diff --git a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
index f4bf066fe19..23be231c1ff 100644
--- a/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/experimental/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ For notes on migrating to 2.x / 0.200.x see [the upgrade guide](doc/upgrade-to-2
* feat(sdk-node): wire up metric producers from declarative config [#6712](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/6712) @MikeGoldsmith
* feat(sdk-logs)!: add support for attributes in LoggerOptions [#6573](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/6573) @pichlermarc
+* feat(propagator-env-carrier): add environment variable carrier helpers for context propagation [#6774](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/6774) @pellared
### :bug: Bug Fixes
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/LICENSE b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/LICENSE
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/README.md b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c876aef0abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+# OpenTelemetry Environment Propagation Carrier
+
+[![NPM Published Version][npm-img]][npm-url]
+[![Apache License][license-image]][license-image]
+
+This package provides environment variable carrier helpers for use with
+OpenTelemetry `TextMapPropagator` implementations.
+
+It follows the OpenTelemetry
+[Environment Variables as Context Propagation Carriers][env-carrier-spec]
+specification. The carrier helpers are format-agnostic and treat values as
+opaque strings. Propagators such as W3C Trace Context and W3C Baggage remain
+responsible for choosing keys, parsing values, and validating propagation
+formats.
+
+## Usage
+
+Use `EnvironmentSetter` to inject context into an environment map owned by your
+application. Pass the map to `EnvironmentSetter`, and pass `undefined` as the
+carrier when injecting. The map can then be passed to a child process.
+`EnvironmentSetter` writes only to the map supplied to its constructor and does
+not modify `process.env`.
+
+```javascript
+const { execFileSync } = require('node:child_process');
+const { ROOT_CONTEXT, trace, TraceFlags } = require('@opentelemetry/api');
+const { W3CTraceContextPropagator } = require('@opentelemetry/core');
+const {
+ EnvironmentSetter,
+} = require('@opentelemetry/propagator-env-carrier');
+
+const ctx = trace.setSpanContext(ROOT_CONTEXT, {
+ traceId: '0102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f10',
+ spanId: '0102030405060708',
+ traceFlags: TraceFlags.SAMPLED,
+});
+const env = { ...process.env };
+const propagator = new W3CTraceContextPropagator();
+
+propagator.inject(ctx, undefined, new EnvironmentSetter(env));
+
+const output = execFileSync(
+ process.execPath,
+ ['-e', 'process.stdout.write(process.env.TRACEPARENT ?? "")'],
+ { env, encoding: 'utf8' }
+);
+
+console.log(output);
+// 00-0102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f10-0102030405060708-01
+```
+
+Use `EnvironmentGetter` during process startup to extract context that was
+provided through environment variables. It reads from its own snapshot, so pass
+`undefined` as the carrier when extracting.
+
+```javascript
+const { ROOT_CONTEXT, trace } = require('@opentelemetry/api');
+const { W3CTraceContextPropagator } = require('@opentelemetry/core');
+const {
+ EnvironmentGetter,
+} = require('@opentelemetry/propagator-env-carrier');
+
+const propagator = new W3CTraceContextPropagator();
+const context = propagator.extract(
+ ROOT_CONTEXT,
+ undefined,
+ new EnvironmentGetter()
+);
+const spanContext = trace.getSpanContext(context);
+
+console.log(spanContext.traceId);
+// 0102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f10
+```
+
+`EnvironmentGetter` snapshots `process.env` when it is constructed. Later
+changes to `process.env` are not reflected in that getter. Only environment
+variables whose names are already normalized are included in the snapshot.
+
+## Key Normalization
+
+Environment variable names used for propagation are normalized by:
+
+- uppercasing ASCII letters,
+- replacing every character that is not an ASCII letter, digit, or underscore
+ with an underscore,
+- prefixing the name with an underscore if it would otherwise start with an
+ ASCII digit.
+
+For example, `traceparent` becomes `TRACEPARENT`, `trace-state` becomes
+`TRACE_STATE`, and `1abc` becomes `_1ABC`.
+
+`EnvironmentSetter` always writes normalized key names to its environment map.
+`EnvironmentGetter` normalizes the requested propagator key and reads the
+corresponding normalized environment variable name from its snapshot. Its
+`keys()` method returns only environment variable names that are already
+normalized. For example, a propagator request for `x-b3-traceid` matches
+`X_B3_TRACEID` from `process.env`, but does not match `x-b3-traceid`.
+
+Name collisions after normalization should be avoided. For example,
+`trace-state` and `TRACE_STATE` both normalize to `TRACE_STATE`. When injecting,
+later writes to the same normalized name replace earlier values in the target
+map.
+
+## Useful links
+
+- OpenTelemetry Environment Variables as Context Propagation Carriers specification:
+
+- For more information on OpenTelemetry, visit:
+- For more about OpenTelemetry JavaScript:
+- For help or feedback on this project, join us in [GitHub Discussions][discussions-url]
+
+## License
+
+Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE][license-url] for more information.
+
+[discussions-url]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/discussions
+[env-carrier-spec]: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/context/env-carriers/
+[license-url]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/blob/main/LICENSE
+[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache_2.0-green.svg?style=flat
+[npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opentelemetry/propagator-env-carrier
+[npm-img]: https://badge.fury.io/js/%40opentelemetry%2Fpropagator-env-carrier.svg
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/package.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c78b13b18ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+{
+ "name": "@opentelemetry/propagator-env-carrier",
+ "version": "0.219.0",
+ "description": "OpenTelemetry environment variable carrier helpers for context propagation",
+ "main": "build/src/index.js",
+ "module": "build/esm/index.js",
+ "esnext": "build/esnext/index.js",
+ "types": "build/src/index.d.ts",
+ "repository": "open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js",
+ "scripts": {
+ "prepublishOnly": "npm run compile",
+ "compile": "tsc --build tsconfig.json tsconfig.esm.json tsconfig.esnext.json",
+ "clean": "tsc --build --clean tsconfig.json tsconfig.esm.json tsconfig.esnext.json",
+ "test": "nyc mocha 'test/**/*.test.ts'",
+ "lint": "eslint .",
+ "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix",
+ "version": "node ../../../scripts/version-update.js",
+ "watch": "tsc --build --watch tsconfig.json tsconfig.esm.json tsconfig.esnext.json",
+ "prewatch": "npm run precompile",
+ "peer-api-check": "node ../../../scripts/peer-api-check.js",
+ "align-api-deps": "node ../../../scripts/align-api-deps.js"
+ },
+ "keywords": [
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "nodejs",
+ "propagation",
+ "environment"
+ ],
+ "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
+ "license": "Apache-2.0",
+ "engines": {
+ "node": "^18.19.0 || >=20.6.0"
+ },
+ "files": [
+ "build/esm/**/*.js",
+ "build/esm/**/*.js.map",
+ "build/esm/**/*.d.ts",
+ "build/esnext/**/*.js",
+ "build/esnext/**/*.js.map",
+ "build/esnext/**/*.d.ts",
+ "build/src/**/*.js",
+ "build/src/**/*.js.map",
+ "build/src/**/*.d.ts",
+ "LICENSE",
+ "README.md"
+ ],
+ "publishConfig": {
+ "access": "public"
+ },
+ "peerDependencies": {
+ "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.3.0"
+ },
+ "devDependencies": {
+ "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.1",
+ "@opentelemetry/core": "2.8.0",
+ "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
+ "@types/node": "18.19.130",
+ "mocha": "11.7.5",
+ "nyc": "17.1.0",
+ "typescript": "5.0.4"
+ },
+ "homepage": "https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier",
+ "sideEffects": false
+}
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/src/env-carrier.ts b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/src/env-carrier.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0f6caa4cc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/src/env-carrier.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import type { TextMapGetter, TextMapSetter } from '@opentelemetry/api';
+
+const ASCII_UPPER_A = 'A'.charCodeAt(0);
+const ASCII_UPPER_Z = 'Z'.charCodeAt(0);
+const ASCII_LOWER_A = 'a'.charCodeAt(0);
+const ASCII_LOWER_Z = 'z'.charCodeAt(0);
+const ASCII_DIGIT_0 = '0'.charCodeAt(0);
+const ASCII_DIGIT_9 = '9'.charCodeAt(0);
+const ASCII_UNDERSCORE = '_'.charCodeAt(0);
+const ASCII_CASE_OFFSET = ASCII_LOWER_A - ASCII_UPPER_A;
+
+/**
+ * isNormalizedKey returns whether a key is already a normalized environment variable name.
+ *
+ * A normalized name is non-empty, starts with an ASCII uppercase letter or
+ * underscore, and contains only ASCII uppercase letters, digits, and
+ * underscores. Equivalently, it matches /^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*$/.
+ */
+function isNormalizedKey(key: string): boolean {
+ if (key.length === 0) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ const firstCharCode = key.charCodeAt(0);
+ if (
+ !(
+ (firstCharCode >= ASCII_UPPER_A && firstCharCode <= ASCII_UPPER_Z) ||
+ firstCharCode === ASCII_UNDERSCORE
+ )
+ ) {
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ for (let i = 1; i < key.length; i++) {
+ const charCode = key.charCodeAt(i);
+
+ if (
+ !(
+ (charCode >= ASCII_UPPER_A && charCode <= ASCII_UPPER_Z) ||
+ (charCode >= ASCII_DIGIT_0 && charCode <= ASCII_DIGIT_9) ||
+ charCode === ASCII_UNDERSCORE
+ )
+ ) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * normalizeKey converts a propagator key to a valid POSIX environment variable
+ * name. The conversion rules are:
+ * - A-Z, 0-9, and _ are kept as-is.
+ * - a-z are uppercased.
+ * - All other characters are replaced with _.
+ * - If the result would start with a digit, an underscore is prepended.
+ */
+function normalizeKey(key: string): string {
+ let result = '';
+
+ for (let i = 0; i < key.length; i++) {
+ const charCode = key.charCodeAt(i);
+
+ if (charCode >= ASCII_LOWER_A && charCode <= ASCII_LOWER_Z) {
+ result += String.fromCharCode(charCode - ASCII_CASE_OFFSET);
+ } else if (
+ (charCode >= ASCII_UPPER_A && charCode <= ASCII_UPPER_Z) ||
+ (charCode >= ASCII_DIGIT_0 && charCode <= ASCII_DIGIT_9) ||
+ charCode === ASCII_UNDERSCORE
+ ) {
+ result += key[i];
+ } else {
+ result += '_';
+ }
+ }
+
+ const firstCharCode = result.charCodeAt(0);
+ if (firstCharCode >= ASCII_DIGIT_0 && firstCharCode <= ASCII_DIGIT_9) {
+ return `_${result}`;
+ }
+
+ return result;
+}
+
+/**
+ * TextMapGetter that reads propagation values from a process environment
+ * snapshot.
+ *
+ * `EnvironmentGetter` snapshots `process.env` when it is constructed and
+ * ignores the carrier passed to `get()` and `keys()`. Pass `undefined` as the
+ * carrier when using this getter with a `TextMapPropagator`.
+ *
+ * Only environment variables whose names are already normalized are stored in
+ * the snapshot. The requested propagator key is normalized before lookup.
+ *
+ * @see https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/context/env-carriers/
+ */
+export class EnvironmentGetter implements TextMapGetter {
+ private readonly _carrier: Record = {};
+
+ constructor() {
+ for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(process.env)) {
+ if (value !== undefined && isNormalizedKey(key)) {
+ this._carrier[key] = value;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ get(_carrier: void, key: string): string | undefined {
+ return this._carrier[normalizeKey(key)];
+ }
+
+ keys(_carrier: void): string[] {
+ return Object.keys(this._carrier);
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * TextMapSetter that writes propagation values to an environment map.
+ *
+ * `EnvironmentSetter` mutates only the environment map supplied to the
+ * constructor and never writes to `process.env`. Pass `undefined` as the
+ * carrier when using this setter with a `TextMapPropagator`.
+ *
+ * Propagator keys are normalized before storing their opaque string values. If
+ * multiple keys normalize to the same environment variable name, the latest
+ * value written to the map is retained.
+ *
+ * @see https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/context/env-carriers/
+ */
+export class EnvironmentSetter implements TextMapSetter {
+ private readonly _carrier: Record;
+
+ constructor(carrier: Record) {
+ this._carrier = carrier;
+ }
+
+ set(_carrier: void, key: string, value: string): void {
+ this._carrier[normalizeKey(key)] = value;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/src/index.ts b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed540b3d430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+export { EnvironmentGetter, EnvironmentSetter } from './env-carrier';
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/test/env-carrier.test.ts b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/test/env-carrier.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa692530038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/test/env-carrier.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,319 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import * as assert from 'assert';
+
+import {
+ propagation,
+ ROOT_CONTEXT,
+ trace,
+ TraceFlags,
+} from '@opentelemetry/api';
+import {
+ TraceState,
+ W3CBaggagePropagator,
+ W3CTraceContextPropagator,
+} from '@opentelemetry/core';
+
+import { EnvironmentGetter, EnvironmentSetter } from '../src';
+
+describe('EnvironmentGetter and EnvironmentSetter', () => {
+ const originalEnv = { ...process.env };
+
+ beforeEach(() => {
+ clearEnv();
+ });
+
+ afterEach(() => {
+ clearEnv();
+ Object.assign(process.env, originalEnv);
+ });
+
+ describe('EnvironmentSetter', () => {
+ it('should normalize keys when setting values', () => {
+ const carrier: Record = {};
+ const setter = new EnvironmentSetter(carrier);
+
+ setter.set(undefined, 'traceparent', 'traceparent-value');
+ setter.set(undefined, 'trace-state', 'tracestate-value');
+ setter.set(undefined, 'foo.bar', 'dot-value');
+ setter.set(undefined, 'MiXeD_cAsE', 'mixed-value');
+ setter.set(undefined, 'h\u00e9llo', 'non-ascii-value');
+ setter.set(undefined, '1abc', 'leading-digit-value');
+
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(carrier, {
+ TRACEPARENT: 'traceparent-value',
+ TRACE_STATE: 'tracestate-value',
+ FOO_BAR: 'dot-value',
+ MIXED_CASE: 'mixed-value',
+ H_LLO: 'non-ascii-value',
+ _1ABC: 'leading-digit-value',
+ });
+ });
+
+ it('should preserve digits and underscores when normalizing keys', () => {
+ const carrier: Record = {};
+ const setter = new EnvironmentSetter(carrier);
+
+ setter.set(undefined, 'a_1-b_2', 'value');
+
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(carrier, {
+ A_1_B_2: 'value',
+ });
+ });
+
+ it('should overwrite values with the same normalized key', () => {
+ const carrier: Record = {};
+ const setter = new EnvironmentSetter(carrier);
+
+ setter.set(undefined, 'trace-state', 'first');
+ setter.set(undefined, 'TRACE_STATE', 'second');
+
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(carrier, {
+ TRACE_STATE: 'second',
+ });
+ });
+
+ it('should treat values as opaque strings', () => {
+ const carrier: Record = {};
+ const setter = new EnvironmentSetter(carrier);
+
+ setter.set(undefined, 'empty', '');
+ setter.set(undefined, 'whitespace', ' value ');
+
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(carrier, {
+ EMPTY: '',
+ WHITESPACE: ' value ',
+ });
+ });
+
+ it('should not modify process.env', () => {
+ const carrier: Record = {};
+ const setter = new EnvironmentSetter(carrier);
+
+ setter.set(undefined, 'traceparent', 'value');
+
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.keys(process.env), []);
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(carrier, { TRACEPARENT: 'value' });
+ });
+ });
+
+ describe('EnvironmentGetter', () => {
+ it('should normalize keys when reading values', () => {
+ process.env.TRACEPARENT = 'traceparent-value';
+ process.env.TRACE_STATE = 'tracestate-value';
+ process.env.FOO_BAR = 'dot-value';
+ process.env.MIXED_CASE = 'mixed-value';
+ process.env.H_LLO = 'non-ascii-value';
+ process.env._1ABC = 'leading-digit-value';
+ process.env.X_B3_TRACEID = 'b3-value';
+
+ const getter = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+ assert.strictEqual(
+ getter.get(undefined, 'traceparent'),
+ 'traceparent-value'
+ );
+ assert.strictEqual(
+ getter.get(undefined, 'trace-state'),
+ 'tracestate-value'
+ );
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'foo.bar'), 'dot-value');
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'MiXeD_cAsE'), 'mixed-value');
+ assert.strictEqual(
+ getter.get(undefined, 'h\u00e9llo'),
+ 'non-ascii-value'
+ );
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, '1abc'), 'leading-digit-value');
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'X_B3_TRACEID'), 'b3-value');
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'x-b3-traceid'), 'b3-value');
+ });
+
+ it('should return only already normalized snapshot keys', () => {
+ process.env.TRACEPARENT = 'traceparent-value';
+ process.env.TRACE_STATE = 'tracestate-value';
+ process.env['trace-state'] = 'ignored';
+ process.env['X-B3-TRACEID'] = 'ignored';
+ process.env['1ABC'] = 'ignored';
+
+ const getter = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(getter.keys(undefined).sort(), [
+ 'TRACEPARENT',
+ 'TRACE_STATE',
+ ]);
+ });
+
+ it('should return empty keys for an empty environment snapshot', () => {
+ const getter = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(getter.keys(undefined), []);
+ });
+
+ it('should ignore empty environment names when snapshotting', () => {
+ const env = process.env;
+ process.env = {
+ '': 'ignored',
+ TRACEPARENT: 'traceparent-value',
+ };
+
+ try {
+ const getter = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(getter.keys(undefined), ['TRACEPARENT']);
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, ''), undefined);
+ } finally {
+ process.env = env;
+ }
+ });
+
+ it('should return undefined when a key is missing', () => {
+ process.env.TRACEPARENT = 'traceparent-value';
+
+ const getter = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'tracestate'), undefined);
+ });
+
+ it('should ignore non-normalized environment names when reading values', () => {
+ process.env.traceparent = 'ignored';
+ process.env['trace-state'] = 'ignored';
+ process.env['x-b3-traceid'] = 'ignored';
+ process.env['1ABC'] = 'ignored';
+
+ const getter = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'traceparent'), undefined);
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'trace-state'), undefined);
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'x-b3-traceid'), undefined);
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, '1abc'), undefined);
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(getter.keys(undefined), []);
+ });
+
+ it('should preserve empty string values', () => {
+ process.env.EMPTY = '';
+
+ const getter = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'empty'), '');
+ });
+
+ it('should snapshot process.env at construction time', () => {
+ process.env.TRACEPARENT = 'original';
+ const getter = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+ process.env.TRACEPARENT = 'updated';
+ process.env.TRACESTATE = 'added-after-construction';
+
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'traceparent'), 'original');
+ assert.strictEqual(getter.get(undefined, 'tracestate'), undefined);
+ });
+
+ it('should read from the environment snapshot without a carrier', () => {
+ process.env.TRACEPARENT = 'environment-value';
+
+ const getter = new EnvironmentGetter();
+
+ assert.strictEqual(
+ getter.get(undefined, 'traceparent'),
+ 'environment-value'
+ );
+ });
+ });
+
+ describe('propagator integration', () => {
+ const traceId = '4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736';
+ const spanId = '00f067aa0ba902b7';
+
+ it('should inject W3C trace context into an environment carrier', () => {
+ const propagator = new W3CTraceContextPropagator();
+ const context = trace.setSpanContext(ROOT_CONTEXT, {
+ traceId,
+ spanId,
+ traceFlags: TraceFlags.SAMPLED,
+ traceState: new TraceState('vendor1=value1,vendor2=value2'),
+ });
+ const carrier: Record = {};
+
+ propagator.inject(context, undefined, new EnvironmentSetter(carrier));
+
+ assert.deepStrictEqual(carrier, {
+ TRACEPARENT: `00-${traceId}-${spanId}-01`,
+ TRACESTATE: 'vendor1=value1,vendor2=value2',
+ });
+ });
+
+ it('should extract W3C trace context from an environment snapshot', () => {
+ process.env.TRACEPARENT = `00-${traceId}-${spanId}-01`;
+ process.env.TRACESTATE = 'vendor1=value1,vendor2=value2';
+
+ const propagator = new W3CTraceContextPropagator();
+ const context = propagator.extract(
+ ROOT_CONTEXT,
+ undefined,
+ new EnvironmentGetter()
+ );
+ const spanContext = trace.getSpanContext(context);
+
+ assert.strictEqual(spanContext?.traceId, traceId);
+ assert.strictEqual(spanContext?.spanId, spanId);
+ assert.strictEqual(spanContext?.traceFlags, TraceFlags.SAMPLED);
+ assert.strictEqual(spanContext?.isRemote, true);
+ assert.strictEqual(spanContext?.traceState?.get('vendor1'), 'value1');
+ assert.strictEqual(spanContext?.traceState?.get('vendor2'), 'value2');
+ });
+
+ it('should ignore W3C trace context in non-normalized environment names', () => {
+ process.env.traceparent = `00-${traceId}-${spanId}-01`;
+ process.env.tracestate = 'vendor1=value1,vendor2=value2';
+
+ const propagator = new W3CTraceContextPropagator();
+ const context = propagator.extract(
+ ROOT_CONTEXT,
+ undefined,
+ new EnvironmentGetter()
+ );
+
+ assert.strictEqual(trace.getSpanContext(context), undefined);
+ });
+
+ it('should inject W3C baggage into an environment carrier', () => {
+ const propagator = new W3CBaggagePropagator();
+ const context = propagation.setBaggage(
+ ROOT_CONTEXT,
+ propagation.createBaggage({
+ first: { value: 'one' },
+ second: { value: 'two' },
+ })
+ );
+ const carrier: Record = {};
+
+ propagator.inject(context, undefined, new EnvironmentSetter(carrier));
+
+ assert.strictEqual(carrier.BAGGAGE, 'first=one,second=two');
+ });
+
+ it('should extract W3C baggage from an environment snapshot', () => {
+ process.env.BAGGAGE = 'first=one,second=two';
+
+ const propagator = new W3CBaggagePropagator();
+ const context = propagator.extract(
+ ROOT_CONTEXT,
+ undefined,
+ new EnvironmentGetter()
+ );
+ const baggage = propagation.getBaggage(context);
+
+ assert.strictEqual(baggage?.getEntry('first')?.value, 'one');
+ assert.strictEqual(baggage?.getEntry('second')?.value, 'two');
+ });
+ });
+});
+
+function clearEnv() {
+ for (const key of Object.keys(process.env)) {
+ delete process.env[key];
+ }
+}
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.esm.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.esm.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae474033346
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.esm.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+ "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.esm.json",
+ "compilerOptions": {
+ "outDir": "build/esm",
+ "rootDir": "src",
+ "tsBuildInfoFile": "build/esm/tsconfig.esm.tsbuildinfo"
+ },
+ "include": [
+ "src/**/*.ts"
+ ],
+ "references": [
+ {
+ "path": "../../../api"
+ },
+ {
+ "path": "../../../packages/opentelemetry-core"
+ }
+ ]
+}
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.esnext.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.esnext.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f6cf572d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.esnext.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+ "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.esnext.json",
+ "compilerOptions": {
+ "outDir": "build/esnext",
+ "rootDir": "src",
+ "tsBuildInfoFile": "build/esnext/tsconfig.esnext.tsbuildinfo"
+ },
+ "include": [
+ "src/**/*.ts"
+ ],
+ "references": [
+ {
+ "path": "../../../api"
+ },
+ {
+ "path": "../../../packages/opentelemetry-core"
+ }
+ ]
+}
diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.json b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6feabd64655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+ "extends": "../../../tsconfig.base.json",
+ "compilerOptions": {
+ "outDir": "build",
+ "rootDir": "."
+ },
+ "files": [],
+ "include": [
+ "src/**/*.ts",
+ "test/**/*.ts"
+ ],
+ "references": [
+ {
+ "path": "../../../api"
+ },
+ {
+ "path": "../../../packages/opentelemetry-core"
+ }
+ ]
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6c3bf525395..badc54ca4d0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1371,6 +1371,26 @@
"@opentelemetry/api": "^1.3.0"
}
},
+ "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier": {
+ "name": "@opentelemetry/propagator-env-carrier",
+ "version": "0.219.0",
+ "license": "Apache-2.0",
+ "devDependencies": {
+ "@opentelemetry/api": "1.9.1",
+ "@opentelemetry/core": "2.8.0",
+ "@types/mocha": "10.0.10",
+ "@types/node": "18.19.130",
+ "mocha": "11.7.5",
+ "nyc": "17.1.0",
+ "typescript": "5.0.4"
+ },
+ "engines": {
+ "node": "^18.19.0 || >=20.6.0"
+ },
+ "peerDependencies": {
+ "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.3.0"
+ }
+ },
"experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node": {
"name": "@opentelemetry/sdk-node",
"version": "0.219.0",
@@ -6266,6 +6286,10 @@
"resolved": "packages/opentelemetry-propagator-b3",
"link": true
},
+ "node_modules/@opentelemetry/propagator-env-carrier": {
+ "resolved": "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier",
+ "link": true
+ },
"node_modules/@opentelemetry/propagator-jaeger": {
"resolved": "packages/opentelemetry-propagator-jaeger",
"link": true
diff --git a/tsconfig.esm.json b/tsconfig.esm.json
index 6323b1a05d4..9e60a65d022 100644
--- a/tsconfig.esm.json
+++ b/tsconfig.esm.json
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
{
"path": "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/tsconfig.esm.json"
},
+ {
+ "path": "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.esm.json"
+ },
{
"path": "experimental/packages/otlp-exporter-base/tsconfig.esm.json"
},
diff --git a/tsconfig.esnext.json b/tsconfig.esnext.json
index 576e207d761..34e9d1124e9 100644
--- a/tsconfig.esnext.json
+++ b/tsconfig.esnext.json
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
{
"path": "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request/tsconfig.esnext.json"
},
+ {
+ "path": "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier/tsconfig.esnext.json"
+ },
{
"path": "experimental/packages/otlp-exporter-base/tsconfig.esnext.json"
},
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 2977213850a..eeec90f0248 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
"experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-grpc",
"experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-http",
"experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request",
+ "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier",
"experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node",
"experimental/packages/otlp-exporter-base",
"experimental/packages/otlp-grpc-exporter-base",
@@ -117,6 +118,9 @@
{
"path": "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-xml-http-request"
},
+ {
+ "path": "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-propagator-env-carrier"
+ },
{
"path": "experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node"
},