OpenTelemetry TracingTools

Tracing Tools

The Cloud Debugger provides tools designed for exploring and understanding OpenTelemetry tracing. These tools allow you to generate sample traces, enabling you to observe how traces are handled in OpenTelemetry and exported to external systems. Two types of tracing tools are available: simple traces and complex traces.

Simple Trace

The Simple Trace tool creates a straightforward OpenTelemetry trace to demonstrate the basics of generating trace data. This tool includes custom events and attributes to help you explore how trace data is tagged and structured.

Complex Trace

The Complex Trace tool creates a more detailed trace that simulates a multi-step operation. It demonstrates how OpenTelemetry handles distributed traces across multiple activities and services.