quickwit-oss / quickwit-oss/quickwit

Support X-Correlation-ID in header

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enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
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Description

Add support for X-Correlation-ID in the header.

The X-Correlation-ID is an id that gets passed by a client and is getting printed in the logs.
This allows end to end tracing of requests across systems.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the HTTP request handling and logging entry points, then trace how request metadata is propagated; done means a client-supplied X-Correlation-ID is available in logs for end-to-end request tracing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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