open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python

Expose max_export_batch_size as environment variable

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Description

AFAICT max_export_batch_size introduced in https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/2809 cannot be set as an environment variable.

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Research direction

Start by reading the introduction of max_export_batch_size in pull request #2809 and trace how the setting is configured. Identify the corresponding environment-variable handling and tests, then verify that the variable can set the batch size and that existing configuration behavior remains covered.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
observability-sre
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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