Status: Alpha Overview Environment variables provide a mechanism to propagate context and baggage information across process boundaries when network protocols are not applicable. This specification extends the API Propagators to define how the TextMapPropagator can be used with environment variables. Common systems where context propagation via environment variables is useful include: Batch processing systems CI/CD environments Command-line tools Propagator Mechanisms Propagating context via ...| OpenTelemetry
Status: Stable Overview Cross-cutting concerns send their state to the next process using Propagators, which are defined as objects used to read and write context data to and from messages exchanged by the applications. Each concern creates a set of Propagators for every supported Propagator type. Propagators leverage the Context to inject and extract data for each cross-cutting concern, such as traces and Baggage. Propagation is usually implemented via a cooperation of library-specific reque...| OpenTelemetry
Specification documents (files) may explicitly define a “Status”, typically shown immediately after the document title. When present, the “Status” applies to the individual document only and not to the entire specification or any other documents. The following table describes what the statuses mean. Maturity levels The support guarantees and allowed changes are governed by the maturity level of the document. Maturity levels are defined in OTEP 0232 and follow the OpenTelemetry project...| OpenTelemetry
This document defines some terms that are used across this specification. Some other fundamental terms are documented in the overview document. User Roles Application Owner The maintainer of an application or service, responsible for configuring and managing the lifecycle of the OpenTelemetry SDK. Library Author The maintainer of a shared library which is depended upon by many applications, and targeted by OpenTelemetry instrumentation. Instrumentation Author The maintainer of OpenTelemetry i...| OpenTelemetry