open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib
[Samplers] How to drop multiple span_kinds
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Since Dec 3, 2025.
component:samplers
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Description
Component(s)
samplers
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
span_kind: SERVER
tracer_provider:
sampler:
parent_based:
root:
rule_based_routing:
fallback_sampler:
always_on:
span_kind: SERVER
rules:
- action: DROP
attribute: url.path
pattern: /health.*
- action: DROP
attribute: url.path
pattern: /actuator.*
I want to drop the redis heartbeat, I don't know if it's supported.
- action: DROP
attribute: db.statement
pattern: ^PING$
- action: DROP
attribute: db.statement
pattern: ^QUIT$
Describe the solution you'd like
I looked at https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-contrib/tree/main/cel-sampler, is it necessary to add the CEL-Based sampler to the extension?
Describe alternatives you've considered
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