OpenTelemetry instrumentation library for confluent-kafka-go.
go get -u github.com/ekazakas/otel-kafkaNote: otel-kafka uses Go Modules to manage dependencies.
otel-kafka is an OpenTelemetry instrumentation library designed for confluent-kafka-go applications. It provides observability by integrating with the OpenTelemetry framework, allowing for the collection of traces and metrics related to Kafka operations. This enables better monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance analysis of Kafka-based systems.
It is designed to work within an application and offers functionalities such as:
- Instrumenting Kafka producers and consumers
- Propagating OpenTelemetry context (trace and span IDs) within Kafka message headers
- Collecting traces related to Kafka operations
- Collecting metrics related to Kafka operations
- Providing configuration options for instrumentation behavior
When building modern applications that rely on Kafka, ensuring proper observability is crucial for understanding system behavior, identifying bottlenecks, and troubleshooting issues. otel-kafka is here to help with that.
otel-kafka provides the following benefits:
- Seamless OpenTelemetry Integration: Easily instruments your confluent-kafka-go applications to work with the OpenTelemetry ecosystem.
- Comprehensive Observability: Enables the collection of vital traces and metrics from your Kafka operations, offering deep insights into message flow and performance.
- Simplified Troubleshooting: By propagating OpenTelemetry context (like trace and span IDs) through Kafka message headers, it makes distributed tracing across your Kafka consumers and producers straightforward.
- Performance Analysis: The collected telemetry data helps in monitoring the health and performance of your Kafka interactions, allowing for proactive optimization.
- Configurable Instrumentation: Offers options to customize how Kafka operations are instrumented, giving you control over the data collected.
In essence, otel-kafka simplifies the process of gaining visibility into your Kafka-driven microservices, allowing you to focus on building robust and high-performing applications.