# OpenTelemetry API

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* The code in this module is the implementation of stable OpenTelemetry signals.
* Semantic Conventions for OpenTelemetry are in the `opentelemetry-semconv` module.
* The default implementation of the interfaces in this module is in the OpenTelemetry SDK module. 
* The interfaces in this directory can be implemented to create alternative
  implementations of the OpenTelemetry library.

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#### Running micro-benchmarks
From the root of the repo run `./gradlew clean :api:jmh` to run all the benchmarks
or run `./gradlew clean :api:jmh -PjmhIncludeSingleClass=<ClassNameHere>`
to run a specific benchmark class.