opentracing-contrib / opentracing-contrib/java-spring-cloud

Library silently enables Async

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Description

The configuration class DefaultAsyncAutoConfiguration enables @Async by using @EnableAsync. Is this a good pattern? I didn't expected that the library for instrumenting code is activating this functionality (per default). I would expect that the library set's up a proper configuration but doesn't enable it.

I have stumpled over this issue because we deactivated @Async for one environment and the application failed because reference threadpools have not been set-up. Took me some while to figer out what's going wrong.

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Start with DefaultAsyncAutoConfiguration and trace how @EnableAsync is applied, including the behavior when an application deactivates @Async. Check the surrounding configuration and tests, if present. Done means the library's async behavior matches its documented configuration contract and does not unexpectedly break applications that disable @Async.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, spring, spring-boot
Domain
backend, observability
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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