opentelemetry-instrumentation-aws-lambda: Fix aws lambda span creation#3966
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Thanks for fixes and linking the AWS docs in docstring.
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@xrmx When you get the time, can you take another look at this? I would like to get these changes added since it is very annoying having this library not conform with the spec, unlike the AWS Lambda instrumentation libraries in other languages. The spec seems to be consistent on the naming and behavior of the root Lambda span all the way to when it was originally introduced: https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/blob/0f981353221f53df273ebc01c61f8ff2298a9b92/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/faas.md |
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open-telemetry#3966) * update invocation span to have kind SERVER and have name equal to the function name * update Lambda invocation span name and kind * add type checking check * move changelog entry to 'Breaking changes' --------- Co-authored-by: Riccardo Magliocchetti <riccardo.magliocchetti@gmail.com>
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open-telemetry#3966) * update invocation span to have kind SERVER and have name equal to the function name * update Lambda invocation span name and kind * add type checking check * move changelog entry to 'Breaking changes' --------- Co-authored-by: Riccardo Magliocchetti <riccardo.magliocchetti@gmail.com>
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open-telemetry#3966) * update invocation span to have kind SERVER and have name equal to the function name * update Lambda invocation span name and kind * add type checking check * move changelog entry to 'Breaking changes' --------- Co-authored-by: Riccardo Magliocchetti <riccardo.magliocchetti@gmail.com>
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Description
Fixes bug where the Lambda invocation
Spanname would be incorrectly set to the name of the Python handler function instead of the function name. Also fixes an issue where the Lambda invocationSpankind would occasionally not be set toSERVERwhich violates the OpenTelemetry FaaS semantic conventions.Fixes #3963
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How Has This Been Tested?
Unit tests have been updated to reflect changing the invocation
Spanname to the Lambda function name and changing theSpankind to always beSERVER.Does This PR Require a Core Repo Change?
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