open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp

[REMOVAL] Remove opentelemetry::plugin - On hold 2026-10-01

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Description

Remove opentelemetry::plugin.

Planned for October 1st, 2026.

See deprecation announcement:

  • #4021

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the deprecation announcement in issue #4021 and locating the opentelemetry::plugin API in the repository. Done means the plugin is removed as planned on October 1, 2026, with the affected build and test references updated accordingly.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
observability-sre
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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