open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python
console exporter should configure a simple span processor
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Description
The specification change proposed in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3740 recommends that implementations should pair the console exporter with a simple span processor. This is different than the current behaviour of configuring a batch processor with it.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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 reading the console exporter configuration and the specification change in PR 3740 to understand the intended processor pairing. Locate the existing tests for console exporter setup, then update coverage so done means the console exporter is configured with a simple span processor rather than a batch processor.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- observability
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100