e46ea61916/specification/error-handling.md?plain=1#L37-L43

SDK implementations MUST allow end users to change the library's default error handling behavior for relevant errors.
Application developers may want to run with strict error handling in a staging environment to catch invalid uses of the API, or malformed config.
Note that configuring a custom error handler in this way is the only exception to the basic error handling principles outlined above.
The mechanism by which end users set or register a custom error handler should follow language-specific conventions.

Additional Context

Found while working on https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet-instrumentation/issues/2009

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Research direction
Study the OpenTelemetry error handling specification and the existing error handling in this SDK. Implement a mechanism to allow users to customize error handling behavior.
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
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2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
C#OpenTelemetry concepts
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75