otel-go

README

Lightstep OpenTelemetry Configuration Layer for Go

NOTE: the code in this repo is currently in alpha and will likely change

This is the Lightstep package for configuring OpenTelemetry

Install

go get github.com/lightstep/otel-go/locl

Configure

Minimal setup

import "github.com/lightstep/otel-go/locl"

func main() {
    lightstepOtel := locl.ConfigureOpentelemetry(
        locl.WithServiceName("service-name"),
        locl.WithAccessToken("access-token"),
    )
    defer lightstepOtel.Shutdown()
}

Additional options

Configuration Options

Config Option	Env Variable	Required	Default
WithServiceName	LS_SERVICE_NAME	y	-
WithServiceVersion	LS_SERVICE_VERSION	n	unknown
WithSatelliteURL	LS_SATELLITE_URL	n	ingest.lightstep.com:443
WithMetricsURL	LS_METRICS_URL	n	ingest.lightstep.com:443/metrics
WithAccessToken	LS_ACCESS_TOKEN	n	-
WithDebug	LS_DEBUG	n	false
WithInsecure	LS_INSECURE	n	false