open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python

Exception handling for exporter connection errors / exceptions in general

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem?

sometimes my endpoint can be offline, so the problem is that error and exceptions are not handled and are jumping to console and i cannot choose how to handle them (for example, the OTLPSpanExporter is running as a thread and i cannot wrap it in a regular try except. same applys to logs and metrics exporters

Describe the solution you'd like

i would like a callback that handles connection errors or any other type of exceptions that may occur in the open telemetry package. maybe even a way to run the exporter not as a thread, so i can manage the exceptions myself with a generic try except

Describe alternatives you've considered

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Additional Context

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Would you like to implement a fix?

No

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Research direction

Start with the OTLPSpanExporter entry point and compare how the logs and metrics exporters run in threads and surface exceptions. Determine the intended callback or non-threaded behavior, then define the API and tests needed to demonstrate that connection and other exporter errors can be handled by callers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
observability-sre
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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