Adds activeSpanSource

README.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ In order to understand the library, one must first be familiar with the
 
 OpenTracing-PHP can be installed via Composer:
 
-```php
+```bash
 composer require jcchavezs/opentracing-php
 ```
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The simplest starting point is to set the global tracer. As early as possible, d
 
 ### Creating a Span given an existing Request
 
-To start a new `Span`, you can use the `StartSpanFromContext` method.
+To start a new `Span`, you can use the `startActiveSpan` method.
 
 ```php
     use Psr\Http\Message\RequestInterface;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ To start a new `Span`, you can use the `StartSpanFromContext` method.
     function doSomething(SpanContext $spanContext, ...) {
         ...
 
-        $span = GlobalTracer::getGlobalTracer()->startSpan('my_span', ChildOf::withContext($spanContext));
+        $span = GlobalTracer::getGlobalTracer()->startManualSpan('my_span', ['child_of' => $spanContext]);
 
         ...
 
@@ -69,30 +69,41 @@ To start a new `Span`, you can use the `StartSpanFromContext` method.
 
 ### Starting an empty trace by creating a "root span"
 
-It's always possible to create a "root" `Span` with no parent or other causal
-reference.
+It's always possible to create a "root" `Span` with no parent or other causal reference.
 
 ```php
-    $span = $tracer->startSpan('my_span');
+    $span = $tracer->startActiveSpan('my_first_span');
     ...
     $span->finish();
 ```
 
-### Creating a (child) Span given an existing (parent) Span
+#### Creating a child span assigning parent manually
 
 ```php
-    use OpenTracing\SpanReference\ChildOf;
+	use OpenTracing\SpanReference\ChildOf;
+
+	$parent = GlobalTracer::getGlobalTracer()->startManualSpan('parent');	$child = GlobalTracer::getGlobalTracer()->startManualSpan('child', [
+		'child_of' => $parent
+	]);
+	...
+	$child->finish();
+	...
+	$parent->finish();
+```
 
-    function xyz(Span $parentSpan, ...) {
-        ...
-        $span = GlobalTracer::getGlobalTracer()->startSpan(
-            'my_span',
-            ChildOf::withContext($span->context())
-        );
-
-        $span->finish();
-        ...
-    }
+#### Creating a child span using automatic active span management
+Every new span will take the active span as parent and it will take its spot.
+
+```php    
+	$parent = GlobalTracer::getGlobalTracer()->startManualSpan('parent');        ...
+
+    // Since the parent span has been created by using startActiveSpan we don't need
+    // to pass a reference for this child span
+    $child = GlobalTracer::getGlobalTracer()->startActiveSpan('my_second_span');
+    ... 
+    $child->finish();
+    ...
+    $parent->finish();
 ```
 
 ### Serializing to the wire
@@ -112,7 +123,7 @@ reference.
     );
 
     try {
-        $span = $tracer->startSpanWithOptions('my_span', ['child_of' => $spanContext]);
+        $span = $tracer->startManualSpan('my_span', ['child_of' => $spanContext]);
 
         $client = new GuzzleHttp\Client;
 
@@ -134,7 +145,7 @@ reference.
 
 ### Deserializing from the wire
 
-When using http header for context propagation you can use either the `Request` or the `$_SERVER` variable:
+When using http header for context propagation you can use the `Request` for example:
 
 ```php
     use OpenTracing\Carriers\HttpHeaders;
@@ -160,19 +171,17 @@ cause problems for Tracer implementations. This is why the PHP API contains a
 
 use OpenTracing\GlobalTracer;
 
-// Do application work, buffer spans in memory
 $application->run();
 
 fastcgi_finish_request();
 
 $tracer = GlobalTracer::getGlobalTracer();
-$tracer->flush(); // release buffer to backend
+$tracer->flush(); // sends span's data to the backend
 ```
 
 This is optional, tracers can decide to immediately send finished spans to a
 backend. The flush call can be implemented as a NO-OP for these tracers.
 
-
 ### Using Span Options
 
 Passing options to the pass can be done using either an array or the

src/OpenTracing/ActiveSpanSource.php

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace OpenTracing;
+
+/**
+ * Keeps track of the current active `Span`.
+ */
+interface ActiveSpanSource
+{
+    /**
+     * Activates an `Span`, so that it is used as a parent when creating new spans.
+     * The implementation must keep track of the active spans sequence, so
+     * that previous spans can be resumed after a deactivation.
+     *
+     * @param Span $span
+     */
+    public function activate(Span $span);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns current active `Span`.
+     *
+     * @return Span
+     */
+    public function getActiveSpan();
+
+    /**
+     * Deactivate the given `Span`, restoring the previous active one.
+     *
+     * This method must take in consideration that a `Span` may be deactivated
+     * when it's not really active. In that case, the current active stack
+     * must not be changed (idempotency).
+     *
+     * Do not confuse it with the finish concept:
+     *  - $span->deactivate() -> the span is not active but still "running"
+     *  - $span->finish() -> the span is finished and deactivated
+     *
+     * @param Span $span
+     */
+    public function deactivate(Span $span);
+}

src/OpenTracing/GlobalTracer.php

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ final class GlobalTracer
      * Those who use GlobalTracer (rather than directly manage a Tracer instance)
      * should call setGlobalTracer as early as possible in bootstrap, prior to
      * start a new span. Prior to calling `setGlobalTracer`, any Spans started
-     * via the `StartSpan` (etc) globals are noops.
+     * via the `startActiveSpan` (etc) globals are noops.
      *
      * @param Tracer $tracer
      */

src/OpenTracing/NoopActiveSpanSource.php

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace OpenTracing;
+
+final class NoopActiveSpanSource implements ActiveSpanSource
+{
+    public static function create()
+    {
+        return new self();
+    }
+
+    public function activate(Span $span)
+    {
+    }
+
+    public function getActiveSpan()
+    {
+        return NoopSpan::create();
+    }
+
+    public function deactivate(Span $span)
+    {
+    }
+}

src/OpenTracing/NoopSpan.php

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public function finish($finishTime = null, array $logRecords = [])
     {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
     public function overwriteOperationName($newOperationName)
     {
     }

src/OpenTracing/NoopTracer.php

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 use OpenTracing\Propagators\Reader;
 use OpenTracing\Propagators\Writer;
-use TracingContext\TracingContext;
 
 final class NoopTracer implements Tracer
 {
@@ -13,16 +12,16 @@ public static function create()
         return new self();
     }
 
-    public function startSpan(
-        $operationName,
-        SpanReference $parentReference = null,
-        $startTimestamp = null,
-        array $tags = []
-    ) {
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function startActiveSpan($operationName, $options = [])
+    {
+
         return NoopSpan::create();
     }
 
-    public function startSpanWithOptions($operationName, $options)
+    public function startManualSpan($operationName, $options = [])
     {
         return NoopSpan::create();
     }
@@ -39,4 +38,14 @@ public function extract($format, Reader $carrier)
     public function flush()
     {
     }
+
+    public function activeSpanSource()
+    {
+        return NoopActiveSpanSource::create();
+    }
+
+    public function activeSpan()
+    {
+        return NoopSpan::create();
+    }
 }

src/OpenTracing/Span.php

@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ public function getOperationName();
     public function getContext();
 
     /**
+     * Finishes the span. As an implementor, make sure you call {@see Tracer::deactivate()}
+     * otherwise new spans might try to be child of this one.
+     *
      * @param float|int|\DateTimeInterface|null $finishTime if passing float or int
      * it should represent the timestamp (including as many decimal places as you need)
      * @param array $logRecords
-     * @return mixed
      */
     public function finish($finishTime = null, array $logRecords = []);
 

src/OpenTracing/SpanContext.php

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public function getBaggageItem($key);
      * Creates a new SpanContext out of the existing one and the new key:value pair.
      *
      * @param string $key
-     * @param wstring $value
+     * @param string $value
      * @return SpanContext
      */
     public function withBaggageItem($key, $value);

src/OpenTracing/SpanOptions.php

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ final class SpanOptions
     private $tags = [];
 
     /**
-     * @var int|float|\DateTime
+     * @var int|float|\DateTimeInterface
      */
     private $startTime;
 
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ private static function buildChildOf($value)
             return ChildOf::fromContext($value->getContext());
         } elseif ($value instanceof SpanContext) {
             return ChildOf::fromContext($value);
+        } elseif ($value instanceof ChildOf) {
+            return $value;
         }
 
         throw InvalidSpanOption::invalidChildOf($value);
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ public function getTags()
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return int|float|\DateTime if returning float or int it should represent
+     * @return int|float|\DateTimeInterface if returning float or int it should represent
      * the timestamp (including as many decimal places as you need)
      */
     public function getStartTime()

src/OpenTracing/SpanReference/ChildOf.php

@@ -46,4 +46,10 @@ public function referencedContext()
     {
         return $this->spanContext;
     }
+
+    public function isEqual(SpanReference $spanReference)
+    {
+        return ($spanReference instanceof ChildOf)
+            && $this->spanContext->isEqual($spanReference->referencedContext());
+    }
 }

src/OpenTracing/Tracer.php

@@ -25,28 +25,61 @@ interface Tracer
     const FORMAT_HTTP_HEADERS = 3;
 
     /**
+     * @deprecated use either startActiveSpan or startManualSpan instead.
+     * As implementor consider this as a backward compatibility alias for
+     * startActiveSpan
+     */
+    public function startSpan($operationName, $options = []);
+
+    /**
+     * Starts and returns a new `Span` representing a unit of work.
+     *
+     * This method differs from `startManualSpan` because it uses in-process
+     * context propagation to keep track of the current active `Span` (if
+     * available).
+     *
+     * Starting a root `Span` with no casual references and a child `Span`
+     * in a different function, is possible without passing the parent
+     * reference around:
+     *
+     *  function handleRequest(Request $request, $userId)
+     *  {
+     *      $rootSpan = $this->tracer->startActiveSpan('request.handler');
+     *      $user = $this->repository->getUser($userId);
+     *  }
+     *
+     *  function getUser($userId)
+     *  {
+     *      // `$childSpan` has `$rootSpan` as parent.
+     *      $childSpan = $this->tracer->startActiveSpan('db.query');
+     *  }
+     *
      * @param string $operationName
-     * @param SpanReference|null $parentReference
-     * @param float|int|\DateTimeInterface|null $startTimestamp if passing float or int
-     * it should represent the timestamp (including as many decimal places as you need)
-     * @param array $tags
+     * @param array|SpanOptions $options
      * @return Span
      * @throws InvalidSpanOption for invalid option
      */
-    public function startSpan(
-        $operationName,
-        SpanReference $parentReference = null,
-        $startTimestamp = null,
-        array $tags = []
-    );
+    public function startActiveSpan($operationName, $options = []);
 
     /**
+     * Starts and returns a new Span representing a unit of work.
+     *
      * @param string $operationName
      * @param array|SpanOptions $options
      * @return Span
      * @throws InvalidSpanOption for invalid option
      */
-    public function startSpanWithOptions($operationName, $options);
+    public function startManualSpan($operationName, $options = []);
+
+    /**
+     * @return ActiveSpanSource
+     */
+    public function activeSpanSource();
+
+    /**
+     * @return Span
+     */
+    public function activeSpan();
 
     /**
      * @param SpanContext $spanContext