[connector/datadog] Add config option for compute_top_level_by_span_kind

.chloggen/stanley.liu_top-level-change-connector.yaml

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+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
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+change_type: enhancement
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+component: connector/datadog
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: The Datadog connector now has a config option to identify top-level spans by span kind. This new logic can be enabled by setting `traces::compute_top_level_by_span_kind` to true in the Datadog connector config. Default is false.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [32005]
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+  With this new logic, root spans and spans with a server or consumer `span.kind` will be marked as top-level. Additionally, spans with a client or producer `span.kind` will have stats computed.
+  Enabling this config option may increase the number of spans that generate trace metrics, and may change which spans appear as top-level in Datadog.
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
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+change_logs: []

.chloggen/stanley.liu_top-level-change.yaml

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+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: exporter/datadog
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: The Datadog exporter now has a config option to identify top-level spans by span kind. This new logic can be enabled by setting `traces::compute_top_level_by_span_kind` to true in the Datadog exporter config. Default is false.
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [32005]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext: |
+  With this new logic, root spans and spans with a server or consumer `span.kind` will be marked as top-level. Additionally, spans with a client or producer `span.kind` will have stats computed.
+  Enabling this config option may increase the number of spans that generate trace metrics, and may change which spans appear as top-level in Datadog.
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []

connector/datadogconnector/config.go

@@ -42,8 +42,16 @@ type TracesConfig struct {
 	// If set to true, enables an additional stats computation check on spans to see they have an eligible `span.kind` (server, consumer, client, producer).
 	// If enabled, a span with an eligible `span.kind` will have stats computed. If disabled, only top-level and measured spans will have stats computed.
 	// NOTE: For stats computed from OTel traces, only top-level spans are considered when this option is off.
+	// If you are sending OTel traces and want stats on non-top-level spans, this flag will need to be enabled.
+	// If you are sending OTel traces and do not want stats computed by span kind, you need to disable this flag and disable `compute_top_level_by_span_kind`.
 	ComputeStatsBySpanKind bool `mapstructure:"compute_stats_by_span_kind"`
 
+	// If set to true, root spans and spans with a server or consumer `span.kind` will be marked as top-level.
+	// Additionally, spans with a client or producer `span.kind` will have stats computed.
+	// Enabling this config option may increase the number of spans that generate trace metrics, and may change which spans appear as top-level in Datadog.
+	// The default value is `false`.
+	ComputeTopLevelBySpanKind bool `mapstructure:"compute_top_level_by_span_kind"`
+
 	// If set to true, enables aggregation of peer related tags (e.g., `peer.service`, `db.instance`, etc.) in the datadog connector.
 	// If disabled, aggregated trace stats will not include these tags as dimensions on trace metrics.
 	// For the best experience with peer tags, Datadog also recommends enabling `compute_stats_by_span_kind`.

connector/datadogconnector/connector.go

@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ func getTraceAgentCfg(cfg TracesConfig, attributesTranslator *attributes.Transla
 	if v := cfg.TraceBuffer; v > 0 {
 		acfg.TraceBuffer = v
 	}
+	if cfg.ComputeTopLevelBySpanKind {
+		acfg.Features["enable_otlp_compute_top_level_by_span_kind"] = struct{}{}
+	}
 	return acfg
 }
 

connector/datadogconnector/examples/config.yaml

@@ -41,7 +41,16 @@ connectors:
       ## If enabled, a span with an eligible `span.kind` will have stats computed. If disabled, only top-level and measured spans will have stats computed.
       ## NOTE: For stats computed from OTel traces, only top-level spans are considered when this option is off.
       #
+      ## If you are sending OTel traces and want stats on non-top-level spans, this flag will need to be enabled.
+      ## If you are sending OTel traces and do not want stats computed by span kind, you need to disable this flag and disable `compute_top_level_by_span_kind`.
+      #
       compute_stats_by_span_kind: true
+      ## @param compute_top_level_by_span_kind - enables top-level span identification based on `span.kind` - optional
+      ## If set to true, root spans and spans with a server or consumer `span.kind` will be marked as top-level.
+      ## Additionally, spans with a client or producer `span.kind` will have stats computed.
+      ## Enabling this config option may increase the number of spans that generate trace metrics, and may change which spans appear as top-level in Datadog.
+      #
+      compute_top_level_by_span_kind: false
       ## @param peer_tags_aggregation - enables aggregation of peer related tags in Datadog exporter - optional
       ## If set to true, enables aggregation of peer related tags (e.g., `peer.service`, `db.instance`, etc.) in Datadog exporter.
       ## If disabled, aggregated trace stats will not include these tags as dimensions on trace metrics.

exporter/datadogexporter/config.go

@@ -273,8 +273,16 @@ type TracesConfig struct {
 	// If set to true, enables an additional stats computation check on spans to see they have an eligible `span.kind` (server, consumer, client, producer).
 	// If enabled, a span with an eligible `span.kind` will have stats computed. If disabled, only top-level and measured spans will have stats computed.
 	// NOTE: For stats computed from OTel traces, only top-level spans are considered when this option is off.
+	// If you are sending OTel traces and want stats on non-top-level spans, this flag will need to be enabled.
+	// If you are sending OTel traces and do not want stats computed by span kind, you need to disable this flag and disable `compute_top_level_by_span_kind`.
 	ComputeStatsBySpanKind bool `mapstructure:"compute_stats_by_span_kind"`
 
+	// If set to true, root spans and spans with a server or consumer `span.kind` will be marked as top-level.
+	// Additionally, spans with a client or producer `span.kind` will have stats computed.
+	// Enabling this config option may increase the number of spans that generate trace metrics, and may change which spans appear as top-level in Datadog.
+	// The default value is `false`.
+	ComputeTopLevelBySpanKind bool `mapstructure:"compute_top_level_by_span_kind"`
+
 	// If set to true, enables `peer.service` aggregation in the exporter. If disabled, aggregated trace stats will not include `peer.service` as a dimension.
 	// For the best experience with `peer.service`, it is recommended to also enable `compute_stats_by_span_kind`.
 	// If enabling both causes the datadog exporter to consume too many resources, try disabling `compute_stats_by_span_kind` first.

exporter/datadogexporter/examples/collector.yaml

@@ -357,7 +357,17 @@ exporters:
       ## If enabled, a span with an eligible `span.kind` will have stats computed. If disabled, only top-level and measured spans will have stats computed.
       ## NOTE: For stats computed from OTel traces, only top-level spans are considered when this option is off.
       #
+      ## If you are sending OTel traces and want stats on non-top-level spans, this flag will need to be enabled.
+      ## If you are sending OTel traces and do not want stats computed by span kind, you need to disable this flag and disable `compute_top_level_by_span_kind`.
+      #
       # compute_stats_by_span_kind: true
+
+      ## @param compute_top_level_by_span_kind - enables top-level span identification based on `span.kind` - optional
+      ## If set to true, root spans and spans with a server or consumer `span.kind` will be marked as top-level.
+      ## Additionally, spans with a client or producer `span.kind` will have stats computed.
+      ## Enabling this config option may increase the number of spans that generate trace metrics, and may change which spans appear as top-level in Datadog.
+      #
+      # compute_top_level_by_span_kind: false
 
       ## @param peer_service_aggregation - enables `peer.service` aggregation on trace stats in Datadog exporter - optional
       ## If set to true, enables `peer.service` aggregation in the exporter. If disabled, aggregated trace stats will not include `peer.service` as a dimension.