open-telemetry / open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby

Support the new W3C random flag.

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Description

Have SpanContext support the new W3C random flag.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading SpanContext and the linked W3C trace-ID randomness specification, then inspect how existing trace flags are represented. Done means SpanContext supports the new random flag consistently with that specification.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ruby
Domain
observability
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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