[otelcol] Marshal the Collector's config from otelcol.Config

.chloggen/better-effective-config.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: otelcol
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Obtain the Collector's effective config from otelcol.Config 
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [10139]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext: "`otelcol.Collector` will now marshal `confmap.Conf` objects from `otelcol.Config` itself."
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]

.chloggen/deprecate-confmapprovider.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: deprecation
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: otelcol
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Deprecate `otelcol.ConfmapProvider`
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [10139]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext: "`otelcol.Collector` will now marshal `confmap.Conf` objects from `otelcol.Config` itself."
+
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: [api]

otelcol/collector.go

@@ -163,17 +163,6 @@ func (col *Collector) Shutdown() {
 func (col *Collector) setupConfigurationComponents(ctx context.Context) error {
 	col.setCollectorState(StateStarting)
 
-	var conf *confmap.Conf
-
-	if cp, ok := col.configProvider.(ConfmapProvider); ok {
-		var err error
-		conf, err = cp.GetConfmap(ctx)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve config: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	factories, err := col.set.Factories()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize factories: %w", err)
@@ -189,6 +178,12 @@ func (col *Collector) setupConfigurationComponents(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	col.serviceConfig = &cfg.Service
 
+	conf := confmap.New()
+
+	if err := conf.Marshal(cfg); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not marshal configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	col.service, err = service.New(ctx, service.Settings{
 		BuildInfo:         col.set.BuildInfo,
 		CollectorConf:     conf,

otelcol/collector_test.go

@@ -450,24 +450,6 @@ func TestCollectorDryRun(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPassConfmapToServiceFailure(t *testing.T) {
-	set := CollectorSettings{
-		BuildInfo: component.NewDefaultBuildInfo(),
-		Factories: nopFactories,
-		ConfigProviderSettings: ConfigProviderSettings{
-			ResolverSettings: confmap.ResolverSettings{
-				URIs:              []string{filepath.Join("testdata", "otelcol-invalid.yaml")},
-				ProviderFactories: []confmap.ProviderFactory{confmap.NewProviderFactory(newFailureProvider)},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	col, err := NewCollector(set)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	err = col.Run(context.Background())
-	require.Error(t, err)
-}
-
 func startCollector(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, col *Collector) *sync.WaitGroup {
 	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 	wg.Add(1)

otelcol/configprovider.go

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ type ConfigProvider interface {
 //
 // The purpose of this interface is that otelcol.ConfigProvider structs do not
 // necessarily need to use confmap.Conf as their underlying config structure.
+//
+// Deprecated: [v0.105.0] This interface is deprecated. otelcol.Collector will now obtain
+// a confmap.Conf object from the unmarshaled config itself.
 type ConfmapProvider interface {
 	// GetConfmap resolves the Collector's configuration and provides it as a confmap.Conf object.
 	//
@@ -70,7 +73,6 @@ type configProvider struct {
 }
 
 var _ ConfigProvider = (*configProvider)(nil)
-var _ ConfmapProvider = (*configProvider)(nil)
 
 // ConfigProviderSettings are the settings to configure the behavior of the ConfigProvider.
 type ConfigProviderSettings struct {
@@ -142,12 +144,3 @@ func (cm *configProvider) Watch() <-chan error {
 func (cm *configProvider) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return cm.mapResolver.Shutdown(ctx)
 }
-
-func (cm *configProvider) GetConfmap(ctx context.Context) (*confmap.Conf, error) {
-	conf, err := cm.mapResolver.Resolve(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot resolve the configuration: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return conf, nil
-}

otelcol/configprovider_test.go

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/featuregate"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/featuregates"
 )
 
 func newConfig(yamlBytes []byte, factories Factories) (*Config, error) {
@@ -108,106 +106,3 @@ func TestConfigProviderFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.EqualValues(t, configNop, cfg)
 }
-
-func TestGetConfmap(t *testing.T) {
-	uriLocation := "file:" + filepath.Join("testdata", "otelcol-nop.yaml")
-	fileProvider := newFakeProvider("file", func(_ context.Context, _ string, _ confmap.WatcherFunc) (*confmap.Retrieved, error) {
-		return confmap.NewRetrieved(newConfFromFile(t, uriLocation[5:]))
-	})
-	set := ConfigProviderSettings{
-		ResolverSettings: confmap.ResolverSettings{
-			URIs:              []string{uriLocation},
-			ProviderFactories: []confmap.ProviderFactory{fileProvider},
-		},
-	}
-
-	configBytes, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join("testdata", "otelcol-nop.yaml"))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	yamlMap := map[string]any{}
-	err = yaml.Unmarshal(configBytes, yamlMap)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	cp, err := NewConfigProvider(set)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	cmp, ok := cp.(ConfmapProvider)
-	require.True(t, ok)
-
-	cmap, err := cmp.GetConfmap(context.Background())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	assert.EqualValues(t, yamlMap, cmap.ToStringMap())
-}
-
-func TestStrictlyTypedCoda(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		basename string
-		// isErrFromStrictTypes indicates whether the test should expect an error when the feature gate is
-		// disabled. If so, we check that it errs both with and without the feature gate and that the coda is never
-		// present.
-		isErrFromStrictTypes bool
-	}{
-		{basename: "weak-implicit-bool-to-string.yaml"},
-		{basename: "weak-implicit-int-to-string.yaml"},
-		{basename: "weak-implicit-bool-to-int.yaml"},
-		{basename: "weak-implicit-string-to-int.yaml"},
-		{basename: "weak-implicit-int-to-bool.yaml"},
-		{basename: "weak-implicit-string-to-bool.yaml"},
-		{basename: "weak-empty-map-to-empty-array.yaml"},
-		{basename: "weak-slice-of-maps-to-map.yaml"},
-		{basename: "weak-single-element-to-slice.yaml"},
-		{
-			basename:             "otelcol-invalid-components.yaml",
-			isErrFromStrictTypes: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.basename, func(t *testing.T) {
-			filename := filepath.Join("testdata", tt.basename)
-			uriLocation := "file:" + filename
-			fileProvider := newFakeProvider("file", func(_ context.Context, _ string, _ confmap.WatcherFunc) (*confmap.Retrieved, error) {
-				return confmap.NewRetrieved(newConfFromFile(t, filename))
-			})
-			cp, err := NewConfigProvider(ConfigProviderSettings{
-				ResolverSettings: confmap.ResolverSettings{
-					URIs:              []string{uriLocation},
-					ProviderFactories: []confmap.ProviderFactory{fileProvider},
-				},
-			})
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			factories, err := nopFactories()
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-
-			// Save the previous value of the feature gate and restore it after the test.
-			prev := featuregates.StrictlyTypedInputGate.IsEnabled()
-			defer func() {
-				require.NoError(t, featuregate.GlobalRegistry().Set(featuregates.StrictlyTypedInputID, prev))
-			}()
-
-			// Ensure the error does not appear with the feature gate disabled.
-			require.NoError(t, featuregate.GlobalRegistry().Set(featuregates.StrictlyTypedInputID, false))
-			_, errWeakTypes := cp.Get(context.Background(), factories)
-			if tt.isErrFromStrictTypes {
-				require.Error(t, errWeakTypes)
-				// Ensure coda is **NOT** present.
-				assert.NotContains(t, errWeakTypes.Error(), strictlyTypedMessageCoda)
-			} else {
-				require.NoError(t, errWeakTypes)
-			}
-
-			// Test with the feature gate enabled.
-			require.NoError(t, featuregate.GlobalRegistry().Set(featuregates.StrictlyTypedInputID, true))
-			_, errStrictTypes := cp.Get(context.Background(), factories)
-			require.Error(t, errStrictTypes)
-			if tt.isErrFromStrictTypes {
-				// Ensure coda is **NOT** present.
-				assert.NotContains(t, errStrictTypes.Error(), strictlyTypedMessageCoda)
-			} else {
-				// Ensure coda is present.
-				assert.ErrorContains(t, errStrictTypes, strictlyTypedMessageCoda)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}