Interface Tracer

startSpan

• startSpan(name: string, options?: SpanOptions, context?: Context): Span

• Starts a new Span. Start the span without setting it on context.

  This method does NOT modify the current Context.

  example

  const span = tracer.startSpan('op');
  span.setAttribute('key', 'value');
  span.end();

  Parameters

  • name: string

    The name of the span

  • Optional options: SpanOptions

    SpanOptions used for span creation

  • Optional context: Context

    Context to use to extract parent

  Returns Span

  The newly created span