otlp writes metrics, and the pitfalls OTLP readers disagree about by donislawdev · Pull Request #233 · donislawdev/TestingFilesGenerator

donislawdev · 2026-11-11T19:02:17Z

What this adds

Metrics in otlp. signal=metrics writes what a Java service reports every interval (60 s by default, the SDK's export interval), one collection to a line:

`metric_kind`	what the file holds
`gauge`	`jvm.cpu.recent_utilization`, `shop.orders.pending`
`sum`	`jvm.cpu.time`, `jvm.class.loaded`, `jvm.memory.used`
`histogram`	`http.server.request.duration`, buckets from the HTTP conventions
`exponential-histogram`	`jvm.gc.duration`, scale 3
`summary`	`http.server.requests`, as Micrometer writes a timer
`mixed` (default)	all of them

temporality (cumulative, delta - an UpDownCounter stays cumulative, as the SDK's delta preference does) and exemplars (request durations only). rate and batch are refused beside metrics.

Ten pitfalls, each off unless chosen: id_encoding, enum_encoding, key_case, large_numbers, bom, time_order, end_before_start, empty_envelope, body, non_finite. What the OpenTelemetry Collector 0.165.0 does with each, measured in traces, logs and metrics:

pitfall	Collector
ids in capitals, enums by name, snake case keys, unquoted 64-bit numbers	reads them, writes the specification's spelling back
ids in base64	drops every batch without a word
byte order mark	drops the first batch without a word, reads the rest
empty envelope	writes nothing for it
times out of order, end before start, every AnyValue in a body, NaN and Infinity	reads them, writes them back unchanged

How it is held

No float64 anywhere in the generator: every fraction is a whole count of millionths written as a decimal, so widths are fixed and bytes do not depend on the CPU. The exponential bucket bounds are a table of microseconds, checked in exact arithmetic.
The structural check (strict.py) adds up a metrics file: collections, series, dates, counters that never fall, buckets that hold the count, exemplars in buckets the collection measured in. For pitfalls it spells the file both ways, so a file has to be broken exactly as its settings say.
The Collector oracle gains a second mode (oracle.OTLPPitfalls): what comes back is compared with the input in the specification's spelling, and the batches the Collector drops are expected to be missing.
New guards carry their own canaries. Traces and logs keep their bytes: every golden value from before is unchanged, nine new ones pin metrics and pitfalls.

Checked locally

The Collector guards on Windows with the native Collector: 117 files of every setting byte for byte (280 s), 34 pitfall files plus a canary (124 s).
5074 metrics files of every kind, temporality and layout, each exactly the size asked.
The cheap gates and the guards of the touched area.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- OTLP output now supports metrics, including gauges, sums, histograms, exponential histograms, and summaries, with cumulative or delta temporality and optional exemplars.
- Configure metric intervals and output variations such as key casing, enum and ID encoding, number formatting, timestamp order, log body types, empty envelopes, and non-finite values.
- OTLP output options are available in the interface with localized labels and descriptions.
Documentation
- Updated the README and changelog with OTLP metrics support, output formats, sizing, and compatibility details.

signal=metrics writes what a Java service reports every interval, one collection to a line: gauges, sums, histograms, exponential histograms and summaries named by the OpenTelemetry semantic conventions 1.45.0, chosen by metric_kind, cumulative or delta, with or without exemplars. Every fraction is a whole count of millionths written as a decimal, never a float64, so a value is as wide on every machine and the exponential buckets are a table of microseconds rather than a logarithm. The Collector writes every kind back byte for byte. Ten pitfalls, each off unless chosen: id_encoding, enum_encoding, key_case, large_numbers, bom, time_order, end_before_start, empty_envelope, body and non_finite. Each description says what the OpenTelemetry Collector 0.165.0 does with it, measured in traces, logs and metrics: ids in base64 and an empty batch are dropped without a word, a byte order mark costs the first batch, the rest are read and written back in the spelling the specification asks for. The structural check adds up a file of metrics - collections, series, dates, counters that never fall, buckets that hold the count, exemplars in buckets the collection measured in - and spells a pitfall both ways, so a file has to be broken exactly as its settings say. The oracle gains a second mode for pitfalls: it compares what the Collector wrote with the input in the specification's spelling and expects the batches it drops to be missing. New guards carry canaries of their own. Traces and logs keep their bytes. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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OTLP output now supports metrics alongside traces and logs. The change adds metric generation and validation, options for alternate data spellings and shapes, and updates tests, interface text, translations, and documentation.

Changes: OTLP metrics and output settings

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Settings and output options `internal/format/otlp/settings.go`, `internal/format/otlp/properties.go`, `internal/format/otlp/pitfalls.go`, `internal/format/otlp/refusals.go`, `internal/format/otlp/layout.go`	OTLP settings add metric kinds, temporality, exemplars, intervals, and configurable encodings and data shapes. Conflict checks identify settings that do not apply to a signal, layout, or metric kind.
Metric generation and serialization `internal/format/otlp/instruments.go`, `internal/format/otlp/metrics.go`, `internal/format/otlp/measure.go`, `internal/format/otlp/metricwrite.go`, `internal/format/otlp/records.go`	The generator creates instrument series and metric points across collections, with cumulative or delta values, histogram shapes, quantiles, and optional exemplars. The writer serializes metric points into OTLP JSON.
Signal output and prologue handling `internal/format/otlp/logs.go`, `internal/format/otlp/spans.go`, `internal/format/otlp/vocabulary.go`, `internal/format/otlp/otlp.go`	Log bodies and span timestamps support selected pitfall settings. Record dispatch and output sizing account for metric points and configured BOM or empty-envelope prologues.
Structural validation and tests `internal/oracle/strict.py`, `internal/oracle/otelscripts.go`, `internal/guard/otlp_test.go`, `internal/guard/otlpmetrics_test.go`, `internal/guard/generatorbytes_test.go`, `internal/guard/testdata/generator-golden.json`, `internal/guard/*_test.go`	The structural checker validates metric data and configured variations. Tests cover metric consistency, bucket bounds, generated output, setting refusals, and Collector comparisons.
Interface text and documentation `README.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`, `internal/gui/text/labels.go`, `internal/gui/text/locale/registry/.json`, `internal/gui/text/locale/said/.json`, `web/content/*/site.json`	The README and changelog describe metrics and OTLP options. Interface text and translations add labels, descriptions, messages, and the seconds term.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant settings
  participant metricPlan
  participant records
  participant pointWriter
  settings->>metricPlan: Configure metric series and temporality
  records->>metricPlan: Draw the next metric point
  metricPlan->>records: Return point data
  records->>pointWriter: Write metric point
  pointWriter->>records: Emit OTLP JSON

Possibly related PRs

donislawdev/TestingFilesGenerator#230: Introduces the OTLP trace and log generator that this change extends with metrics and pitfall settings.

Suggested labels: enhancement, ui

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review 9a1e3

With the BOM setting on, the manifest does not record it, so verification of a BOM-prefixed OTLP file against its recorded settings can wrongly reject it. The Collector comparison tooling can also report false failures for small metrics files. The changelog overstates temporality and Collector round-trip behavior, and one size-limit error suggests a fix that makes it worse. Fix the manifest recording before merge.

Pre-merge checks: 13 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Safe File Parsing		`internal/oracle/strict.py:4254,4805` can crash on malformed OTLP JSON. With `large_numbers=number`, `{"count":"²"}` passes `str.isdigit()` but raises `ValueError` in `int()` before shape validation. …	Replace `str.isdigit()` with bounded ASCII-digit validation before `int()`. Limit nesting or use an iterative traversal. Convert `ValueError` and `RecursionError` from canonicalization into a controlled FAIL.

Passed checks: 13 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly describes the main changes: adding OTLP metric writing and documenting reader-specific pitfalls. It is specific, plain-language, and within the 140-character limit.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Tests For Changed Behavior		The PR adds tests for metrics and OTLP pitfalls. The tests cover metric kinds, temporalities, exemplars, layouts, invalid settings, and Collector outcomes. Golden cases and structural-check canaries a…
No Secrets Or Debug Leftovers		The diff adds no identified secrets, private agent or environment files, local paths, or debug leftovers. The added print calls report Collector check results.
No Hardcoded Ui Styling		The GUI changes update labels and translations. They do not change control styling or add controls. The generated web pages update format tables.
No Obvious Performance Problems		No clear performance problem matched the check. Metric processing uses fixed-size series and bucket data, and each collection has at most three measurements per series. The Collector polling interval …
Desktop Robustness		The PR does not introduce a listed desktop robustness issue. OTLP generation uses culture-independent number and date parsing. The existing run workflow provides progress and cancellation, and waits f…
System Changes Are Reversible		The PR does not change the listed system settings or controls. It generates OTLP files and adds test code that writes temporary files.
Clear User-Facing Text		The new OTLP controls have explanatory details. Numeric details include their declared ranges and units. The new error messages describe the refusal and provide actions.
No Resource Leaks		The changed generator keeps metric state per fixed instrument series and reuses its output buffer. The new Collector check closes its files and stops the Collector in its existing cleanup path. No res…
Scope, Duplication And Docs		The changes match the described OTLP metrics and pitfalls. README and CHANGELOG were updated. The existing trace and log defaults remain in place, and the existing golden hashes are unchanged. The ins…

Full details: Tests For Changed Behavior

Explanation

The PR adds tests for metrics and OTLP pitfalls. The tests cover metric kinds, temporalities, exemplars, layouts, invalid settings, and Collector outcomes. Golden cases and structural-check canaries also cover the new behavior. The diff does not delete or skip existing tests or materially weaken their assertions.

Full details: No Obvious Performance Problems

Explanation

No clear performance problem matched the check. Metric processing uses fixed-size series and bucket data, and each collection has at most three measurements per series. The Collector polling interval was already present.

Full details: Desktop Robustness

Explanation

The PR does not introduce a listed desktop robustness issue. OTLP generation uses culture-independent number and date parsing. The existing run workflow provides progress and cancellation, and waits for work to stop when the window closes.

Full details: No Resource Leaks

Explanation

The changed generator keeps metric state per fixed instrument series and reuses its output buffer. The new Collector check closes its files and stops the Collector in its existing cleanup path. No resource leak introduced by this PR was identified.

Full details: Scope, Duplication And Docs

Explanation

The changes match the described OTLP metrics and pitfalls. README and CHANGELOG were updated. The existing trace and log defaults remain in place, and the existing golden hashes are unchanged. The inspection found no duplicate implementation or architecture bypass.

Full details: Safe File Parsing

Explanation

internal/oracle/strict.py:4254,4805 can crash on malformed OTLP JSON. With large_numbers=number, {"count":"²"} passes str.isdigit() but raises ValueError in int() before shape validation. The new recursive otlp_respell() can also raise an uncaught RecursionError on deeply nested JSON.

Resolution

Replace str.isdigit() with bounded ASCII-digit validation before int(). Limit nesting or use an iterative traversal. Convert ValueError and RecursionError from canonicalization into a controlled FAIL.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @CHANGELOG.md:
- Around line 35-36: Update the changelog entry to limit its cumulative-or-delta
claim to metric kinds that support temporality; state that delta is refused for
gauges and summaries and that jvm.memory.used remains cumulative.
- Line 36: Qualify the OpenTelemetry Collector byte-for-byte round-trip claim in
the changelog to apply only when pitfalls are off and the file uses a
record-per-line layout; do not imply the same guarantee for indented
single-request files.

Review comments at @internal/format/otlp/properties.go:
- Line 67: Record BOM in the output properties from s.bom before iterating over
pitfallProperties, since BOM is a file property and is not included in that
loop. Add a manifest assertion confirming that both true and false BOM values
are recorded.

Review comments at @internal/gui/text/locale/said/en.json:
- Line 2477: Update the source message and both language catalogues to recommend
a shorter interval, not a longer one, as a way to avoid collections extending
beyond 2262; retain the other suggested alternatives and clearly state what
users should do instead.

Review comments at @internal/oracle/otelscripts.go:
- Around line 194-195: Update the input setup that writes SENTINELS[signal] so
it appends the sentinel after the tested batches in data.jsonl instead of
creating zz-sentinel.jsonl. Preserve the sentinel’s existing content and use its
return to confirm the preceding input was consumed.
- Around line 176-177: Update the expected-drop logic in the branch checking
told["id_encoding"] so base64 encoding only excludes batches that actually
contain encoded IDs; keep ID-free metric batches in expected. Add a minimum-size
metrics case that verifies the gauge-only batch is accepted and counted.

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Failed pre-merge checks:
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Replace `str.isdigit()` with bounded ASCII-digit validation before `int()`.
Limit nesting or use an iterative traversal. Convert `ValueError` and
`RecursionError` from canonicalization into a controlled FAIL.

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