Creating an OpenTelemetry Span from a String TraceID
To create a new span on the subscriber side using the traceID, one cannot directly create a span using the received traceID string. Instead, you must construct a [trace.SpanContext](https://pkg.go.dev/go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace#SpanContext) using the provided traceID.
Construct the SpanContext
To generate the SpanContext, it is recommended to wrap the code in a separate function, such as this:
<code class="go">func constructNewSpanContext(request NewRequest) (spanContext trace.SpanContext, err error) { // Assuming the trace and span IDs are provided as strings in request struct. var traceID trace.TraceID traceID, err = trace.TraceIDFromHex(request.TraceID) if err != nil { fmt.Println("error:", err) return } var spanID trace.SpanID spanID, err = trace.SpanIDFromHex(request.SpanID) if err != nil { fmt.Println("error:", err) return } spanContextConfig := trace.SpanContextConfig{ TraceID: traceID, SpanID: spanID, // Other TraceFlag bits if desired } spanContext = trace.NewSpanContext(spanContextConfig) return spanContext, nil }</code>
Enrich a Context with the SpanContext
Once the SpanContext is created, enrich a new context with it:
<code class="go">spanContext, err := constructNewSpanContext(request) if err != nil { fmt.Println("ERROR:", err) } fmt.Println("IS VALID?", spanContext.IsValid()) // Check if the `spanContext` is valid requestContext := context.Background() requestContext = trace.ContextWithSpanContext(requestContext, spanContext) // Start a new span within the enriched context var requestInLoopSpan trace.Span childContext, requestInLoopSpan := otel.Tracer("inboundmessage").Start(requestContext, "requestInLoopSpan") requestInLoopSpan.AddEvent("processing....") // Should now work</code>
By performing these steps, you can successfully create a new Span on the subscriber side using the traceID received from the request headers.
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