Added max attribute length span limit support

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#1829](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1829))
 - Lazily read/configure limits and allow limits to be unset.
   ([#1839](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1839))
+- Added support for read/configure limits and allow limits to be unset.
+  ([#1839](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/1839))
 
 ### Changed
 - Fixed OTLP gRPC exporter silently failing if scheme is not specified in endpoint.

opentelemetry-api/src/opentelemetry/attributes/__init__.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 import logging
 from types import MappingProxyType
-from typing import MutableSequence, Sequence
+from typing import MutableSequence, Optional, Sequence, Tuple
 
 from opentelemetry.util import types
 
@@ -25,23 +25,33 @@
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def _is_valid_attribute_value(value: types.AttributeValue) -> bool:
+def _clean_attribute_value(
+    value: types.AttributeValue, max_length: Optional[int]
+) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[types.AttributeValue]]:
     """Checks if attribute value is valid.
 
     An attribute value is valid if it is either:
         - A primitive type: string, boolean, double precision floating
             point (IEEE 754-1985) or integer.
         - An array of primitive type values. The array MUST be homogeneous,
             i.e. it MUST NOT contain values of different types.
+
+    When the ``max_length`` argument is set, any strings values longer than the value
+    are truncated and returned back as the second value.
+    If the attribute value is not modified, ``None`` is returned as the second return value.
     """
 
-    if isinstance(value, Sequence):
+    # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
+    modified = False
+    if isinstance(value, Sequence) and not isinstance(value, (str, bytes)):
         if len(value) == 0:
-            return True
+            return True, None
 
         sequence_first_valid_type = None
+        new_value = []
         for element in value:
             if element is None:
+                new_value.append(element)
                 continue
             element_type = type(element)
             if element_type not in _VALID_ATTR_VALUE_TYPES:
@@ -54,7 +64,7 @@ def _is_valid_attribute_value(value: types.AttributeValue) -> bool:
                         for valid_type in _VALID_ATTR_VALUE_TYPES
                     ],
                 )
-                return False
+                return False, None
             # The type of the sequence must be homogeneous. The first non-None
             # element determines the type of the sequence
             if sequence_first_valid_type is None:
@@ -65,7 +75,22 @@ def _is_valid_attribute_value(value: types.AttributeValue) -> bool:
                     sequence_first_valid_type.__name__,
                     type(element).__name__,
                 )
-                return False
+                return False, None
+            if max_length is not None and isinstance(element, str):
+                element = element[:max_length]
+                modified = True
+            new_value.append(element)
+        if isinstance(value, MutableSequence):
+            modified = True
+        value = tuple(new_value)
+
+    elif isinstance(value, bytes):
+        try:
+            value = value.decode()
+            modified = True
+        except ValueError:
+            _logger.warning("Byte attribute could not be decoded.")
+            return False, None
 
     elif not isinstance(value, _VALID_ATTR_VALUE_TYPES):
         _logger.warning(
@@ -74,34 +99,38 @@ def _is_valid_attribute_value(value: types.AttributeValue) -> bool:
             type(value).__name__,
             [valid_type.__name__ for valid_type in _VALID_ATTR_VALUE_TYPES],
         )
-        return False
-    return True
+        return False, None
+
+    if max_length is not None and isinstance(value, str):
+        value = value[:max_length]
+        modified = True
+    return True, value if modified else None
 
 
-def _filter_attributes(attributes: types.Attributes) -> None:
-    """Applies attribute validation rules and drops (key, value) pairs
+def _clean_attributes(
+    attributes: types.Attributes, max_length: Optional[int]
+) -> None:
+    """Applies attribute validation rules and truncates/drops (key, value) pairs
     that doesn't adhere to attributes specification.
 
     https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/common/common.md#attributes.
     """
-    if attributes:
-        for attr_key, attr_value in list(attributes.items()):
-            if not attr_key:
-                _logger.warning("invalid key `%s` (empty or null)", attr_key)
-                attributes.pop(attr_key)
-                continue
-
-            if _is_valid_attribute_value(attr_value):
-                if isinstance(attr_value, MutableSequence):
-                    attributes[attr_key] = tuple(attr_value)
-                if isinstance(attr_value, bytes):
-                    try:
-                        attributes[attr_key] = attr_value.decode()
-                    except ValueError:
-                        attributes.pop(attr_key)
-                        _logger.warning("Byte attribute could not be decoded.")
-            else:
-                attributes.pop(attr_key)
+    if not attributes:
+        return
+
+    for attr_key, attr_value in list(attributes.items()):
+        if not attr_key:
+            _logger.warning("invalid key `%s` (empty or null)", attr_key)
+            attributes.pop(attr_key)
+            continue
+
+        valid, cleaned_value = _clean_attribute_value(attr_value, max_length)
+        if not valid:
+            attributes.pop(attr_key)
+            continue
+
+        if cleaned_value is not None:
+            attributes[attr_key] = cleaned_value
 
 
 def _create_immutable_attributes(

opentelemetry-api/tests/attributes/test_attributes.py

@@ -17,42 +17,151 @@
 import unittest
 
 from opentelemetry.attributes import (
+    _clean_attribute_value,
+    _clean_attributes,
     _create_immutable_attributes,
-    _filter_attributes,
-    _is_valid_attribute_value,
 )
 
 
 class TestAttributes(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_is_valid_attribute_value(self):
-        self.assertFalse(_is_valid_attribute_value([1, 2, 3.4, "ss", 4]))
-        self.assertFalse(_is_valid_attribute_value([dict(), 1, 2, 3.4, 4]))
-        self.assertFalse(_is_valid_attribute_value(["sw", "lf", 3.4, "ss"]))
-        self.assertFalse(_is_valid_attribute_value([1, 2, 3.4, 5]))
-        self.assertFalse(_is_valid_attribute_value(dict()))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value(True))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value("hi"))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value(3.4))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value(15))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value([1, 2, 3, 5]))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value([1.2, 2.3, 3.4, 4.5]))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value([True, False]))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value(["ss", "dw", "fw"]))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value([]))
-        # None in sequences are valid
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value(["A", None, None]))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value(["A", None, None, "B"]))
-        self.assertTrue(_is_valid_attribute_value([None, None]))
-        self.assertFalse(_is_valid_attribute_value(["A", None, 1]))
-        self.assertFalse(_is_valid_attribute_value([None, "A", None, 1]))
+    def assertCleanAttr(self, value, valid):
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        is_valid, cleaned = _clean_attribute_value(value, None)
+        self.assertEqual(is_valid, valid)
+        self.assertEqual(cleaned, value if valid else None)
 
-    def test_filter_attributes(self):
+    def test_validate_attribute_value(self):
+        test_cases = [
+            (
+                [1, 2, 3.4, "ss", 4],
+                False,
+            ),
+            (
+                [dict(), 1, 2, 3.4, 4],
+                False,
+            ),
+            (
+                ["sw", "lf", 3.4, "ss"],
+                False,
+            ),
+            (
+                [1, 2, 3.4, 5],
+                False,
+            ),
+            (
+                dict(),
+                False,
+            ),
+            (
+                True,
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                "hi",
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                3.4,
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                15,
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                (1, 2, 3, 5),
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                (1.2, 2.3, 3.4, 4.5),
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                (True, False),
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                ("ss", "dw", "fw"),
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                [],
+                True,
+            ),
+            # None in sequences are valid
+            (
+                ("A", None, None),
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                ("A", None, None, "B"),
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                (None, None),
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                ["A", None, 1],
+                False,
+            ),
+            (
+                [None, "A", None, 1],
+                False,
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        for value, want_valid in test_cases:
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            got_valid, cleaned_value = _clean_attribute_value(value, None)
+            self.assertEqual(got_valid, want_valid)
+            self.assertIsNone(cleaned_value)
+
+    def test_clean_attribute_value_truncate(self):
+        test_cases = [
+            ("a" * 50, None, None),
+            ("a" * 50, "a" * 10, 10),
+            ("abc", "a", 1),
+            ("abc" * 50, "abcabcabca", 10),
+            ("abc" * 50, "abc" * 50, 1000),
+            ("abc" * 50, None, None),
+            ([1, 2, 3, 5], (1, 2, 3, 5), 10),
+            (
+                [1.2, 2.3],
+                (
+                    1.2,
+                    2.3,
+                ),
+                20,
+            ),
+            ([True, False], (True, False), 10),
+            ([], None, 10),
+            (True, None, 10),
+            (
+                3.4,
+                None,
+                True,
+            ),
+            (
+                15,
+                None,
+                True,
+            ),
+        ]
+
+        for value, expected, limit in test_cases:
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
+            valid, cleaned = _clean_attribute_value(value, limit)
+            self.assertTrue(valid)
+            self.assertEqual(cleaned, expected)
+
+    def test_clean_attributes(self):
         attrs_with_invalid_keys = {
             "": "empty-key",
             None: "None-value",
             "attr-key": "attr-value",
         }
-        _filter_attributes(attrs_with_invalid_keys)
+        _clean_attributes(attrs_with_invalid_keys, None)
         self.assertTrue(len(attrs_with_invalid_keys), 1)
         self.assertEqual(attrs_with_invalid_keys, {"attr-key": "attr-value"})
 
@@ -66,7 +175,7 @@ def test_filter_attributes(self):
             "boolkey": True,
             "valid-byte-string": b"hello-otel",
         }
-        _filter_attributes(attrs_with_invalid_values)
+        _clean_attributes(attrs_with_invalid_values, None)
         self.assertEqual(len(attrs_with_invalid_values), 5)
         self.assertEqual(
             attrs_with_invalid_values,

opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/environment_variables/__init__.py

@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
 .. envvar:: OTEL_BSP_MAX_EXPORT_BATCH_SIZE
 """
 
+OTEL_SPAN_ATTRIBUTE_SIZE_LIMIT = "OTEL_SPAN_ATTRIBUTE_SIZE_LIMIT"
+"""
+.. envvar:: OTEL_SPAN_ATTRIBUTE_SIZE_LIMIT
+"""
+
 OTEL_SPAN_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT_LIMIT = "OTEL_SPAN_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT_LIMIT"
 """
 .. envvar:: OTEL_SPAN_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT_LIMIT

opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/resources/__init__.py

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 import pkg_resources
 
-from opentelemetry.attributes import _filter_attributes
+from opentelemetry.attributes import _clean_attributes
 from opentelemetry.sdk.environment_variables import (
     OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES,
     OTEL_SERVICE_NAME,
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Resource:
     """A Resource is an immutable representation of the entity producing telemetry as Attributes."""
 
     def __init__(self, attributes: Attributes):
-        _filter_attributes(attributes)
+        _clean_attributes(attributes, None)
         self._attributes = attributes.copy()
 
     @staticmethod