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It would be awesome if I could (...) choose which metadata I want to see.
Eg. for logs sometimes I might be interested only in logs, sometimes in logs and some metadata and sometimes in metadata only.
Originally posted by @perk-sumo in #7806 (comment)
Things I believe it's worth to configure:
output.attributes
whether or not to include records' attributes. They're probably essential for metrics, but for logs - it depends on the nature of the logs. For some users, attributes may be essential; for others, they only obscure the output.output.resource
,output.scope
whether to output the resource and scope. Some users might very much need those details, others might want to remove them from output to only see telemetry records.- Whether or not the exporter uses the collector's logger to output data
Other possible configuration options:
output.trace_id
,output.span_id
whether or not to include trace ID, span ID - they are probably essential for traces, but not necessarily for logs.output.timestamp
whether or not to include timestamp - again some users might find them useful, others might want to remove them for clarityoutput.log_severity
Other configurability option suggestions are welcome.