open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp-contrib

Add more Resource Attributes to the Otel-Webserver-Module Nginx instrumentation.

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Description

Some more resource attributes could be exported with the spans. Like request and response headers.

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Research direction

Locate the Otel-Webserver-Module Nginx instrumentation and inspect how spans currently receive resource attributes. Determine which request and response headers are in scope, then find the relevant instrumentation tests and verify that the selected attributes are exported; the issue does not name files or tests, so confirm their locations first.

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Assessment

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

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