Gary Brown

Enable `MetricsLabel` to identify whether it is optional. If supported by a `MetricsReporter` implementation, then instead of using a default value associated with a `MetricsLabel`, a label that is marked...

As discussed in https://github.com/opentracing-contrib/java-metrics/issues/1#issuecomment-308471323, it would be good to have an `error.kind` label that provides more detail about the nature of an error (if one occurred). If the span relates...

Naming scheme for metrics

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The current idea for a naming scheme is to align with the OpenTracing concept of a `Span`, and enable metrics to be reported on a per `Span` basis. The metric...

Meaningful operation names when using framework integrations

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When OpenTracing API is used explicitly by an application it can provide meaningful operation names. However in cases where framework integrations are used, to avoid adding tracing code into the...