How do I instrument Internal developer platforms with OpenTelemetry?

To instrument internal developer platforms with OpenTelemetry, you can leverage its SDKs to create telemetry data that helps you monitor the performance and usage of your platform. Here’s a brief guide along with an example.

Keywords: OpenTelemetry, internal developer platforms, instrumentation, telemetry data, performance monitoring
Description: This guide outlines the process of using OpenTelemetry to instrument internal developer platforms effectively, providing insights into performance and reliability.
<?php // Composer autoload require 'vendor/autoload.php'; use OpenTelemetry\Sdk\Trace\TracerProvider; use OpenTelemetry\Sdk\Trace\SpanProcessor; use OpenTelemetry\Sdk\Trace\SimpleSpanProcessor; use OpenTelemetry\Exporter\Trace\AzureMonitorExporter; // Set up the tracer provider $tracerProvider = new TracerProvider(); $exporter = new AzureMonitorExporter(); $spanProcessor = new SimpleSpanProcessor($exporter); $tracerProvider->addSpanProcessor($spanProcessor); // Get a tracer $tracer = $tracerProvider->getTracer('my-internal-platform'); // Start a new span $span = $tracer->startSpan('task_name'); // ... your code here ... // End the span $span->end(); ?>

Keywords: OpenTelemetry internal developer platforms instrumentation telemetry data performance monitoring