ci: Harden OTel naming check — unconditional Rule F, test exemption, Rule H

Three robustness fixes to check_otel_naming.py, all on phase-1c where the
script lives:

- Rule F now runs UNCONDITIONALLY. It is a purely syntactic check on the
  call-sites and does not need the L1 key set, so code that calls
  SpanGuard::span/setAttribute directly without ever defining a *SpanNames.h
  is still caught (previously it was silently skipped when no header existed).
- Exempt test files from Rule F (tests pass arbitrary literal keys to exercise
  the API). The call-site matcher now requires a SpanGuard/`.`/`->` receiver,
  so std::span and bare declarations no longer false-positive.
- Add Rule H (warning, non-fatal): a namespace-qualified constant used at a
  telemetry call-site but not defined in any *SpanNames.h is flagged, catching
  constants defined in-place instead of in the proper header. Bare locals and
  std:: names are not warned to avoid noise.

SpanGuard.h / Telemetry.h @code examples updated to reference constants that
exist on this branch. README documents the new behavior.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Pratik Mankawde
2026-06-11 16:10:08 +01:00
parent ca7282479f
commit 4d044e6254
3 changed files with 134 additions and 35 deletions

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@@ -33,15 +33,26 @@ hardcoded allowlist:
### Rules (each fails the build, when its inputs are present)
| Rule | Check |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A | No stray dotted span-attribute key (only the derived resource keys may be dotted). |
| G | Attribute keys are `lower_snake_case` (`^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$` per dot-segment) — no camelCase, UPPERCASE, or spaces. |
| F | No string literals as attribute keys or span-name arguments in `setAttribute`/`addEvent`/`span`/`childSpan`. Attribute _values_ are exempt (runtime data). `*SpanNames.h` definitions are exempt. |
| B | Every collector `spanmetrics.dimensions` name exists in the L1 key set. |
| C | Every Tempo span-filter tag exists in the L1 key set. |
| D | Every dashboard PromQL label (non-builtin) exists in the L1 key set. |
| E | Every runbook attribute reference exists in the L1 key set. |
| Rule | Check |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| A | No stray dotted span-attribute key (only the derived resource keys may be dotted). |
| G | Attribute keys are `lower_snake_case` (`^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$` per dot-segment) — no camelCase, UPPERCASE, or spaces. |
| F | No string literals as attribute keys or span-name arguments in `setAttribute`/`addEvent`/`span`/`childSpan`. Attribute _values_ are exempt (runtime data); `*SpanNames.h` definitions and test files are exempt. |
| B | Every collector `spanmetrics.dimensions` name exists in the L1 key set. |
| C | Every Tempo span-filter tag exists in the L1 key set. |
| D | Every dashboard PromQL label (non-builtin) exists in the L1 key set. |
| E | Every runbook attribute reference exists in the L1 key set. |
Rule F runs **unconditionally** (it is a purely syntactic check on the
call-sites and needs no `*SpanNames.h`), so a code path that calls
`SpanGuard::span`/`setAttribute` directly without ever defining a header is
still caught.
### Warnings (printed, never fail the build)
| Rule | Check |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| H | A namespace-qualified constant (e.g. `foo::bar::myKey`) used at a telemetry call-site is not defined in any `*SpanNames.h`. The constant should live in the proper header; defining it in-place bypasses rules A/G/F. Warns rather than fails — the argument may be a legitimately dynamic value, and the header may live on a later branch. Bare locals and `std::` names are not warned. |
## Presence-gated

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@@ -43,15 +43,26 @@ Rules (each FAILS the build, when its inputs are present)
attribute that is not in the derived resource-key set is a violation.
G Attribute keys must be lower_snake_case (^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$ per segment).
Flags camelCase, UPPERCASE, spaces, and other stray characters.
F No string literals as attribute keys/values or span-name arguments. Every
setAttribute/addEvent/span/childSpan argument must reference a *SpanNames.h
constant, never a "literal". Definitions inside *SpanNames.h are exempt.
F No string literals as attribute keys or span-name arguments. The
setAttribute/addEvent key and the span/childSpan prefix/name args must
reference a *SpanNames.h constant, never a "literal". Attribute VALUES are
exempt (runtime data). Definitions inside *SpanNames.h are exempt, and
test files are exempt (they pass arbitrary literals to exercise the API).
B Every collector spanmetrics dimension exists in the L1 key set.
C Every tempo span-filter tag exists in the L1 key set.
D Every dashboard PromQL label (non-builtin) exists in the L1 key set.
E Every attribute named in the runbook tables exists in the L1 key set.
Warnings (printed, but do NOT fail the build)
----------------------------------------------
H A constant referenced at a telemetry call-site is not defined in any
*SpanNames.h. Span constants should live in the corresponding
*SpanNames.h (single source of truth); defining one in-place bypasses the
naming rules. A warning (not a failure) because the argument may instead
be a legitimately dynamic local (e.g. a computed span-name leaf).
Exit code is non-zero if any present-and-enforced rule finds a violation.
Warnings never change the exit code.
"""
import json
@@ -87,7 +98,15 @@ MAKESTR = re.compile(r'makeStr\(\s*"([^"]*)"\s*\)')
# A `namespace <name> {` opener, to track which namespace a constant lives in.
NS_OPEN = re.compile(r"namespace\s+([\w:]+)\s*\{")
# Telemetry call-sites whose string arguments must be constants, not literals.
CALLSITE = re.compile(r"\b(setAttribute|addEvent|span|childSpan)\s*\(")
# Require a receiver so we match real SpanGuard calls, not std::span / a math
# `span(...)` / a bare method declaration:
# - `SpanGuard::span(` / `SpanGuard::childSpan(` (static factory)
# - `<obj>.span(` / `<obj>->setAttribute(` etc. (member call)
# `span`/`childSpan` additionally require the `SpanGuard`/`.`/`->` receiver;
# `setAttribute`/`addEvent` only ever exist on a guard, so a `.`/`->` suffices.
CALLSITE = re.compile(
r"(?:SpanGuard::|\.|->)\s*(setAttribute|addEvent|span|childSpan)\s*\("
)
# A C++ string literal (used to flag literals inside call-site argument lists).
STRING_LITERAL = re.compile(r'"((?:[^"\\]|\\.)*)"')
# Dotted token that looks like `a.b` or `a.b.c` (lowercase + underscore words).
@@ -239,12 +258,20 @@ def attr_keys_from_header(path: Path, symbols: Dict[str, str]) -> Set[str]:
class Report:
def __init__(self) -> None:
self.violations: List[Tuple[str, str, str, str]] = []
self.warnings: List[Tuple[str, str, str, str]] = []
self.skips: List[str] = []
self.checked: List[str] = []
def violation(self, rule: str, loc: str, token: str, expected: str) -> None:
self.violations.append((rule, loc, token, expected))
def warning(self, rule: str, loc: str, token: str, note: str) -> None:
"""A non-fatal finding: printed, but does not fail the build. Used where
the script cannot be certain a finding is wrong (e.g. a constant used at
a call-site that is not defined in any *SpanNames.h — it might be a
misplaced constant, or a legitimately dynamic value)."""
self.warnings.append((rule, loc, token, note))
def skip(self, rule: str, reason: str) -> None:
self.skips.append(f"SKIP: {rule}{reason}")
@@ -256,6 +283,12 @@ class Report:
print(line)
for line in self.checked:
print(line)
if self.warnings:
print("\nNaming-convention warnings (non-fatal):\n")
print(f" {'RULE':<5} {'LOCATION':<48} {'TOKEN':<28} NOTE")
print(f" {'-' * 5} {'-' * 48} {'-' * 28} {'-' * 30}")
for rule, loc, token, note in self.warnings:
print(f" {rule:<5} {loc:<48} {token:<28} {note}")
if self.violations:
print("\nNaming-convention violations:\n")
print(f" {'RULE':<5} {'LOCATION':<48} {'TOKEN':<28} EXPECTED")
@@ -308,11 +341,14 @@ def main() -> None:
# --- Rule G: keys must be lower_snake_case -----------------------------
if l1_keys:
run_rule_g(keys_by_header, report)
# --- Rule F: no string literals at telemetry call-sites ----------------
if headers:
run_rule_f(root, report)
else:
report.skip("F", "no *SpanNames.h present")
# --- Rule F (+ Rule H): scan telemetry call-sites ----------------------
# Runs UNCONDITIONALLY: Rule F is a purely syntactic check (is this argument
# a literal?) and does not need the L1 key set, so a code path that uses
# SpanGuard::span/setAttribute directly without ever defining a *SpanNames.h
# is still caught. Rule H (warning) additionally flags constant references
# not defined in any *SpanNames.h.
header_symbols = spanname_symbol_names(headers)
run_rule_f(root, report, header_symbols)
# --- Cross-layer rules B/C/D/E (each presence-gated) -------------------
run_rule_b_collector(root, l1_keys, report)
@@ -405,11 +441,42 @@ CONSTANT_ARG_POSITIONS: Dict[str, Set[int]] = {
}
def run_rule_f(root: Path, report: Report) -> None:
"""Flag string literals in the constant-only argument positions of
setAttribute/addEvent/span/childSpan. Attribute VALUES are exempt (runtime
data). *SpanNames.h definitions are exempt (constants live there)."""
found = False
def is_test_path(path: Path) -> bool:
"""True if the path is test code. Tests legitimately pass arbitrary literal
keys/names to exercise the API mechanics, so Rule F does not apply to them.
Matches a `test`/`tests` directory anywhere in the path (e.g. src/test/,
src/tests/, .../detail/tests/)."""
return any(part in ("test", "tests") for part in path.parts)
# A constant reference passed at a call-site, e.g. `rpc_span::attr::command`
# or a bare `myKey`. We capture the leaf identifier (after the last `::`).
IDENTIFIER_ARG = re.compile(r"^[\s&*]*([A-Za-z_][\w:]*)\s*$")
def spanname_symbol_names(headers: List[Path]) -> Set[str]:
"""Every `inline constexpr auto NAME = ...;` symbol defined across the
*SpanNames.h headers, by bare name. Used by Rule H to tell whether a
constant referenced at a call-site actually lives in a SpanNames header."""
names: Set[str] = set()
for h in headers:
for m in CONST_DEF.finditer(h.read_text(errors="ignore")):
names.add(m.group(1))
return names
def run_rule_f(root: Path, report: Report, header_symbols: Set[str]) -> None:
"""Walk every telemetry call-site (non-test, non-*SpanNames.h) and check the
constant-only argument positions of setAttribute/addEvent/span/childSpan:
Rule F (FAIL): a string literal in a key / span-name position. Attribute
VALUES are exempt (runtime data).
Rule H (WARN): a constant reference whose name is not defined in any
*SpanNames.h. The constant should live in the corresponding
*SpanNames.h (single source of truth); defining it in-place bypasses
the naming rules. Warn rather than fail — the argument may instead be a
legitimately dynamic local (e.g. a computed span-name leaf)."""
found_f = False
sources = [
p
for base in ("src", "include")
@@ -418,35 +485,56 @@ def run_rule_f(root: Path, report: Report) -> None:
if p.is_file()
]
for path in sorted(sources):
if path.name.endswith("SpanNames.h"):
if path.name.endswith("SpanNames.h") or is_test_path(path):
continue
text = path.read_text(errors="ignore")
rel = path.relative_to(root)
for call, arglist, lineno in iter_calls(text):
positions = CONSTANT_ARG_POSITIONS.get(call, set())
args = split_top_level_args(arglist)
for idx in positions:
if idx >= len(args):
continue
lit = STRING_LITERAL.search(args[idx])
arg = args[idx]
lit = STRING_LITERAL.search(arg)
if lit:
found = True
found_f = True
report.violation(
"F",
f"{path.relative_to(root)}:{lineno}",
f"{rel}:{lineno}",
f'{call} arg{idx} "{lit.group(1)}"',
"use a *SpanNames.h constant",
)
if not found:
continue
# Not a literal: Rule H warns when a NAMESPACE-QUALIFIED constant
# reference (e.g. `consensus::span::accept`) is not defined in
# any *SpanNames.h — i.e. the constant was defined in-place
# instead of in the proper header. We only consider qualified
# refs (containing `::`): a bare lowercase identifier is almost
# always a legitimately dynamic local (a computed span-name leaf
# or attribute value), not a misplaced constant, so warning on it
# would be noise. Standard-library types (std::...) are skipped.
ident = IDENTIFIER_ARG.match(arg)
if not (ident and header_symbols):
continue
ref = ident.group(1)
if "::" not in ref or ref.startswith("std::"):
continue
leaf = ref.split("::")[-1]
if leaf not in header_symbols:
report.warning(
"H",
f"{rel}:{lineno}",
f"{call} arg{idx} {ref}",
"not defined in any *SpanNames.h",
)
if not found_f:
report.ok("F: no string-literal keys/names at telemetry call-sites")
def iter_calls(text: str):
"""Yield (call_name, raw_arglist, lineno) for each setAttribute/addEvent/
span/childSpan invocation, spanning multiple physical lines if needed."""
# Precompute line-number lookup by character offset.
line_starts = [0]
for ch in text:
line_starts.append(line_starts[-1] + 1)
for m in CALLSITE.finditer(text):
name = m.group(1)
# Walk from the opening paren, balancing nesting to find the close.