Is it correct to understand that there is no semantic convention for OTEL log entries?

[shinozakisatoshi11]

Is it correct to understand that there is no semantic convention for OTEL log entries?
I found a URL with some definitions, but these are items from OTEL's default logger and not a fixed standard, right?

[trask]

hi @shinozakisatoshi11, there are some (and growing) semantic conventions for events (which are part of the log signal): https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Aopen-telemetry%2Fsemantic-conventions%20path%3Aevents.md&type=code

can you describe a bit more what you're looking for?

[trask]

maybe this is what you're looking for? https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/logs/data-model.md#log-and-event-record-definition

[shinozakisatoshi11]

It's the same as the URL I initially provided! What's mentioned here is not the semantic convention, right?

[trask]

ah, I'm still not quite sure what you mean by semantic conventions for timestamps and log level? is there a lack of clarity on what to put into timestamp and log level?

[shinozakisatoshi11]

Sorry, let me explain step by step.

I thought that there were semantic conventions for log item names. For example, I wondered if there was a rule that preferred using 'timestamp' instead of 'date' for the date and time.

However, there doesn't seem to be a place where this is clearly stated. In the URL you provided (https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/main/specification/logs/data-model.md#log-and-event-record-definition), it wasn’t clearly mentioned as a semantic convention. I also referred to the fact that there is no corresponding item in the OTEL semantic conventions package (https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions-java).

Therefore, I asked because I thought there might not be any semantic conventions or equivalents for log item names.

[trask]

sorry, still trying to understand

I thought that there were semantic conventions for log item names

what is a log item name? do you mean body, or something else?

For example, I wondered if there was a rule that preferred using 'timestamp' instead of 'date' for the date and time.

what's the connection between log item names and timestamp?