open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib

Revise system metrics in opentetelemetry-instrumentation-system-metrics

Open
#3,274 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

feature-request
Dominant language
Python
Stars
1.1k
Forks
1.1k
Avg merge
4d 15h
Merged PRs (30d)
16

Description

What problem do you want to solve?

Some system metrics captured in system-metrics instrumentations are out of spec.

Describe the solution you'd like

System metrics following the semantic conventions in system-metrics-instrumentation

Describe alternatives you've considered

We can wait for the semconv to become stable or we can introduce the metrics on a case by case basis.

Additional Context

No response

Would you like to implement a fix?

None

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 locating the system-metrics instrumentation and the referenced system-metrics semantic conventions. Identify which captured metrics differ from those conventions and establish how compliance will be verified. Done means the instrumentation follows the conventions.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
observability
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.