open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python-contrib
aiohttp-client add http.response.body.size span attribute
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Description
What problem do you want to solve?
Currently, aiohttp-client doesn't make available http.response.body.size. This is a very useful span attribute and would be great to have for both unchunked and chunked responses.
Describe the solution you'd like
http.response.body.size populated in the span and metrics provided
Describe alternatives you've considered
No response
Additional Context
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Would you like to implement a fix?
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the aiohttp-client instrumentation and its span and metrics handling. Trace how unchunked and chunked response bodies are processed, then add coverage showing that http.response.body.size is populated for both cases and in the provided metrics.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- observability-sre
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100