palantir / palantir/tracing-java

Completing the wrong span should be impossible

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enhancement
Dominant language
Java
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Forks
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Description

Proposal: Opening a span returns a token used to safely close that span, it should not be possible to close the wrong span using this API.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the public API that opens and completes spans and reviewing its existing tests; done means the API cannot complete a different span, with the intended compatibility and behavior agreed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
observability-sre
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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