Interface LinkData

@Immutable
public interface LinkData

Data representation of a link.

Used (for example) in batching operations, where a single batch handler processes multiple requests from different traces. Link can be also used to reference spans from the same trace.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static LinkData	create(SpanContext spanContext)	Returns a new immutable LinkData.
static LinkData	create(SpanContext spanContext, Attributes attributes)	Returns a new immutable LinkData.
static LinkData	create(SpanContext spanContext, Attributes attributes, int totalAttributeCount)	Returns a new immutable LinkData.
Attributes	getAttributes()	Returns the set of attributes.
SpanContext	getSpanContext()	Returns the SpanContext of the span this LinkData refers to.
int	getTotalAttributeCount()	The total number of attributes that were recorded on this Link.

Method Details

create

static LinkData create(SpanContext spanContext)

Returns a new immutable LinkData.

Parameters:

spanContext - the SpanContext of this LinkData.

Returns:

a new immutable LinkData

create

static LinkData create(SpanContext spanContext,
 Attributes attributes)

Returns a new immutable LinkData.

Parameters:

spanContext - the SpanContext of this LinkData.

attributes - the attributes of this LinkData.

Returns:

a new immutable LinkData

create

static LinkData create(SpanContext spanContext,
 Attributes attributes,
 int totalAttributeCount)

Returns a new immutable LinkData.

Parameters:

spanContext - the SpanContext of this LinkData.

attributes - the attributes of this LinkData.

totalAttributeCount - the total number of attributed for this LinkData.

Returns:

a new immutable LinkData

getSpanContext

SpanContext getSpanContext()

Returns the SpanContext of the span this LinkData refers to.

getAttributes

Attributes getAttributes()

Returns the set of attributes.

Returns:

the set of attributes.

getTotalAttributeCount

int getTotalAttributeCount()

The total number of attributes that were recorded on this Link. This number may be larger than the number of attributes that are attached to this span, if the total number recorded was greater than the configured maximum value. See: SpanLimits.getMaxNumberOfAttributesPerLink()

Returns:

The number of attributes on this link.