otel-extensions-pytest: A pytest extension for OpenTelemetry
otel-extensions-pytest
is a pytest plugin that will automatically instrument a pytest-based test session,
wrapping the test session in a span and wrapping each test in a child span.
Dependencies
- Python >= 3.6
- pytest >= 6.2
Installation
pip install
You can install through pip using:
pip install otel-extensions-pytest
(you may need to run pip
with root permission: sudo pip install otel-extensions-pytest
)
Setuptools
Install via Setuptools.
python setup.py install --user
(or sudo python setup.py install
to install the package for all users)
Usage
Enable the plugin by adding
pytest_plugins = ("otel_extensions_pytest",)
to your conftest.py
, or by adding the option -p otel_extensions_pytest
to the pytest command line.
For tracing to be enabled, you need to specify a trace receiver endpoint using the command-line option
--otel-endpoint
or by setting the environment variable OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
.
e.g. --otel-endpoint http://localhost:4317/
The full set of options are shown here:
Command-line Option | Environment Variable | Description |
---|
--otel_service_name | OTEL_SERVICE_NAME | Name of resource/service for traces |
--otel_session_name | OTEL_SESSION_NAME | Name of parent session span |
--otel_endpoint | OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT | OTLP Receiver Endpoint |
--otel_protocol | OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL | protocol for OTLP receiver (supported: gprc , http/protobuf , custom ) |
--otel_processor_type | OTEL_PROCESSOR_TYPE | Span Processor type (batch: use BatchSpanProcessor , simple: use SimpleSpanProcessor |
--otel_traceparent | TRACEPARENT | Parent span id. Will be injected into current context (useful when running automated tests using the OpenTelemetry Jenkins plugin) |
n/a | OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CERTIFICATE | path to CA bundle for verifying TLS cert of receiver endpoint |
n/a | OTEL_EXPORTER_CUSTOM_SPAN_EXPORTER_TYPE | Custom span exporter class (needed if protocol set to custom ) |
Additional Features
@instrumented_fixture
decorator
You can decorate fixtures by using the @instrumented_fixture
decorator. If the fixture is a generator (i.e. has a yield
statement), separate spans will be created for the setup and teardown phases.
from otel_extensions_pytest import instrumented_fixture
@instrumented_fixture(scope="function")
def my_fixture():
""" Span is automatically created using `my_fixture` as span name """
return "foo"
@instrumented_fixture(scope="function")
def my_generator_fixture():
time.sleep(5)
yield "foo"
time.sleep(5)