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//! # OpenTelemetry ShouldSample Interface
//!
//! ## Sampling
//!
//! Sampling is a mechanism to control the noise and overhead introduced by
//! OpenTelemetry by reducing the number of samples of traces collected and
//! sent to the backend.
//!
//! Sampling may be implemented on different stages of a trace collection.
//! OpenTelemetry SDK defines a `ShouldSample` interface that can be used at
//! instrumentation points by libraries to check the sampling `SamplingDecision`
//! early and optimize the amount of telemetry that needs to be collected.
//!
//! All other sampling algorithms may be implemented on SDK layer in exporters,
//! or even out of process in Agent or Collector.
//!
//! The OpenTelemetry API has two properties responsible for the data collection:
//!
//! * `is_recording` method on a `Span`. If `true` the current `Span` records
//! tracing events (attributes, events, status, etc.), otherwise all tracing
//! events are dropped. Users can use this property to determine if expensive
//! trace events can be avoided. `SpanProcessor`s will receive
//! all spans with this flag set. However, `SpanExporter`s will
//! not receive them unless the `Sampled` flag was set.
//! * `Sampled` flag in `trace_flags` on `SpanContext`. This flag is propagated
//! via the `SpanContext` to child Spans. For more details see the [W3C
//! specification](https://w3c.github.io/trace-context/). This flag indicates
//! that the `Span` has been `sampled` and will be exported. `SpanProcessor`s
//! and `SpanExporter`s will receive spans with the `Sampled` flag set for
//! processing.
//!
//! The flag combination `Sampled == false` and `is_recording` == true` means
//! that the current `Span` does record information, but most likely the child
//! `Span` will not.
//!
//! The flag combination `Sampled == true` and `is_recording == false` could
//! cause gaps in the distributed trace, and because of this OpenTelemetry API
//! MUST NOT allow this combination.
use crate::{
sdk::InstrumentationLibrary,
trace::{Link, SpanKind, TraceContextExt, TraceId, TraceState},
Context, KeyValue,
};
#[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
/// The `ShouldSample` interface allows implementations to provide samplers
/// which will return a sampling `SamplingResult` based on information that
/// is typically available just before the `Span` was created.
pub trait ShouldSample: Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug {
/// Returns the `SamplingDecision` for a `Span` to be created.
#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
fn should_sample(
&self,
parent_context: Option<&Context>,
trace_id: TraceId,
name: &str,
span_kind: &SpanKind,
attributes: &[KeyValue],
links: &[Link],
instrumentation_library: &InstrumentationLibrary,
) -> SamplingResult;
}
/// The result of sampling logic for a given `Span`.
#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
pub struct SamplingResult {
/// `SamplingDecision` reached by this result
pub decision: SamplingDecision,
/// Extra attributes added by this result
pub attributes: Vec<KeyValue>,
/// Trace state from parent context, might be modified by sampler
pub trace_state: TraceState,
}
/// Decision about whether or not to sample
#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
pub enum SamplingDecision {
/// `is_recording() == false`, span will not be recorded and all events and
/// attributes will be dropped.
Drop,
/// `is_recording() == true`, but `Sampled` flag MUST NOT be set.
RecordOnly,
/// `is_recording() == true` AND `Sampled` flag` MUST be set.
RecordAndSample,
}
/// Sampling options
#[cfg_attr(feature = "serialize", derive(Deserialize, Serialize))]
#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
pub enum Sampler {
/// Always sample the trace
AlwaysOn,
/// Never sample the trace
AlwaysOff,
/// Respects the parent span's sampling decision or delegates a delegate sampler for root spans.
ParentBased(Box<Sampler>),
/// Sample a given fraction of traces. Fractions >= 1 will always sample. If the parent span is
/// sampled, then it's child spans will automatically be sampled. Fractions < 0 are treated as
/// zero, but spans may still be sampled if their parent is.
TraceIdRatioBased(f64),
}
impl ShouldSample for Sampler {
fn should_sample(
&self,
parent_context: Option<&Context>,
trace_id: TraceId,
name: &str,
span_kind: &SpanKind,
attributes: &[KeyValue],
links: &[Link],
instrumentation_library: &InstrumentationLibrary,
) -> SamplingResult {
let decision = match self {
// Always sample the trace
Sampler::AlwaysOn => SamplingDecision::RecordAndSample,
// Never sample the trace
Sampler::AlwaysOff => SamplingDecision::Drop,
// The parent decision if sampled; otherwise the decision of delegate_sampler
Sampler::ParentBased(delegate_sampler) => {
parent_context.filter(|cx| cx.has_active_span()).map_or(
delegate_sampler
.should_sample(
parent_context,
trace_id,
name,
span_kind,
attributes,
links,
instrumentation_library,
)
.decision,
|ctx| {
let span = ctx.span();
let parent_span_context = span.span_context();
if parent_span_context.is_sampled() {
SamplingDecision::RecordAndSample
} else {
SamplingDecision::Drop
}
},
)
}
// Probabilistically sample the trace.
Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(prob) => {
if *prob >= 1.0 {
SamplingDecision::RecordAndSample
} else {
let prob_upper_bound = (prob.max(0.0) * (1u64 << 63) as f64) as u64;
// TODO: update behavior when the spec definition resolves
// https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/issues/1413
let rnd_from_trace_id = (trace_id.0 as u64) >> 1;
if rnd_from_trace_id < prob_upper_bound {
SamplingDecision::RecordAndSample
} else {
SamplingDecision::Drop
}
}
}
};
SamplingResult {
decision,
// No extra attributes ever set by the SDK samplers.
attributes: Vec::new(),
// all sampler in SDK will not modify trace state.
trace_state: match parent_context {
Some(ctx) => ctx.span().span_context().trace_state().clone(),
None => TraceState::default(),
},
}
}
}
#[cfg(all(test, feature = "testing", feature = "trace"))]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::sdk::trace::{Sampler, SamplingDecision, ShouldSample};
use crate::testing::trace::TestSpan;
use crate::trace::{SpanContext, SpanId, TraceFlags, TraceState};
use rand::Rng;
#[rustfmt::skip]
fn sampler_data() -> Vec<(&'static str, Sampler, f64, bool, bool)> {
vec![
// Span w/o a parent
("never_sample", Sampler::AlwaysOff, 0.0, false, false),
("always_sample", Sampler::AlwaysOn, 1.0, false, false),
("ratio_-1", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(-1.0), 0.0, false, false),
("ratio_.25", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.25), 0.25, false, false),
("ratio_.50", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.50), 0.5, false, false),
("ratio_.75", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.75), 0.75, false, false),
("ratio_2.0", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(2.0), 1.0, false, false),
// Spans w/o a parent delegate
("delegate_to_always_on", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::AlwaysOn)), 1.0, false, false),
("delegate_to_always_off", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::AlwaysOff)), 0.0, false, false),
("delegate_to_ratio_-1", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(-1.0))), 0.0, false, false),
("delegate_to_ratio_.25", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.25))), 0.25, false, false),
("delegate_to_ratio_.50", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.50))), 0.50, false, false),
("delegate_to_ratio_.75", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.75))), 0.75, false, false),
("delegate_to_ratio_2.0", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(2.0))), 1.0, false, false),
// Spans with a parent that is *not* sampled act like spans w/o a parent
("unsampled_parent_with_ratio_-1", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(-1.0), 0.0, true, false),
("unsampled_parent_with_ratio_.25", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.25), 0.25, true, false),
("unsampled_parent_with_ratio_.50", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.50), 0.5, true, false),
("unsampled_parent_with_ratio_.75", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.75), 0.75, true, false),
("unsampled_parent_with_ratio_2.0", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(2.0), 1.0, true, false),
("unsampled_parent_or_else_with_always_on", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::AlwaysOn)), 0.0, true, false),
("unsampled_parent_or_else_with_always_off", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::AlwaysOff)), 0.0, true, false),
("unsampled_parent_or_else_with_ratio_.25", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.25))), 0.0, true, false),
// A ratio sampler with a parent that is sampled will ignore the parent
("sampled_parent_with_ratio_-1", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(-1.0), 0.0, true, true),
("sampled_parent_with_ratio_.25", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.25), 0.25, true, true),
("sampled_parent_with_ratio_2.0", Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(2.0), 1.0, true, true),
// Spans with a parent that is sampled, will always sample, regardless of the delegate sampler
("sampled_parent_or_else_with_always_on", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::AlwaysOn)), 1.0, true, true),
("sampled_parent_or_else_with_always_off", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::AlwaysOff)), 1.0, true, true),
("sampled_parent_or_else_with_ratio_.25", Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::TraceIdRatioBased(0.25))), 1.0, true, true),
// Spans with a sampled parent, but when using the NeverSample Sampler, aren't sampled
("sampled_parent_span_with_never_sample", Sampler::AlwaysOff, 0.0, true, true),
]
}
#[test]
fn sampling() {
let total = 10_000;
let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
for (name, sampler, expectation, parent, sample_parent) in sampler_data() {
let mut sampled = 0;
for _ in 0..total {
let parent_context = if parent {
let trace_flags = if sample_parent {
TraceFlags::SAMPLED
} else {
TraceFlags::default()
};
let span_context = SpanContext::new(
TraceId::from_u128(1),
SpanId::from_u64(1),
trace_flags,
false,
TraceState::default(),
);
Some(Context::current_with_span(TestSpan(span_context)))
} else {
None
};
let trace_id = TraceId::from(rng.gen::<[u8; 16]>());
if sampler
.should_sample(
parent_context.as_ref(),
trace_id,
name,
&SpanKind::Internal,
&[],
&[],
&InstrumentationLibrary::default(),
)
.decision
== SamplingDecision::RecordAndSample
{
sampled += 1;
}
}
let mut tolerance = 0.0;
let got = sampled as f64 / total as f64;
if expectation > 0.0 && expectation < 1.0 {
// See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_proportion_confidence_interval
let z = 4.75342; // This should succeed 99.9999% of the time
tolerance = z * (got * (1.0 - got) / total as f64).sqrt();
}
let diff = (got - expectation).abs();
assert!(
diff <= tolerance,
"{} got {:?} (diff: {}), expected {} (w/tolerance: {})",
name,
got,
diff,
expectation,
tolerance
);
}
}
#[test]
fn filter_parent_sampler_for_active_spans() {
let sampler = Sampler::ParentBased(Box::new(Sampler::AlwaysOn));
let cx = Context::current_with_value("some_value");
let instrumentation_library = InstrumentationLibrary::default();
let result = sampler.should_sample(
Some(&cx),
TraceId::from_u128(1),
"should sample",
&SpanKind::Internal,
&[],
&[],
&instrumentation_library,
);
assert_eq!(result.decision, SamplingDecision::RecordAndSample);
}
}