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+//go:build lambdacomponents.custom && (lambdacomponents.all || lambdacomponents.exporter.all || lambdacomponents.exporter.debug)
+
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package exporter
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	Factories = append(Factories, func(extensionId string) exporter.Factory {
+		return debugexporter.NewFactory()
+	})
+}