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OpenTelemetry Integration Guide

Overview

The I-Synergy.Framework provides a flexible OpenTelemetry integration that separates instrumentation configuration from exporter configuration. This separation allows for cleaner code organization and better maintainability.

Key Concepts

• Instrumentation: Defines what to collect (which libraries, frameworks, or custom sources to monitor)
• Exporters: Defines where to send the collected telemetry data (console, OTLP endpoint, Azure Monitor, etc.)

Architecture

The OpenTelemetry integration in I-Synergy.Framework consists of:

• ITelemetryProvider interface that defines the contract
• OpenTelemetryProvider implementation
• Extension methods for different provider builders (Tracer, Meter, Logger)

Usage Guide

Basic Setup

// In Program.cs or Startup.cs
builder.Logging.AddOpenTelemetry(
 builder.Configuration,
 builder.Environment,
 infoService,
 "Telemetry",
 tracerInstrumentationAction: ConfigureTracingInstrumentation,
 tracerExportersAction: ConfigureTracingExporters,
 meterInstrumentationAction: ConfigureMetricsInstrumentation,
 meterExportersAction: ConfigureMetricsExporters,
 loggerInstrumentationAction: ConfigureLoggingInstrumentation,
 loggerExportersAction: ConfigureLoggingExporters);

Instrumentation Actions

Instrumentation actions should configure what telemetry data to collect.
These actions should add sources, configure sampling, and set up instrumentation for specific libraries or frameworks.

private static void ConfigureTracingInstrumentation(TracerProviderBuilder builder)
{
 // Add sources to collect data from
 builder.AddSource("MyApplicationName");
 
 // Add instrumentation for specific libraries
 builder.AddHttpClientInstrumentation(opts => 
 {
 opts.RecordException = true;
 opts.EnrichWithException = (activity, exception) =>
 {
 activity.SetTag("error.type", exception.GetType().Name);
 activity.SetTag("error.message", exception.Message);
 };
 });
 
 // Add ASP.NET Core instrumentation
 builder.AddAspNetCoreInstrumentation();
}

Exporter Actions

Exporter actions should configure where to send the collected telemetry data.
These actions should add exporters to different backends or services.

private static void ConfigureTracingExporters(TracerProviderBuilder builder)
{
 // Add Azure Monitor exporter
 builder.AddAzureMonitorTraceExporter(options =>
 {
 options.ConnectionString = "your-connection-string";
 });
 
 // Add Jaeger exporter
 builder.AddJaegerExporter(options =>
 {
 options.AgentHost = "localhost";
 options.AgentPort = 6831;
 });
}

Integration Examples

Azure Monitor Integration

builder.Logging.AddOpenTelemetry(
 builder.Configuration,
 builder.Environment,
 infoService,
 "Telemetry",
 tracerInstrumentationAction: builder =>
 {
 builder.AddSource(infoService.ProductName);
 builder.AddHttpClientInstrumentation();
 },
 tracerExportersAction: builder =>
 {
 var connectionString = builder.Configuration["Telemetry:ConnectionString"];
 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionString))
 {
 builder.AddAzureMonitorTraceExporter(options =>
 {
 options.ConnectionString = connectionString;
 });
 }
 },
 meterExportersAction: builder =>
 {
 var connectionString = builder.Configuration["Telemetry:ConnectionString"];
 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionString))
 {
 builder.AddAzureMonitorMetricExporter(options =>
 {
 options.ConnectionString = connectionString;
 });
 }
 },
 loggerExportersAction: builder =>
 {
 var connectionString = builder.Configuration["Telemetry:ConnectionString"];
 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionString))
 {
 builder.AddOpenTelemetry(options =>
 {
 options.AddAzureMonitorLogExporter(o => 
 o.ConnectionString = connectionString);
 });
 }
 });

Sentry Integration

builder.Logging.AddOpenTelemetry(
 builder.Configuration,
 builder.Environment,
 infoService,
 "Telemetry",
 tracerInstrumentationAction: builder =>
 {
 builder.AddSource(infoService.ProductName);
 builder.AddSentry();

 SentrySdk.Init(options =>
 {
 builder.Configuration.GetSection("Telemetry").Bind(options);
 options.Environment = builder.Environment.EnvironmentName;
 options.Debug = builder.Environment.IsDevelopment();
 options.ServerName = infoService.ProductName;
 options.Release = infoService.ProductVersion.ToString();
 options.UseOpenTelemetry();
 });
 });

Advanced Configuration

Manual Instrumentation

For manual instrumentation, you can inject and use the ActivitySource that's registered by the framework:

public class MyService
{
 private readonly ActivitySource _activitySource;

 public MyService(ActivitySource activitySource)
 {
 _activitySource = activitySource;
 }

 public void DoSomething()
 {
 using var activity = _activitySource.StartActivity("DoSomething");
 activity?.SetTag("custom.tag", "value");
 
 // Your code here
 }
}

Custom Resource Attributes

You can add custom resource attributes through the OpenTelemetryOptions:

{
 "Telemetry": {
 "CustomAttributes": {
 "deployment.region": "WestEurope",
 "service.team": "MyTeam"
 }
 }
}

These attributes will be added to all telemetry data sent from your application.