open-telemetry
/
semantic-conventions
mirror of https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions.git
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity

Define `null` as an invalid value for attributes and declare attempts to set `null` as undefined behavior (#992)

This commit is contained in:
Armin Ruech 2020-09-25 11:49:15 +02:00 committed by Josh Suereth
parent a15b95dafa
commit 906beb96fc
1 changed files with 4 additions and 4 deletions
Show Stats Download Patch File Download Diff File Expand all files Collapse all files

8
specification/common/common.md
View File

@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ Attributes SHOULD preserve the order in which they're set.
Attribute values expressing a numerical value of zero, an empty string, or an Attribute values expressing a numerical value of zero, an empty string, or an
empty array are considered meaningful and MUST be stored and passed on to empty array are considered meaningful and MUST be stored and passed on to
processors / exporters. Attribute values of `null` are considered to be not set processors / exporters.
and get discarded as if that `Attribute` has never been created.
As an exception to this, if overwriting of values is supported, this results in Attribute values of `null` are not valid and attempting to set a `null` value is
removing the attribute. undefined behavior.
`null` values within arrays MUST be preserved as-is (i.e., passed on to span `null` values within arrays MUST be preserved as-is (i.e., passed on to span
processors / exporters as `null`). If exporters do not support exporting `null` processors / exporters as `null`). If exporters do not support exporting `null`