open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python
Support resource detector in auto instrumentation by entry_point or whatever
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem?
Python sdk supports add resource detector to provider by code change. We want to support custom resource detector in auto-instrumentation without code change..
Describe the solution you'd like
load resource detectors from entry_points or by env variable
Describe alternatives you've considered
Which alternative solutions or features have you considered?
NA
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- 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 Python SDK's auto-instrumentation setup and its resource-provider configuration. Review how entry points and environment variables are handled elsewhere, then define discovery and loading behavior for custom resource detectors and add tests showing that the configured detector is used.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- observability
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100