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target_link_libraries(xrpl_libs INTERFACE RocksDB::rocksdb)
endif ()
option(telemetry "Enable OpenTelemetry tracing" OFF)
if (telemetry)
find_package(opentelemetry-cpp CONFIG REQUIRED)
add_compile_definitions(XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY)
message(STATUS "OpenTelemetry tracing enabled")
endif ()
# Work around changes to Conan recipe for now.
if (TARGET nudb::core)
set(nudb nudb::core)

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# Distributed Tracing Fundamentals
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Next**: [Architecture Analysis](./01-architecture-analysis.md)
---
## What is Distributed Tracing?
Distributed tracing is a method for tracking data objects as they flow through distributed systems. In a network like XRP Ledger, a single transaction touches multiple independent nodes—each with no shared memory or logging. Distributed tracing connects these dots.
**Without tracing:** You see isolated logs on each node with no way to correlate them.
**With tracing:** You see the complete journey of a transaction or an event across all nodes it touched.
---
## Core Concepts
### 1. Trace
A **trace** represents the entire journey of a request through the system. It has a unique `trace_id` that stays constant across all nodes.
```
Trace ID: abc123
├── Node A: received transaction
├── Node B: relayed transaction
├── Node C: included in consensus
└── Node D: applied to ledger
```
### 2. Span
A **span** represents a single unit of work within a trace. Each span has:
| Attribute | Description | Example |
| ---------------- | --------------------- | -------------------------- |
| `trace_id` | Links to parent trace | `abc123` |
| `span_id` | Unique identifier | `span456` |
| `parent_span_id` | Parent span (if any) | `p_span123` |
| `name` | Operation name | `rpc.submit` |
| `start_time` | When work began | `2024-01-15T10:30:00Z` |
| `end_time` | When work completed | `2024-01-15T10:30:00.050Z` |
| `attributes` | Key-value metadata | `tx.hash=ABC...` |
| `status` | OK, ERROR MSG | `OK` |
### 3. Trace Context
**Trace context** is the data that propagates between services to link spans together. It contains:
- `trace_id` - The trace this span belongs to
- `span_id` - The current span (becomes parent for child spans)
- `trace_flags` - Sampling decisions
---
## How Spans Form a Trace
Spans have parent-child relationships forming a tree structure:
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph trace["Trace: abc123"]
A["tx.submit<br/>span_id: 001<br/>50ms"] --> B["tx.validate<br/>span_id: 002<br/>5ms"]
A --> C["tx.relay<br/>span_id: 003<br/>10ms"]
A --> D["tx.apply<br/>span_id: 004<br/>30ms"]
D --> E["ledger.update<br/>span_id: 005<br/>20ms"]
end
style A fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#ffffff
style B fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#ffffff
style C fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#ffffff
style D fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#ffffff
style E fill:#bf360c,stroke:#8c2809,color:#ffffff
```
The same trace visualized as a **timeline (Gantt chart)**:
```
Time → 0ms 10ms 20ms 30ms 40ms 50ms
├───────────────────────────────────────────┤
tx.submit│▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
├─────┤
tx.valid │▓▓▓▓▓│
│ ├──────────┤
tx.relay │ │▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
│ ├────────────────────────────┤
tx.apply │ │▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
│ ├──────────────────┤
ledger │ │▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓│
```
---
## Distributed Traces Across Nodes
In distributed systems like rippled, traces span **multiple independent nodes**. The trace context must be propagated in network messages:
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant NodeA as Node A
participant NodeB as Node B
participant NodeC as Node C
Client->>NodeA: Submit TX<br/>(no trace context)
Note over NodeA: Creates new trace<br/>trace_id: abc123<br/>span: tx.receive
NodeA->>NodeB: Relay TX<br/>(trace_id: abc123, parent: 001)
Note over NodeB: Creates child span<br/>span: tx.relay<br/>parent_span_id: 001
NodeA->>NodeC: Relay TX<br/>(trace_id: abc123, parent: 001)
Note over NodeC: Creates child span<br/>span: tx.relay<br/>parent_span_id: 001
Note over NodeA,NodeC: All spans share trace_id: abc123<br/>enabling correlation across nodes
```
---
## Context Propagation
For traces to work across nodes, **trace context must be propagated** in messages.
### What's in the Context (32 bytes)
| Field | Size | Description |
| ------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `trace_id` | 16 bytes | Identifies the entire trace (constant across all nodes) |
| `span_id` | 8 bytes | The sender's current span (becomes parent on receiver) |
| `trace_flags` | 4 bytes | Sampling decision flags |
| `trace_state` | ~0-4 bytes | Optional vendor-specific data |
### How span_id Changes at Each Hop
Only **one** `span_id` travels in the context - the sender's current span. Each node:
1. Extracts the received `span_id` and uses it as the `parent_span_id`
2. Creates a **new** `span_id` for its own span
3. Sends its own `span_id` as the parent when forwarding
```
Node A Node B Node C
────── ────── ──────
Span AAA Span BBB Span CCC
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
Context out: Context out: Context out:
├─ trace_id: abc123 ├─ trace_id: abc123 ├─ trace_id: abc123
├─ span_id: AAA ──────────► ├─ span_id: BBB ──────────► ├─ span_id: CCC ──────►
└─ flags: 01 └─ flags: 01 └─ flags: 01
│ │
parent = AAA parent = BBB
```
The `trace_id` stays constant, but `span_id` **changes at every hop** to maintain the parent-child chain.
### Propagation Formats
There are two patterns:
### HTTP/RPC Headers (W3C Trace Context)
```
traceparent: 00-abc123def456-span789-01
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ └── Flags (sampled)
│ │ └── Parent span ID
│ └── Trace ID
└── Version
```
### Protocol Buffers (rippled P2P messages)
```protobuf
message TMTransaction {
bytes rawTransaction = 1;
// ... existing fields ...
// Trace context extension
bytes trace_parent = 100; // W3C traceparent
bytes trace_state = 101; // W3C tracestate
}
```
---
## Sampling
Not every trace needs to be recorded. **Sampling** reduces overhead:
### Head Sampling (at trace start)
```
Request arrives → Random 10% chance → Record or skip entire trace
```
- ✅ Low overhead
- ❌ May miss interesting traces
### Tail Sampling (after trace completes)
```
Trace completes → Collector evaluates:
- Error? → KEEP
- Slow? → KEEP
- Normal? → Sample 10%
```
- ✅ Never loses important traces
- ❌ Higher memory usage at collector
---
## Key Benefits for rippled
| Challenge | How Tracing Helps |
| ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| "Where is my transaction?" | Follow trace across all nodes it touched |
| "Why was consensus slow?" | See timing breakdown of each phase |
| "Which node is the bottleneck?" | Compare span durations across nodes |
| "What happened during the outage?" | Correlate errors across the network |
---
## Glossary
| Term | Definition |
| ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Trace** | Complete journey of a request, identified by `trace_id` |
| **Span** | Single operation within a trace |
| **Context** | Data propagated between services (`trace_id`, `span_id`, flags) |
| **Instrumentation** | Code that creates spans and propagates context |
| **Collector** | Service that receives, processes, and exports traces |
| **Backend** | Storage/visualization system (Jaeger, Tempo, etc.) |
| **Head Sampling** | Sampling decision at trace start |
| **Tail Sampling** | Sampling decision after trace completes |
---
_Next: [Architecture Analysis](./01-architecture-analysis.md)_ | _Back to: [Overview](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)_

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# Architecture Analysis
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Related**: [Design Decisions](./02-design-decisions.md) | [Implementation Strategy](./03-implementation-strategy.md)
---
## 1.1 Current rippled Architecture Overview
The rippled node software consists of several interconnected components that need instrumentation for distributed tracing:
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph rippled["rippled Node"]
subgraph services["Core Services"]
RPC["RPC Server<br/>(HTTP/WS/gRPC)"]
Overlay["Overlay<br/>(P2P Network)"]
Consensus["Consensus<br/>(RCLConsensus)"]
end
JobQueue["JobQueue<br/>(Thread Pool)"]
subgraph processing["Processing Layer"]
NetworkOPs["NetworkOPs<br/>(Tx Processing)"]
LedgerMaster["LedgerMaster<br/>(Ledger Mgmt)"]
NodeStore["NodeStore<br/>(Database)"]
end
subgraph observability["Existing Observability"]
PerfLog["PerfLog<br/>(JSON)"]
Insight["Insight<br/>(StatsD)"]
Logging["Logging<br/>(Journal)"]
end
services --> JobQueue
JobQueue --> processing
end
style rippled fill:#424242,stroke:#212121,color:#ffffff
style services fill:#1565c0,stroke:#0d47a1,color:#ffffff
style processing fill:#2e7d32,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#ffffff
style observability fill:#e65100,stroke:#bf360c,color:#ffffff
```
---
## 1.2 Key Components for Instrumentation
| Component | Location | Purpose | Trace Value |
| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------ | ---------------------------- |
| **Overlay** | `src/xrpld/overlay/` | P2P communication | Message propagation timing |
| **PeerImp** | `src/xrpld/overlay/detail/PeerImp.cpp` | Individual peer handling | Per-peer latency |
| **RCLConsensus** | `src/xrpld/app/consensus/RCLConsensus.cpp` | Consensus algorithm | Round timing, phase analysis |
| **NetworkOPs** | `src/xrpld/app/misc/NetworkOPs.cpp` | Transaction processing | Tx lifecycle tracking |
| **ServerHandler** | `src/xrpld/rpc/detail/ServerHandler.cpp` | RPC entry point | Request latency |
| **RPCHandler** | `src/xrpld/rpc/detail/RPCHandler.cpp` | Command execution | Per-command timing |
| **JobQueue** | `src/xrpl/core/JobQueue.h` | Async task execution | Queue wait times |
---
## 1.3 Transaction Flow Diagram
Transaction flow spans multiple nodes in the network. Each node creates linked spans to form a distributed trace:
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant PeerA as Peer A (Receive)
participant PeerB as Peer B (Relay)
participant PeerC as Peer C (Validate)
Client->>PeerA: 1. Submit TX
rect rgb(230, 245, 255)
Note over PeerA: tx.receive SPAN START
PeerA->>PeerA: HashRouter Deduplication
PeerA->>PeerA: tx.validate (child span)
end
PeerA->>PeerB: 2. Relay TX (with trace ctx)
rect rgb(230, 245, 255)
Note over PeerB: tx.receive (linked span)
end
PeerB->>PeerC: 3. Relay TX
rect rgb(230, 245, 255)
Note over PeerC: tx.receive (linked span)
PeerC->>PeerC: tx.process
end
Note over Client,PeerC: DISTRIBUTED TRACE (same trace_id: abc123)
```
### Trace Structure
```
trace_id: abc123
├── span: tx.receive (Peer A)
│ ├── span: tx.validate
│ └── span: tx.relay
├── span: tx.receive (Peer B) [parent: Peer A]
│ └── span: tx.relay
└── span: tx.receive (Peer C) [parent: Peer B]
└── span: tx.process
```
---
## 1.4 Consensus Round Flow
Consensus rounds are multi-phase operations that benefit significantly from tracing:
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph round["consensus.round (root span)"]
attrs["Attributes:<br/>xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq = 12345678<br/>xrpl.consensus.mode = proposing<br/>xrpl.consensus.proposers = 35"]
subgraph open["consensus.phase.open"]
open_desc["Duration: ~3s<br/>Waiting for transactions"]
end
subgraph establish["consensus.phase.establish"]
est_attrs["proposals_received = 28<br/>disputes_resolved = 3"]
est_children["├── consensus.proposal.receive (×28)<br/>├── consensus.proposal.send (×1)<br/>└── consensus.dispute.resolve (×3)"]
end
subgraph accept["consensus.phase.accept"]
acc_attrs["transactions_applied = 150<br/>ledger.hash = DEF456..."]
acc_children["├── ledger.build<br/>└── ledger.validate"]
end
attrs --> open
open --> establish
establish --> accept
end
style round fill:#f57f17,stroke:#e65100,color:#ffffff
style open fill:#1565c0,stroke:#0d47a1,color:#ffffff
style establish fill:#2e7d32,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#ffffff
style accept fill:#c2185b,stroke:#880e4f,color:#ffffff
```
---
## 1.5 RPC Request Flow
RPC requests support W3C Trace Context headers for distributed tracing across services:
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph request["rpc.request (root span)"]
http["HTTP Request<br/>POST /<br/>traceparent: 00-abc123...-def456...-01"]
attrs["Attributes:<br/>http.method = POST<br/>net.peer.ip = 192.168.1.100<br/>xrpl.rpc.command = submit"]
subgraph enqueue["jobqueue.enqueue"]
job_attr["xrpl.job.type = jtCLIENT_RPC"]
end
subgraph command["rpc.command.submit"]
cmd_attrs["xrpl.rpc.version = 2<br/>xrpl.rpc.role = user"]
cmd_children["├── tx.deserialize<br/>├── tx.validate_local<br/>└── tx.submit_to_network"]
end
response["Response: 200 OK<br/>Duration: 45ms"]
http --> attrs
attrs --> enqueue
enqueue --> command
command --> response
end
style request fill:#2e7d32,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#ffffff
style enqueue fill:#1565c0,stroke:#0d47a1,color:#ffffff
style command fill:#e65100,stroke:#bf360c,color:#ffffff
```
---
## 1.6 Key Trace Points
The following table identifies priority instrumentation points across the codebase:
| Category | Span Name | File | Method | Priority |
| --------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------- | -------- |
| **Transaction** | `tx.receive` | `PeerImp.cpp` | `handleTransaction()` | High |
| **Transaction** | `tx.validate` | `NetworkOPs.cpp` | `processTransaction()` | High |
| **Transaction** | `tx.process` | `NetworkOPs.cpp` | `doTransactionSync()` | High |
| **Transaction** | `tx.relay` | `OverlayImpl.cpp` | `relay()` | Medium |
| **Consensus** | `consensus.round` | `RCLConsensus.cpp` | `startRound()` | High |
| **Consensus** | `consensus.phase.*` | `Consensus.h` | `timerEntry()` | High |
| **Consensus** | `consensus.proposal.*` | `RCLConsensus.cpp` | `peerProposal()` | Medium |
| **RPC** | `rpc.request` | `ServerHandler.cpp` | `onRequest()` | High |
| **RPC** | `rpc.command.*` | `RPCHandler.cpp` | `doCommand()` | High |
| **Peer** | `peer.connect` | `OverlayImpl.cpp` | `onHandoff()` | Low |
| **Peer** | `peer.message.*` | `PeerImp.cpp` | `onMessage()` | Low |
| **Ledger** | `ledger.acquire` | `InboundLedgers.cpp` | `acquire()` | Medium |
| **Ledger** | `ledger.build` | `RCLConsensus.cpp` | `buildLCL()` | High |
---
## 1.7 Instrumentation Priority
```mermaid
quadrantChart
title Instrumentation Priority Matrix
x-axis Low Complexity --> High Complexity
y-axis Low Value --> High Value
quadrant-1 Implement First
quadrant-2 Plan Carefully
quadrant-3 Quick Wins
quadrant-4 Consider Later
RPC Tracing: [0.3, 0.85]
Transaction Tracing: [0.65, 0.92]
Consensus Tracing: [0.75, 0.87]
Peer Message Tracing: [0.4, 0.3]
Ledger Acquisition: [0.5, 0.6]
JobQueue Tracing: [0.35, 0.5]
```
---
## 1.8 Observable Outcomes
After implementing OpenTelemetry, operators and developers will gain visibility into the following:
### 1.8.1 What You Will See: Traces
| Trace Type | Description | Example Query in Grafana/Tempo |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Transaction Lifecycle** | Full journey from RPC submission through validation, relay, consensus, and ledger inclusion | `{service.name="rippled" && xrpl.tx.hash="ABC123..."}` |
| **Cross-Node Propagation** | Transaction path across multiple rippled nodes with timing | `{xrpl.tx.relay_count > 0}` |
| **Consensus Rounds** | Complete round with all phases (open, establish, accept) | `{span.name=~"consensus.round.*"}` |
| **RPC Request Processing** | Individual command execution with timing breakdown | `{xrpl.rpc.command="account_info"}` |
| **Ledger Acquisition** | Peer-to-peer ledger data requests and responses | `{span.name="ledger.acquire"}` |
### 1.8.2 What You Will See: Metrics (Derived from Traces)
| Metric | Description | Dashboard Panel |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **RPC Latency (p50/p95/p99)** | Response time distribution per command | Heatmap by command |
| **Transaction Throughput** | Transactions processed per second | Time series graph |
| **Consensus Round Duration** | Time to complete consensus phases | Histogram |
| **Cross-Node Latency** | Time for transaction to reach N nodes | Line chart with percentiles |
| **Error Rate** | Failed transactions/RPC calls by type | Stacked bar chart |
### 1.8.3 Concrete Dashboard Examples
**Transaction Trace View (Jaeger/Tempo):**
```
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Trace: abc123... (Transaction Submission) Duration: 847ms │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ├── rpc.request [ServerHandler] ████░░░░░░ 45ms │
│ │ └── rpc.command.submit [RPCHandler] ████░░░░░░ 42ms │
│ │ └── tx.receive [NetworkOPs] ███░░░░░░░ 35ms │
│ │ ├── tx.validate [TxQ] █░░░░░░░░░ 8ms │
│ │ └── tx.relay [Overlay] ██░░░░░░░░ 15ms │
│ │ ├── tx.receive [Node-B] █████░░░░░ 52ms │
│ │ │ └── tx.relay [Node-B] ██░░░░░░░░ 18ms │
│ │ └── tx.receive [Node-C] ██████░░░░ 65ms │
│ └── consensus.round [RCLConsensus] ████████░░ 720ms │
│ ├── consensus.phase.open ██░░░░░░░░ 180ms │
│ ├── consensus.phase.establish █████░░░░░ 480ms │
│ └── consensus.phase.accept █░░░░░░░░░ 60ms │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
**RPC Performance Dashboard Panel:**
```
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ RPC Command Latency (Last 1 Hour) │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Command │ p50 │ p95 │ p99 │ Errors │ Rate │
│──────────────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼────────┼──────│
│ account_info │ 12ms │ 45ms │ 89ms │ 0.1% │ 150/s│
│ submit │ 35ms │ 120ms │ 250ms │ 2.3% │ 45/s│
│ ledger │ 8ms │ 25ms │ 55ms │ 0.0% │ 80/s│
│ tx │ 15ms │ 50ms │ 100ms │ 0.5% │ 60/s│
│ server_info │ 5ms │ 12ms │ 20ms │ 0.0% │ 200/s│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
**Consensus Health Dashboard Panel:**
```mermaid
---
config:
xyChart:
width: 1200
height: 400
plotReservedSpacePercent: 50
chartOrientation: vertical
themeVariables:
xyChart:
plotColorPalette: "#3498db"
---
xychart-beta
title "Consensus Round Duration (Last 24 Hours)"
x-axis "Time of Day (Hours)" [0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24]
y-axis "Duration (seconds)" 1 --> 5
line [2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.4, 2.8, 1.6, 3.2, 3.0, 3.5, 1.3, 3.8, 3.6, 4.0, 3.2, 4.3, 4.1, 4.5, 4.3, 4.2, 2.4, 4.8, 4.6, 4.9, 4.7, 5.0, 4.9, 4.8, 2.6, 4.7, 4.5, 4.2, 4.0, 2.5, 3.7, 3.2, 3.4, 2.9, 3.1, 2.6, 2.8, 2.3, 1.5, 2.7, 2.4, 2.5, 2.3, 2.2, 2.1, 2.0]
```
### 1.8.4 Operator Actionable Insights
| Scenario | What You'll See | Action |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| **Slow RPC** | Span showing which phase is slow (parsing, execution, serialization) | Optimize specific code path |
| **Transaction Stuck** | Trace stops at validation; error attribute shows reason | Fix transaction parameters |
| **Consensus Delay** | Phase.establish taking too long; proposer attribute shows missing validators | Investigate network connectivity |
| **Memory Spike** | Large batch of spans correlating with memory increase | Tune batch_size or sampling |
| **Network Partition** | Traces missing cross-node links for specific peer | Check peer connectivity |
### 1.8.5 Developer Debugging Workflow
1. **Find Transaction**: Query by `xrpl.tx.hash` to get full trace
2. **Identify Bottleneck**: Look at span durations to find slowest component
3. **Check Attributes**: Review `xrpl.tx.validity`, `xrpl.rpc.status` for errors
4. **Correlate Logs**: Use `trace_id` to find related PerfLog entries
5. **Compare Nodes**: Filter by `service.instance.id` to compare behavior across nodes
---
_Next: [Design Decisions](./02-design-decisions.md)_ | _Back to: [Overview](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)_

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# Design Decisions
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Related**: [Architecture Analysis](./01-architecture-analysis.md) | [Code Samples](./04-code-samples.md)
---
## 2.1 OpenTelemetry Components
### 2.1.1 SDK Selection
**Primary Choice**: OpenTelemetry C++ SDK (`opentelemetry-cpp`)
| Component | Purpose | Required |
| --------------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----------- |
| `opentelemetry-cpp::api` | Tracing API headers | Yes |
| `opentelemetry-cpp::sdk` | SDK implementation | Yes |
| `opentelemetry-cpp::ext` | Extensions (exporters) | Yes |
| `opentelemetry-cpp::otlp_grpc_exporter` | OTLP/gRPC export | Recommended |
| `opentelemetry-cpp::otlp_http_exporter` | OTLP/HTTP export | Alternative |
### 2.1.2 Instrumentation Strategy
**Manual Instrumentation** (recommended):
| Approach | Pros | Cons |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Manual** | Precise control, optimized placement, rippled-specific attributes | More development effort |
| **Auto** | Less code, automatic coverage | Less control, potential overhead, limited customization |
---
## 2.2 Exporter Configuration
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph nodes["rippled Nodes"]
node1["rippled<br/>Node 1"]
node2["rippled<br/>Node 2"]
node3["rippled<br/>Node 3"]
end
collector["OpenTelemetry<br/>Collector<br/>(sidecar or standalone)"]
subgraph backends["Observability Backends"]
jaeger["Jaeger<br/>(Dev)"]
tempo["Tempo<br/>(Prod)"]
elastic["Elastic<br/>APM"]
end
node1 -->|"OTLP/gRPC<br/>:4317"| collector
node2 -->|"OTLP/gRPC<br/>:4317"| collector
node3 -->|"OTLP/gRPC<br/>:4317"| collector
collector --> jaeger
collector --> tempo
collector --> elastic
style nodes fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#ffffff
style backends fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#ffffff
style collector fill:#bf360c,stroke:#8c2809,color:#ffffff
```
### 2.2.1 OTLP/gRPC (Recommended)
```cpp
// Configuration for OTLP over gRPC
namespace otlp = opentelemetry::exporter::otlp;
otlp::OtlpGrpcExporterOptions opts;
opts.endpoint = "localhost:4317";
opts.use_ssl_credentials = true;
opts.ssl_credentials_cacert_path = "/path/to/ca.crt";
```
### 2.2.2 OTLP/HTTP (Alternative)
```cpp
// Configuration for OTLP over HTTP
namespace otlp = opentelemetry::exporter::otlp;
otlp::OtlpHttpExporterOptions opts;
opts.url = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
opts.content_type = otlp::HttpRequestContentType::kJson; // or kBinary
```
---
## 2.3 Span Naming Conventions
### 2.3.1 Naming Schema
```
<component>.<operation>[.<sub-operation>]
```
**Examples**:
- `tx.receive` - Transaction received from peer
- `consensus.phase.establish` - Consensus establish phase
- `rpc.command.server_info` - server_info RPC command
### 2.3.2 Complete Span Catalog
```yaml
# Transaction Spans
tx:
receive: "Transaction received from network"
validate: "Transaction signature/format validation"
process: "Full transaction processing"
relay: "Transaction relay to peers"
apply: "Apply transaction to ledger"
# Consensus Spans
consensus:
round: "Complete consensus round"
phase:
open: "Open phase - collecting transactions"
establish: "Establish phase - reaching agreement"
accept: "Accept phase - applying consensus"
proposal:
receive: "Receive peer proposal"
send: "Send our proposal"
validation:
receive: "Receive peer validation"
send: "Send our validation"
# RPC Spans
rpc:
request: "HTTP/WebSocket request handling"
command:
"*": "Specific RPC command (dynamic)"
# Peer Spans
peer:
connect: "Peer connection establishment"
disconnect: "Peer disconnection"
message:
send: "Send protocol message"
receive: "Receive protocol message"
# Ledger Spans
ledger:
acquire: "Ledger acquisition from network"
build: "Build new ledger"
validate: "Ledger validation"
close: "Close ledger"
# Job Spans
job:
enqueue: "Job added to queue"
execute: "Job execution"
```
---
## 2.4 Attribute Schema
### 2.4.1 Resource Attributes (Set Once at Startup)
```cpp
// Standard OpenTelemetry semantic conventions
resource::SemanticConventions::SERVICE_NAME = "rippled"
resource::SemanticConventions::SERVICE_VERSION = BuildInfo::getVersionString()
resource::SemanticConventions::SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID = <node_public_key_base58>
// Custom rippled attributes
"xrpl.network.id" = <network_id> // e.g., 0 for mainnet
"xrpl.network.type" = "mainnet" | "testnet" | "devnet" | "standalone"
"xrpl.node.type" = "validator" | "stock" | "reporting"
"xrpl.node.cluster" = <cluster_name> // If clustered
```
### 2.4.2 Span Attributes by Category
#### Transaction Attributes
```cpp
"xrpl.tx.hash" = string // Transaction hash (hex)
"xrpl.tx.type" = string // "Payment", "OfferCreate", etc.
"xrpl.tx.account" = string // Source account (redacted in prod)
"xrpl.tx.sequence" = int64 // Account sequence number
"xrpl.tx.fee" = int64 // Fee in drops
"xrpl.tx.result" = string // "tesSUCCESS", "tecPATH_DRY", etc.
"xrpl.tx.ledger_index" = int64 // Ledger containing transaction
```
#### Consensus Attributes
```cpp
"xrpl.consensus.round" = int64 // Round number
"xrpl.consensus.phase" = string // "open", "establish", "accept"
"xrpl.consensus.mode" = string // "proposing", "observing", etc.
"xrpl.consensus.proposers" = int64 // Number of proposers
"xrpl.consensus.ledger.prev" = string // Previous ledger hash
"xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq" = int64 // Ledger sequence
"xrpl.consensus.tx_count" = int64 // Transactions in consensus set
"xrpl.consensus.duration_ms" = float64 // Round duration
```
#### RPC Attributes
```cpp
"xrpl.rpc.command" = string // Command name
"xrpl.rpc.version" = int64 // API version
"xrpl.rpc.role" = string // "admin" or "user"
"xrpl.rpc.params" = string // Sanitized parameters (optional)
```
#### Peer & Message Attributes
```cpp
"xrpl.peer.id" = string // Peer public key (base58)
"xrpl.peer.address" = string // IP:port
"xrpl.peer.latency_ms" = float64 // Measured latency
"xrpl.peer.cluster" = string // Cluster name if clustered
"xrpl.message.type" = string // Protocol message type name
"xrpl.message.size_bytes" = int64 // Message size
"xrpl.message.compressed" = bool // Whether compressed
```
#### Ledger & Job Attributes
```cpp
"xrpl.ledger.hash" = string // Ledger hash
"xrpl.ledger.index" = int64 // Ledger sequence/index
"xrpl.ledger.close_time" = int64 // Close time (epoch)
"xrpl.ledger.tx_count" = int64 // Transaction count
"xrpl.job.type" = string // Job type name
"xrpl.job.queue_ms" = float64 // Time spent in queue
"xrpl.job.worker" = int64 // Worker thread ID
```
### 2.4.3 Data Collection Summary
The following table summarizes what data is collected by category:
| Category | Attributes Collected | Purpose |
| --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Transaction** | `tx.hash`, `tx.type`, `tx.result`, `tx.fee`, `ledger_index` | Trace transaction lifecycle |
| **Consensus** | `round`, `phase`, `mode`, `proposers` (public keys), `duration_ms` | Analyze consensus timing |
| **RPC** | `command`, `version`, `status`, `duration_ms` | Monitor RPC performance |
| **Peer** | `peer.id` (public key), `latency_ms`, `message.type`, `message.size` | Network topology analysis |
| **Ledger** | `ledger.hash`, `ledger.index`, `close_time`, `tx_count` | Ledger progression tracking |
| **Job** | `job.type`, `queue_ms`, `worker` | JobQueue performance |
### 2.4.4 Privacy & Sensitive Data Policy
OpenTelemetry instrumentation is designed to collect **operational metadata only**, never sensitive content.
#### Data NOT Collected
The following data is explicitly **excluded** from telemetry collection:
| Excluded Data | Reason |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Private Keys** | Never exposed; not relevant to tracing |
| **Account Balances** | Financial data; privacy sensitive |
| **Transaction Amounts** | Financial data; privacy sensitive |
| **Raw TX Payloads** | May contain sensitive memo/data fields |
| **Personal Data** | No PII collected |
| **IP Addresses** | Configurable; excluded by default in prod |
#### Privacy Protection Mechanisms
| Mechanism | Description |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Account Hashing** | `xrpl.tx.account` is hashed at collector level before storage |
| **Configurable Redaction** | Sensitive fields can be excluded via `[telemetry]` config section |
| **Sampling** | Only 10% of traces recorded by default, reducing data exposure |
| **Local Control** | Node operators have full control over what gets exported |
| **No Raw Payloads** | Transaction content is never recorded, only metadata (hash, type, result) |
| **Collector-Level Filtering** | Additional redaction/hashing can be configured at OTel Collector |
#### Collector-Level Data Protection
The OpenTelemetry Collector can be configured to hash or redact sensitive attributes before export:
```yaml
processors:
attributes:
actions:
# Hash account addresses before storage
- key: xrpl.tx.account
action: hash
# Remove IP addresses entirely
- key: xrpl.peer.address
action: delete
# Redact specific fields
- key: xrpl.rpc.params
action: delete
```
#### Configuration Options for Privacy
In `rippled.cfg`, operators can control data collection granularity:
```ini
[telemetry]
enabled=1
# Disable collection of specific components
trace_transactions=1
trace_consensus=1
trace_rpc=1
trace_peer=0 # Disable peer tracing (high volume, includes addresses)
# Redact specific attributes
redact_account=1 # Hash account addresses before export
redact_peer_address=1 # Remove peer IP addresses
```
> **Key Principle**: Telemetry collects **operational metadata** (timing, counts, hashes) — never **sensitive content** (keys, balances, amounts, raw payloads).
---
## 2.5 Context Propagation Design
### 2.5.1 Propagation Boundaries
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph http["HTTP/WebSocket (RPC)"]
w3c["W3C Trace Context Headers:<br/>traceparent: 00-{trace_id}-{span_id}-{flags}<br/>tracestate: rippled=<state>"]
end
subgraph protobuf["Protocol Buffers (P2P)"]
proto["message TraceContext {<br/> bytes trace_id = 1; // 16 bytes<br/> bytes span_id = 2; // 8 bytes<br/> uint32 trace_flags = 3;<br/> string trace_state = 4;<br/>}"]
end
subgraph jobqueue["JobQueue (Internal Async)"]
job["Context captured at job creation,<br/>restored at execution<br/><br/>class Job {<br/> opentelemetry::context::Context traceContext_;<br/>};"]
end
style http fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#ffffff
style protobuf fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#ffffff
style jobqueue fill:#bf360c,stroke:#8c2809,color:#ffffff
```
---
## 2.6 Integration with Existing Observability
### 2.6.1 Existing Frameworks Comparison
rippled already has two observability mechanisms. OpenTelemetry complements (not replaces) them:
| Aspect | PerfLog | Beast Insight (StatsD) | OpenTelemetry |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| **Type** | Logging | Metrics | Distributed Tracing |
| **Data** | JSON log entries | Counters, gauges, histograms | Spans with context |
| **Scope** | Single node | Single node | **Cross-node** |
| **Output** | `perf.log` file | StatsD server | OTLP Collector |
| **Question answered** | "What happened on this node?" | "How many? How fast?" | "What was the journey?" |
| **Correlation** | By timestamp | By metric name | By `trace_id` |
| **Overhead** | Low (file I/O) | Low (UDP packets) | Low-Medium (configurable) |
### 2.6.2 What Each Framework Does Best
#### PerfLog
- **Purpose**: Detailed local event logging for RPC and job execution
- **Strengths**:
- Rich JSON output with timing data
- Already integrated in RPC handlers
- File-based, no external dependencies
- **Limitations**:
- Single-node only (no cross-node correlation)
- No parent-child relationships between events
- Manual log parsing required
```json
// Example PerfLog entry
{
"time": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.123Z",
"method": "submit",
"duration_us": 1523,
"result": "tesSUCCESS"
}
```
#### Beast Insight (StatsD)
- **Purpose**: Real-time metrics for monitoring dashboards
- **Strengths**:
- Aggregated metrics (counters, gauges, histograms)
- Low overhead (UDP, fire-and-forget)
- Good for alerting thresholds
- **Limitations**:
- No request-level detail
- No causal relationships
- Single-node perspective
```cpp
// Example StatsD usage in rippled
insight.increment("rpc.submit.count");
insight.gauge("ledger.age", age);
insight.timing("consensus.round", duration);
```
#### OpenTelemetry (NEW)
- **Purpose**: Distributed request tracing across nodes
- **Strengths**:
- **Cross-node correlation** via `trace_id`
- Parent-child span relationships
- Rich attributes per span
- Industry standard (CNCF)
- **Limitations**:
- Requires collector infrastructure
- Higher complexity than logging
```cpp
// Example OpenTelemetry span
auto span = telemetry.startSpan("tx.relay");
span->SetAttribute("tx.hash", hash);
span->SetAttribute("peer.id", peerId);
// Span automatically linked to parent via context
```
### 2.6.3 When to Use Each
| Scenario | PerfLog | StatsD | OpenTelemetry |
| --------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------ | ------------- |
| "How many TXs per second?" | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| "What's the p99 RPC latency?" | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| "Why was this specific TX slow?" | ⚠️ partial | ❌ | ✅ |
| "Which node delayed consensus?" | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| "What happened on node X at time T?" | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| "Show me the TX journey across 5 nodes" | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
### 2.6.4 Coexistence Strategy
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph rippled["rippled Process"]
perflog["PerfLog<br/>(JSON to file)"]
insight["Beast Insight<br/>(StatsD)"]
otel["OpenTelemetry<br/>(Tracing)"]
end
perflog --> perffile["perf.log"]
insight --> statsd["StatsD Server"]
otel --> collector["OTLP Collector"]
perffile --> grafana["Grafana<br/>(Unified UI)"]
statsd --> grafana
collector --> grafana
style rippled fill:#212121,stroke:#0a0a0a,color:#ffffff
style grafana fill:#bf360c,stroke:#8c2809,color:#ffffff
```
### 2.6.5 Correlation with PerfLog
Trace IDs can be correlated with existing PerfLog entries for comprehensive debugging:
```cpp
// In RPCHandler.cpp - correlate trace with PerfLog
Status doCommand(RPC::JsonContext& context, Json::Value& result)
{
// Start OpenTelemetry span
auto span = context.app.getTelemetry().startSpan(
"rpc.command." + context.method);
// Get trace ID for correlation
auto traceId = span->GetContext().trace_id().IsValid()
? toHex(span->GetContext().trace_id())
: "";
// Use existing PerfLog with trace correlation
auto const curId = context.app.getPerfLog().currentId();
context.app.getPerfLog().rpcStart(context.method, curId);
// Future: Add trace ID to PerfLog entry
// context.app.getPerfLog().setTraceId(curId, traceId);
try {
auto ret = handler(context, result);
context.app.getPerfLog().rpcFinish(context.method, curId);
span->SetStatus(opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode::kOk);
return ret;
} catch (std::exception const& e) {
context.app.getPerfLog().rpcError(context.method, curId);
span->RecordException(e);
span->SetStatus(opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode::kError, e.what());
throw;
}
}
```
---
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# Implementation Strategy
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Related**: [Code Samples](./04-code-samples.md) | [Configuration Reference](./05-configuration-reference.md)
---
## 3.1 Directory Structure
The telemetry implementation follows rippled's existing code organization pattern:
```
include/xrpl/
├── telemetry/
│ ├── Telemetry.h # Main telemetry interface
│ ├── TelemetryConfig.h # Configuration structures
│ ├── TraceContext.h # Context propagation utilities
│ ├── SpanGuard.h # RAII span management
│ └── SpanAttributes.h # Attribute helper functions
src/libxrpl/
├── telemetry/
│ ├── Telemetry.cpp # Implementation
│ ├── TelemetryConfig.cpp # Config parsing
│ ├── TraceContext.cpp # Context serialization
│ └── NullTelemetry.cpp # No-op implementation
src/xrpld/
├── telemetry/
│ ├── TracingInstrumentation.h # Instrumentation macros
│ └── TracingInstrumentation.cpp
```
---
## 3.2 Implementation Approach
<div align="center">
```mermaid
%%{init: {'flowchart': {'nodeSpacing': 20, 'rankSpacing': 30}}}%%
flowchart TB
subgraph phase1["Phase 1: Core"]
direction LR
sdk["SDK Integration"] ~~~ interface["Telemetry Interface"] ~~~ config["Configuration"]
end
subgraph phase2["Phase 2: RPC"]
direction LR
http["HTTP Context"] ~~~ rpc["RPC Handlers"]
end
subgraph phase3["Phase 3: P2P"]
direction LR
proto["Protobuf Context"] ~~~ tx["Transaction Relay"]
end
subgraph phase4["Phase 4: Consensus"]
direction LR
consensus["Consensus Rounds"] ~~~ proposals["Proposals"]
end
phase1 --> phase2 --> phase3 --> phase4
style phase1 fill:#1565c0,stroke:#0d47a1,color:#ffffff
style phase2 fill:#2e7d32,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#ffffff
style phase3 fill:#e65100,stroke:#bf360c,color:#ffffff
style phase4 fill:#c2185b,stroke:#880e4f,color:#ffffff
```
</div>
### Key Principles
1. **Minimal Intrusion**: Instrumentation should not alter existing control flow
2. **Zero-Cost When Disabled**: Use compile-time flags and no-op implementations
3. **Backward Compatibility**: Protocol Buffer extensions use high field numbers
4. **Graceful Degradation**: Tracing failures must not affect node operation
---
## 3.3 Performance Overhead Summary
| Metric | Overhead | Notes |
| ------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- |
| CPU | 1-3% | Span creation and attribute setting |
| Memory | 2-5 MB | Batch buffer for pending spans |
| Network | 10-50 KB/s | Compressed OTLP export to collector |
| Latency (p99) | <2% | With proper sampling configuration |
---
## 3.4 Detailed CPU Overhead Analysis
### 3.4.1 Per-Operation Costs
| Operation | Time (ns) | Frequency | Impact |
| --------------------- | --------- | ---------------------- | ---------- |
| Span creation | 200-500 | Every traced operation | Low |
| Span end | 100-200 | Every traced operation | Low |
| SetAttribute (string) | 80-120 | 3-5 per span | Low |
| SetAttribute (int) | 40-60 | 2-3 per span | Negligible |
| AddEvent | 50-80 | 0-2 per span | Negligible |
| Context injection | 150-250 | Per outgoing message | Low |
| Context extraction | 100-180 | Per incoming message | Low |
| GetCurrent context | 10-20 | Thread-local access | Negligible |
### 3.4.2 Transaction Processing Overhead
<div align="center">
```mermaid
%%{init: {'pie': {'textPosition': 0.75}}}%%
pie showData
"tx.receive (800ns)" : 800
"tx.validate (500ns)" : 500
"tx.relay (500ns)" : 500
"Context inject (600ns)" : 600
```
**Transaction Tracing Overhead (~2.4μs total)**
</div>
**Overhead percentage**: 2.4 μs / 200 μs (avg tx processing) = **~1.2%**
### 3.4.3 Consensus Round Overhead
| Operation | Count | Cost (ns) | Total |
| ---------------------- | ----- | --------- | ---------- |
| consensus.round span | 1 | ~1000 | ~1 μs |
| consensus.phase spans | 3 | ~700 | ~2.1 μs |
| proposal.receive spans | ~20 | ~600 | ~12 μs |
| proposal.send spans | ~3 | ~600 | ~1.8 μs |
| Context operations | ~30 | ~200 | ~6 μs |
| **TOTAL** | | | **~23 μs** |
**Overhead percentage**: 23 μs / 3s (typical round) = **~0.0008%** (negligible)
### 3.4.4 RPC Request Overhead
| Operation | Cost (ns) |
| ---------------- | ------------ |
| rpc.request span | ~700 |
| rpc.command span | ~600 |
| Context extract | ~250 |
| Context inject | ~200 |
| **TOTAL** | **~1.75 μs** |
- Fast RPC (1ms): 1.75 μs / 1ms = **~0.175%**
- Slow RPC (100ms): 1.75 μs / 100ms = **~0.002%**
---
## 3.5 Memory Overhead Analysis
### 3.5.1 Static Memory
| Component | Size | Allocated |
| ------------------------ | ----------- | ---------- |
| TracerProvider singleton | ~64 KB | At startup |
| BatchSpanProcessor | ~128 KB | At startup |
| OTLP exporter | ~256 KB | At startup |
| Propagator registry | ~8 KB | At startup |
| **Total static** | **~456 KB** | |
### 3.5.2 Dynamic Memory
| Component | Size per unit | Max units | Peak |
| -------------------- | ------------- | ---------- | ----------- |
| Active span | ~200 bytes | 1000 | ~200 KB |
| Queued span (export) | ~500 bytes | 2048 | ~1 MB |
| Attribute storage | ~50 bytes | 5 per span | Included |
| Context storage | ~64 bytes | Per thread | ~6.4 KB |
| **Total dynamic** | | | **~1.2 MB** |
### 3.5.3 Memory Growth Characteristics
```mermaid
---
config:
xyChart:
width: 700
height: 400
---
xychart-beta
title "Memory Usage vs Span Rate"
x-axis "Spans/second" [0, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000]
y-axis "Memory (MB)" 0 --> 6
line [1, 1.8, 2.6, 3.4, 4.2, 5]
```
**Notes**:
- Memory increases linearly with span rate
- Batch export prevents unbounded growth
- Queue size is configurable (default 2048 spans)
- At queue limit, oldest spans are dropped (not blocked)
---
## 3.6 Network Overhead Analysis
### 3.6.1 Export Bandwidth
| Sampling Rate | Spans/sec | Bandwidth | Notes |
| ------------- | --------- | --------- | ---------------- |
| 100% | ~500 | ~250 KB/s | Development only |
| 10% | ~50 | ~25 KB/s | Staging |
| 1% | ~5 | ~2.5 KB/s | Production |
| Error-only | ~1 | ~0.5 KB/s | Minimal overhead |
### 3.6.2 Trace Context Propagation
| Message Type | Context Size | Messages/sec | Overhead |
| ---------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----------- |
| TMTransaction | 32 bytes | ~100 | ~3.2 KB/s |
| TMProposeSet | 32 bytes | ~10 | ~320 B/s |
| TMValidation | 32 bytes | ~50 | ~1.6 KB/s |
| **Total P2P overhead** | | | **~5 KB/s** |
---
## 3.7 Optimization Strategies
### 3.7.1 Sampling Strategies
```mermaid
flowchart TD
trace["New Trace"]
trace --> errors{"Is Error?"}
errors -->|Yes| sample["SAMPLE"]
errors -->|No| consensus{"Is Consensus?"}
consensus -->|Yes| sample
consensus -->|No| slow{"Is Slow?"}
slow -->|Yes| sample
slow -->|No| prob{"Random < 10%?"}
prob -->|Yes| sample
prob -->|No| drop["DROP"]
style sample fill:#4caf50,stroke:#388e3c,color:#fff
style drop fill:#f44336,stroke:#c62828,color:#fff
```
### 3.7.2 Batch Tuning Recommendations
| Environment | Batch Size | Batch Delay | Max Queue |
| ------------------ | ---------- | ----------- | --------- |
| Low-latency | 128 | 1000ms | 512 |
| High-throughput | 1024 | 10000ms | 8192 |
| Memory-constrained | 256 | 2000ms | 512 |
### 3.7.3 Conditional Instrumentation
```cpp
// Compile-time feature flag
#ifndef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
// Zero-cost when disabled
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN(t, n) ((void)0)
#endif
// Runtime component filtering
if (telemetry.shouldTracePeer())
{
XRPL_TRACE_SPAN(telemetry, "peer.message.receive");
// ... instrumentation
}
// No overhead when component tracing disabled
```
---
## 3.8 Links to Detailed Documentation
- **[Code Samples](./04-code-samples.md)**: Complete implementation code for all components
- **[Configuration Reference](./05-configuration-reference.md)**: Configuration options and collector setup
- **[Implementation Phases](./06-implementation-phases.md)**: Detailed timeline and milestones
---
## 3.9 Code Intrusiveness Assessment
This section provides a detailed assessment of how intrusive the OpenTelemetry integration is to the existing rippled codebase.
### 3.9.1 Files Modified Summary
| Component | Files Modified | Lines Added | Lines Changed | Architectural Impact |
| --------------------- | -------------- | ----------- | ------------- | -------------------- |
| **Core Telemetry** | 5 new files | ~800 | 0 | None (new module) |
| **Application Init** | 2 files | ~30 | ~5 | Minimal |
| **RPC Layer** | 3 files | ~80 | ~20 | Minimal |
| **Transaction Relay** | 4 files | ~120 | ~40 | Low |
| **Consensus** | 3 files | ~100 | ~30 | Low-Medium |
| **Protocol Buffers** | 1 file | ~25 | 0 | Low |
| **CMake/Build** | 3 files | ~50 | ~10 | Minimal |
| **Total** | **~21 files** | **~1,205** | **~105** | **Low** |
### 3.9.2 Detailed File Impact
```mermaid
pie title Code Changes by Component
"New Telemetry Module" : 800
"Transaction Relay" : 160
"Consensus" : 130
"RPC Layer" : 100
"Application Init" : 35
"Protocol Buffers" : 25
"Build System" : 60
```
#### New Files (No Impact on Existing Code)
| File | Lines | Purpose |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ----- | -------------------- |
| `include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h` | ~160 | Main interface |
| `include/xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h` | ~120 | RAII wrapper |
| `include/xrpl/telemetry/TraceContext.h` | ~80 | Context propagation |
| `src/xrpld/telemetry/TracingInstrumentation.h` | ~60 | Macros |
| `src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp` | ~200 | Implementation |
| `src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp` | ~60 | Config parsing |
| `src/libxrpl/telemetry/NullTelemetry.cpp` | ~40 | No-op implementation |
#### Modified Files (Existing Rippled Code)
| File | Lines Added | Lines Changed | Risk Level |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ---------- |
| `src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp` | ~15 | ~3 | Low |
| `include/xrpl/app/main/Application.h` | ~5 | ~2 | Low |
| `src/xrpld/rpc/detail/ServerHandler.cpp` | ~40 | ~10 | Low |
| `src/xrpld/rpc/handlers/*.cpp` | ~30 | ~8 | Low |
| `src/xrpld/overlay/detail/PeerImp.cpp` | ~60 | ~15 | Medium |
| `src/xrpld/overlay/detail/OverlayImpl.cpp` | ~30 | ~10 | Medium |
| `src/xrpld/app/consensus/RCLConsensus.cpp` | ~50 | ~15 | Medium |
| `src/xrpld/app/consensus/RCLConsensusAdaptor.cpp` | ~40 | ~12 | Medium |
| `src/xrpld/core/JobQueue.cpp` | ~20 | ~5 | Low |
| `src/xrpld/overlay/detail/ripple.proto` | ~25 | 0 | Low |
| `CMakeLists.txt` | ~40 | ~8 | Low |
| `cmake/FindOpenTelemetry.cmake` | ~50 | 0 | None (new) |
### 3.9.3 Risk Assessment by Component
<div align="center">
**Do First** ↖ ↗ **Plan Carefully**
```mermaid
quadrantChart
title Code Intrusiveness Risk Matrix
x-axis Low Risk --> High Risk
y-axis Low Value --> High Value
RPC Tracing: [0.2, 0.8]
Transaction Relay: [0.5, 0.9]
Consensus Tracing: [0.7, 0.95]
Peer Message Tracing: [0.8, 0.4]
JobQueue Context: [0.4, 0.5]
Ledger Acquisition: [0.5, 0.6]
```
**Optional** ↙ ↘ **Avoid**
</div>
#### Risk Level Definitions
| Risk Level | Definition | Mitigation |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| **Low** | Additive changes only; no modification to existing logic | Standard code review |
| **Medium** | Minor modifications to existing functions; clear boundaries | Comprehensive unit tests |
| **High** | Changes to core logic or data structures; potential side effects | Integration tests + staged rollout |
### 3.9.4 Architectural Impact Assessment
| Aspect | Impact | Justification |
| -------------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Data Flow** | None | Tracing is purely observational; no business logic changes |
| **Threading Model** | Minimal | Context propagation uses thread-local storage (standard OTel pattern) |
| **Memory Model** | Low | Bounded queues prevent unbounded growth; RAII ensures cleanup |
| **Network Protocol** | Low | Optional fields in protobuf (high field numbers); backward compatible |
| **Configuration** | None | New config section; existing configs unaffected |
| **Build System** | Low | Optional CMake flag; builds work without OpenTelemetry |
| **Dependencies** | Low | OpenTelemetry SDK is optional; null implementation when disabled |
### 3.9.5 Backward Compatibility
| Compatibility | Status | Notes |
| --------------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| **Config File** | ✅ Full | New `[telemetry]` section is optional |
| **Protocol** | ✅ Full | Optional protobuf fields with high field numbers |
| **Build** | ✅ Full | `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=OFF` produces identical binary |
| **Runtime** | ✅ Full | `enabled=0` produces zero overhead |
| **API** | ✅ Full | No changes to public RPC or P2P APIs |
### 3.9.6 Rollback Strategy
If issues are discovered after deployment:
1. **Immediate**: Set `enabled=0` in config and restart (zero code change)
2. **Quick**: Rebuild with `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=OFF`
3. **Complete**: Revert telemetry commits (clean separation makes this easy)
### 3.9.7 Code Change Examples
**Minimal RPC Instrumentation (Low Intrusiveness):**
```cpp
// Before
void ServerHandler::onRequest(...) {
auto result = processRequest(req);
send(result);
}
// After (only ~10 lines added)
void ServerHandler::onRequest(...) {
XRPL_TRACE_RPC(app_.getTelemetry(), "rpc.request"); // +1 line
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.command", command); // +1 line
auto result = processRequest(req);
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.status", status); // +1 line
send(result);
}
```
**Consensus Instrumentation (Medium Intrusiveness):**
```cpp
// Before
void RCLConsensusAdaptor::startRound(...) {
// ... existing logic
}
// After (context storage required)
void RCLConsensusAdaptor::startRound(...) {
XRPL_TRACE_CONSENSUS(app_.getTelemetry(), "consensus.round");
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq", seq);
// Store context for child spans in phase transitions
currentRoundContext_ = _xrpl_guard_->context(); // New member variable
// ... existing logic unchanged
}
```
---
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# Code Samples
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Related**: [Implementation Strategy](./03-implementation-strategy.md) | [Configuration Reference](./05-configuration-reference.md)
---
## 4.1 Core Interfaces
### 4.1.1 Main Telemetry Interface
```cpp
// include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h
#pragma once
#include <xrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.h>
#include <opentelemetry/trace/tracer.h>
#include <opentelemetry/trace/span.h>
#include <opentelemetry/context/context.h>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <string_view>
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
/**
* Main telemetry interface for OpenTelemetry integration.
*
* This class provides the primary API for distributed tracing in rippled.
* It manages the OpenTelemetry SDK lifecycle and provides convenience
* methods for creating spans and propagating context.
*/
class Telemetry
{
public:
/**
* Configuration for the telemetry system.
*/
struct Setup
{
bool enabled = false;
std::string serviceName = "rippled";
std::string serviceVersion;
std::string serviceInstanceId; // Node public key
// Exporter configuration
std::string exporterType = "otlp_grpc"; // "otlp_grpc", "otlp_http", "none"
std::string exporterEndpoint = "localhost:4317";
bool useTls = false;
std::string tlsCertPath;
// Sampling configuration
double samplingRatio = 1.0; // 1.0 = 100% sampling
// Batch processor settings
std::uint32_t batchSize = 512;
std::chrono::milliseconds batchDelay{5000};
std::uint32_t maxQueueSize = 2048;
// Network attributes
std::uint32_t networkId = 0;
std::string networkType = "mainnet";
// Component filtering
bool traceTransactions = true;
bool traceConsensus = true;
bool traceRpc = true;
bool tracePeer = false; // High volume, disabled by default
bool traceLedger = true;
};
virtual ~Telemetry() = default;
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// LIFECYCLE
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
/** Start the telemetry system (call after configuration) */
virtual void start() = 0;
/** Stop the telemetry system (flushes pending spans) */
virtual void stop() = 0;
/** Check if telemetry is enabled */
virtual bool isEnabled() const = 0;
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// TRACER ACCESS
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
/** Get the tracer for creating spans */
virtual opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Tracer>
getTracer(std::string_view name = "rippled") = 0;
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// SPAN CREATION (Convenience Methods)
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
/** Start a new span with default options */
virtual opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span>
startSpan(
std::string_view name,
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind kind =
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind::kInternal) = 0;
/** Start a span as child of given context */
virtual opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span>
startSpan(
std::string_view name,
opentelemetry::context::Context const& parentContext,
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind kind =
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind::kInternal) = 0;
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// CONTEXT PROPAGATION
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
/** Serialize context for network transmission */
virtual std::string serializeContext(
opentelemetry::context::Context const& ctx) = 0;
/** Deserialize context from network data */
virtual opentelemetry::context::Context deserializeContext(
std::string const& serialized) = 0;
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// COMPONENT FILTERING
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
/** Check if transaction tracing is enabled */
virtual bool shouldTraceTransactions() const = 0;
/** Check if consensus tracing is enabled */
virtual bool shouldTraceConsensus() const = 0;
/** Check if RPC tracing is enabled */
virtual bool shouldTraceRpc() const = 0;
/** Check if peer message tracing is enabled */
virtual bool shouldTracePeer() const = 0;
};
// Factory functions
std::unique_ptr<Telemetry>
make_Telemetry(
Telemetry::Setup const& setup,
beast::Journal journal);
Telemetry::Setup
setup_Telemetry(
Section const& section,
std::string const& nodePublicKey,
std::string const& version);
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl
```
---
## 4.2 RAII Span Guard
```cpp
// include/xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h
#pragma once
#include <opentelemetry/trace/span.h>
#include <opentelemetry/trace/scope.h>
#include <opentelemetry/trace/status.h>
#include <string_view>
#include <exception>
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
/**
* RAII guard for OpenTelemetry spans.
*
* Automatically ends the span on destruction and makes it the current
* span in the thread-local context.
*/
class SpanGuard
{
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span> span_;
opentelemetry::trace::Scope scope_;
public:
/**
* Construct guard with span.
* The span becomes the current span in thread-local context.
*/
explicit SpanGuard(
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span> span)
: span_(std::move(span))
, scope_(span_)
{
}
// Non-copyable, non-movable
SpanGuard(SpanGuard const&) = delete;
SpanGuard& operator=(SpanGuard const&) = delete;
SpanGuard(SpanGuard&&) = delete;
SpanGuard& operator=(SpanGuard&&) = delete;
~SpanGuard()
{
if (span_)
span_->End();
}
/** Access the underlying span */
opentelemetry::trace::Span& span() { return *span_; }
opentelemetry::trace::Span const& span() const { return *span_; }
/** Set span status to OK */
void setOk()
{
span_->SetStatus(opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode::kOk);
}
/** Set span status with code and description */
void setStatus(
opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode code,
std::string_view description = "")
{
span_->SetStatus(code, std::string(description));
}
/** Set an attribute on the span */
template<typename T>
void setAttribute(std::string_view key, T&& value)
{
span_->SetAttribute(
opentelemetry::nostd::string_view(key.data(), key.size()),
std::forward<T>(value));
}
/** Add an event to the span */
void addEvent(std::string_view name)
{
span_->AddEvent(std::string(name));
}
/** Record an exception on the span */
void recordException(std::exception const& e)
{
span_->RecordException(e);
span_->SetStatus(
opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode::kError,
e.what());
}
/** Get the current trace context */
opentelemetry::context::Context context() const
{
return opentelemetry::context::RuntimeContext::GetCurrent();
}
};
/**
* No-op span guard for when tracing is disabled.
* Provides the same interface but does nothing.
*/
class NullSpanGuard
{
public:
NullSpanGuard() = default;
void setOk() {}
void setStatus(opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode, std::string_view = "") {}
template<typename T>
void setAttribute(std::string_view, T&&) {}
void addEvent(std::string_view) {}
void recordException(std::exception const&) {}
};
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl
```
---
## 4.3 Instrumentation Macros
```cpp
// src/xrpld/telemetry/TracingInstrumentation.h
#pragma once
#include <xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h>
#include <xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h>
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// INSTRUMENTATION MACROS
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
// Start a span that is automatically ended when guard goes out of scope
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN(telemetry, name) \
auto _xrpl_span_ = (telemetry).startSpan(name); \
::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard _xrpl_guard_(_xrpl_span_)
// Start a span with specific kind
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN_KIND(telemetry, name, kind) \
auto _xrpl_span_ = (telemetry).startSpan(name, kind); \
::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard _xrpl_guard_(_xrpl_span_)
// Conditional span based on component
#define XRPL_TRACE_TX(telemetry, name) \
std::optional<::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard> _xrpl_guard_; \
if ((telemetry).shouldTraceTransactions()) { \
_xrpl_guard_.emplace((telemetry).startSpan(name)); \
}
#define XRPL_TRACE_CONSENSUS(telemetry, name) \
std::optional<::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard> _xrpl_guard_; \
if ((telemetry).shouldTraceConsensus()) { \
_xrpl_guard_.emplace((telemetry).startSpan(name)); \
}
#define XRPL_TRACE_RPC(telemetry, name) \
std::optional<::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard> _xrpl_guard_; \
if ((telemetry).shouldTraceRpc()) { \
_xrpl_guard_.emplace((telemetry).startSpan(name)); \
}
// Set attribute on current span (if exists)
#define XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR(key, value) \
if (_xrpl_guard_.has_value()) { \
_xrpl_guard_->setAttribute(key, value); \
}
// Record exception on current span
#define XRPL_TRACE_EXCEPTION(e) \
if (_xrpl_guard_.has_value()) { \
_xrpl_guard_->recordException(e); \
}
#else // XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY not defined
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN(telemetry, name) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN_KIND(telemetry, name, kind) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_TX(telemetry, name) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_CONSENSUS(telemetry, name) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_RPC(telemetry, name) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR(key, value) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_EXCEPTION(e) ((void)0)
#endif // XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl
```
---
## 4.4 Protocol Buffer Extensions
### 4.4.1 TraceContext Message Definition
Add to `src/xrpld/overlay/detail/ripple.proto`:
```protobuf
// Trace context for distributed tracing across nodes
// Uses W3C Trace Context format internally
message TraceContext {
// 16-byte trace identifier (required for valid context)
bytes trace_id = 1;
// 8-byte span identifier of parent span
bytes span_id = 2;
// Trace flags (bit 0 = sampled)
uint32 trace_flags = 3;
// W3C tracestate header value for vendor-specific data
string trace_state = 4;
}
// Extend existing messages with optional trace context
// High field numbers (1000+) to avoid conflicts
message TMTransaction {
// ... existing fields ...
// Optional trace context for distributed tracing
optional TraceContext trace_context = 1001;
}
message TMProposeSet {
// ... existing fields ...
optional TraceContext trace_context = 1001;
}
message TMValidation {
// ... existing fields ...
optional TraceContext trace_context = 1001;
}
message TMGetLedger {
// ... existing fields ...
optional TraceContext trace_context = 1001;
}
message TMLedgerData {
// ... existing fields ...
optional TraceContext trace_context = 1001;
}
```
### 4.4.2 Context Serialization/Deserialization
```cpp
// include/xrpl/telemetry/TraceContext.h
#pragma once
#include <opentelemetry/context/context.h>
#include <opentelemetry/trace/span_context.h>
#include <protocol/messages.h> // Generated protobuf
#include <optional>
#include <string>
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
/**
* Utilities for trace context serialization and propagation.
*/
class TraceContextPropagator
{
public:
/**
* Extract trace context from Protocol Buffer message.
* Returns empty context if no trace info present.
*/
static opentelemetry::context::Context
extract(protocol::TraceContext const& proto);
/**
* Inject current trace context into Protocol Buffer message.
*/
static void
inject(
opentelemetry::context::Context const& ctx,
protocol::TraceContext& proto);
/**
* Extract trace context from HTTP headers (for RPC).
* Supports W3C Trace Context (traceparent, tracestate).
*/
static opentelemetry::context::Context
extractFromHeaders(
std::function<std::optional<std::string>(std::string_view)> headerGetter);
/**
* Inject trace context into HTTP headers (for RPC responses).
*/
static void
injectToHeaders(
opentelemetry::context::Context const& ctx,
std::function<void(std::string_view, std::string_view)> headerSetter);
};
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
// IMPLEMENTATION
// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
inline opentelemetry::context::Context
TraceContextPropagator::extract(protocol::TraceContext const& proto)
{
using namespace opentelemetry::trace;
if (proto.trace_id().size() != 16 || proto.span_id().size() != 8)
return opentelemetry::context::Context{}; // Invalid, return empty
// Construct TraceId and SpanId from bytes
TraceId traceId(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t const*>(proto.trace_id().data()));
SpanId spanId(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t const*>(proto.span_id().data()));
TraceFlags flags(static_cast<uint8_t>(proto.trace_flags()));
// Create SpanContext from extracted data
SpanContext spanContext(traceId, spanId, flags, /* remote = */ true);
// Create context with extracted span as parent
return opentelemetry::context::Context{}.SetValue(
opentelemetry::trace::kSpanKey,
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<Span>(
new DefaultSpan(spanContext)));
}
inline void
TraceContextPropagator::inject(
opentelemetry::context::Context const& ctx,
protocol::TraceContext& proto)
{
using namespace opentelemetry::trace;
// Get current span from context
auto span = GetSpan(ctx);
if (!span)
return;
auto const& spanCtx = span->GetContext();
if (!spanCtx.IsValid())
return;
// Serialize trace_id (16 bytes)
auto const& traceId = spanCtx.trace_id();
proto.set_trace_id(traceId.Id().data(), TraceId::kSize);
// Serialize span_id (8 bytes)
auto const& spanId = spanCtx.span_id();
proto.set_span_id(spanId.Id().data(), SpanId::kSize);
// Serialize flags
proto.set_trace_flags(spanCtx.trace_flags().flags());
// Note: tracestate not implemented yet
}
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl
```
---
## 4.5 Module-Specific Instrumentation
### 4.5.1 Transaction Relay Instrumentation
```cpp
// src/xrpld/overlay/detail/PeerImp.cpp (modified)
#include <xrpl/telemetry/TracingInstrumentation.h>
void
PeerImp::handleTransaction(
std::shared_ptr<protocol::TMTransaction> const& m)
{
// Extract trace context from incoming message
opentelemetry::context::Context parentCtx;
if (m->has_trace_context())
{
parentCtx = telemetry::TraceContextPropagator::extract(
m->trace_context());
}
// Start span as child of remote span (cross-node link)
auto span = app_.getTelemetry().startSpan(
"tx.receive",
parentCtx,
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind::kServer);
telemetry::SpanGuard guard(span);
try
{
// Parse and validate transaction
SerialIter sit(makeSlice(m->rawtransaction()));
auto stx = std::make_shared<STTx const>(sit);
// Add transaction attributes
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.tx.hash", to_string(stx->getTransactionID()));
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.tx.type", stx->getTxnType());
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.peer.id", remote_address_.to_string());
// Check if we've seen this transaction (HashRouter)
auto const [flags, suppressed] =
app_.getHashRouter().addSuppressionPeer(
stx->getTransactionID(),
id_);
if (suppressed)
{
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.tx.suppressed", true);
guard.addEvent("tx.duplicate");
return; // Already processing this transaction
}
// Create child span for validation
{
auto validateSpan = app_.getTelemetry().startSpan("tx.validate");
telemetry::SpanGuard validateGuard(validateSpan);
auto [validity, reason] = checkTransaction(stx);
validateGuard.setAttribute("xrpl.tx.validity",
validity == Validity::Valid ? "valid" : "invalid");
if (validity != Validity::Valid)
{
validateGuard.setStatus(
opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode::kError,
reason);
return;
}
}
// Relay to other peers (capture context for propagation)
auto ctx = guard.context();
// Create child span for relay
auto relaySpan = app_.getTelemetry().startSpan(
"tx.relay",
ctx,
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind::kClient);
{
telemetry::SpanGuard relayGuard(relaySpan);
// Inject context into outgoing message
protocol::TraceContext protoCtx;
telemetry::TraceContextPropagator::inject(
relayGuard.context(), protoCtx);
// Relay to other peers
app_.overlay().relay(
stx->getTransactionID(),
*m,
protoCtx, // Pass trace context
exclusions);
relayGuard.setAttribute("xrpl.tx.relay_count",
static_cast<int64_t>(relayCount));
}
guard.setOk();
}
catch (std::exception const& e)
{
guard.recordException(e);
JLOG(journal_.warn()) << "Transaction handling failed: " << e.what();
}
}
```
### 4.5.2 Consensus Instrumentation
```cpp
// src/xrpld/app/consensus/RCLConsensus.cpp (modified)
#include <xrpl/telemetry/TracingInstrumentation.h>
void
RCLConsensusAdaptor::startRound(
NetClock::time_point const& now,
RCLCxLedger::ID const& prevLedgerHash,
RCLCxLedger const& prevLedger,
hash_set<NodeID> const& peers,
bool proposing)
{
XRPL_TRACE_CONSENSUS(app_.getTelemetry(), "consensus.round");
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.consensus.ledger.prev", to_string(prevLedgerHash));
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq",
static_cast<int64_t>(prevLedger.seq() + 1));
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.consensus.proposers",
static_cast<int64_t>(peers.size()));
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.consensus.mode",
proposing ? "proposing" : "observing");
// Store trace context for use in phase transitions
currentRoundContext_ = _xrpl_guard_.has_value()
? _xrpl_guard_->context()
: opentelemetry::context::Context{};
// ... existing implementation ...
}
ConsensusPhase
RCLConsensusAdaptor::phaseTransition(ConsensusPhase newPhase)
{
// Create span for phase transition
auto span = app_.getTelemetry().startSpan(
"consensus.phase." + to_string(newPhase),
currentRoundContext_);
telemetry::SpanGuard guard(span);
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.consensus.phase", to_string(newPhase));
guard.addEvent("phase.enter");
auto const startTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
try
{
auto result = doPhaseTransition(newPhase);
auto const duration = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - startTime;
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.consensus.phase_duration_ms",
std::chrono::duration<double, std::milli>(duration).count());
guard.setOk();
return result;
}
catch (std::exception const& e)
{
guard.recordException(e);
throw;
}
}
void
RCLConsensusAdaptor::peerProposal(
NetClock::time_point const& now,
RCLCxPeerPos const& proposal)
{
// Extract trace context from proposal message
opentelemetry::context::Context parentCtx;
if (proposal.hasTraceContext())
{
parentCtx = telemetry::TraceContextPropagator::extract(
proposal.traceContext());
}
auto span = app_.getTelemetry().startSpan(
"consensus.proposal.receive",
parentCtx,
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind::kServer);
telemetry::SpanGuard guard(span);
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.consensus.proposer",
toBase58(TokenType::NodePublic, proposal.nodeId()));
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.consensus.round",
static_cast<int64_t>(proposal.proposal().proposeSeq()));
// ... existing implementation ...
guard.setOk();
}
```
### 4.5.3 RPC Handler Instrumentation
```cpp
// src/xrpld/rpc/detail/ServerHandler.cpp (modified)
#include <xrpl/telemetry/TracingInstrumentation.h>
void
ServerHandler::onRequest(
http_request_type&& req,
std::function<void(http_response_type&&)>&& send)
{
// Extract trace context from HTTP headers (W3C Trace Context)
auto parentCtx = telemetry::TraceContextPropagator::extractFromHeaders(
[&req](std::string_view name) -> std::optional<std::string> {
auto it = req.find(boost::beast::http::field{
std::string(name)});
if (it != req.end())
return std::string(it->value());
return std::nullopt;
});
// Start request span
auto span = app_.getTelemetry().startSpan(
"rpc.request",
parentCtx,
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind::kServer);
telemetry::SpanGuard guard(span);
// Add HTTP attributes
guard.setAttribute("http.method", std::string(req.method_string()));
guard.setAttribute("http.target", std::string(req.target()));
guard.setAttribute("http.user_agent",
std::string(req[boost::beast::http::field::user_agent]));
auto const startTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
try
{
// Parse and process request
auto const& body = req.body();
Json::Value jv;
Json::Reader reader;
if (!reader.parse(body, jv))
{
guard.setStatus(
opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode::kError,
"Invalid JSON");
sendError(send, "Invalid JSON");
return;
}
// Extract command name
std::string command = jv.isMember("command")
? jv["command"].asString()
: jv.isMember("method")
? jv["method"].asString()
: "unknown";
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.rpc.command", command);
// Create child span for command execution
auto cmdSpan = app_.getTelemetry().startSpan(
"rpc.command." + command);
{
telemetry::SpanGuard cmdGuard(cmdSpan);
// Execute RPC command
auto result = processRequest(jv);
// Record result attributes
if (result.isMember("status"))
{
cmdGuard.setAttribute("xrpl.rpc.status",
result["status"].asString());
}
if (result["status"].asString() == "error")
{
cmdGuard.setStatus(
opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode::kError,
result.isMember("error_message")
? result["error_message"].asString()
: "RPC error");
}
else
{
cmdGuard.setOk();
}
}
auto const duration = std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - startTime;
guard.setAttribute("http.duration_ms",
std::chrono::duration<double, std::milli>(duration).count());
// Inject trace context into response headers
http_response_type resp;
telemetry::TraceContextPropagator::injectToHeaders(
guard.context(),
[&resp](std::string_view name, std::string_view value) {
resp.set(std::string(name), std::string(value));
});
guard.setOk();
send(std::move(resp));
}
catch (std::exception const& e)
{
guard.recordException(e);
JLOG(journal_.error()) << "RPC request failed: " << e.what();
sendError(send, e.what());
}
}
```
### 4.5.4 JobQueue Context Propagation
```cpp
// src/xrpld/core/JobQueue.h (modified)
#include <opentelemetry/context/context.h>
class Job
{
// ... existing members ...
// Captured trace context at job creation
opentelemetry::context::Context traceContext_;
public:
// Constructor captures current trace context
Job(JobType type, std::function<void()> func, ...)
: type_(type)
, func_(std::move(func))
, traceContext_(opentelemetry::context::RuntimeContext::GetCurrent())
// ... other initializations ...
{
}
// Get trace context for restoration during execution
opentelemetry::context::Context const&
traceContext() const { return traceContext_; }
};
// src/xrpld/core/JobQueue.cpp (modified)
void
Worker::run()
{
while (auto job = getJob())
{
// Restore trace context from job creation
auto token = opentelemetry::context::RuntimeContext::Attach(
job->traceContext());
// Start execution span
auto span = app_.getTelemetry().startSpan("job.execute");
telemetry::SpanGuard guard(span);
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.job.type", to_string(job->type()));
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.job.queue_ms", job->queueTimeMs());
guard.setAttribute("xrpl.job.worker", workerId_);
try
{
job->execute();
guard.setOk();
}
catch (std::exception const& e)
{
guard.recordException(e);
JLOG(journal_.error()) << "Job execution failed: " << e.what();
}
}
}
```
---
## 4.6 Span Flow Visualization
<div align="center">
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph Client["External Client"]
submit["Submit TX"]
end
subgraph NodeA["rippled Node A"]
rpcA["rpc.request"]
cmdA["rpc.command.submit"]
txRecvA["tx.receive"]
txValA["tx.validate"]
txRelayA["tx.relay"]
end
subgraph NodeB["rippled Node B"]
txRecvB["tx.receive"]
txValB["tx.validate"]
txRelayB["tx.relay"]
end
subgraph NodeC["rippled Node C"]
txRecvC["tx.receive"]
consensusC["consensus.round"]
phaseC["consensus.phase.establish"]
end
submit --> rpcA
rpcA --> cmdA
cmdA --> txRecvA
txRecvA --> txValA
txValA --> txRelayA
txRelayA -.->|"TraceContext"| txRecvB
txRecvB --> txValB
txValB --> txRelayB
txRelayB -.->|"TraceContext"| txRecvC
txRecvC --> consensusC
consensusC --> phaseC
style Client fill:#334155,stroke:#1e293b,color:#fff
style NodeA fill:#1e3a8a,stroke:#172554,color:#fff
style NodeB fill:#064e3b,stroke:#022c22,color:#fff
style NodeC fill:#78350f,stroke:#451a03,color:#fff
style submit fill:#e2e8f0,stroke:#cbd5e1,color:#1e293b
style rpcA fill:#1d4ed8,stroke:#1e40af,color:#fff
style cmdA fill:#1d4ed8,stroke:#1e40af,color:#fff
style txRecvA fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style txValA fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style txRelayA fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style txRecvB fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style txValB fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style txRelayB fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style txRecvC fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style consensusC fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#fde68a,color:#1e293b
style phaseC fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#fde68a,color:#1e293b
```
</div>
---
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# Configuration Reference
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Related**: [Code Samples](./04-code-samples.md) | [Implementation Phases](./06-implementation-phases.md)
---
## 5.1 rippled Configuration
### 5.1.1 Configuration File Section
Add to `cfg/xrpld-example.cfg`:
```ini
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# TELEMETRY (OpenTelemetry Distributed Tracing)
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
#
# Enables distributed tracing for transaction flow, consensus, and RPC calls.
# Traces are exported to an OpenTelemetry Collector using OTLP protocol.
#
# [telemetry]
#
# # Enable/disable telemetry (default: 0 = disabled)
# enabled=1
#
# # Exporter type: "otlp_grpc" (default), "otlp_http", or "none"
# exporter=otlp_grpc
#
# # OTLP endpoint (default: localhost:4317 for gRPC, localhost:4318 for HTTP)
# endpoint=localhost:4317
#
# # Use TLS for exporter connection (default: 0)
# use_tls=0
#
# # Path to CA certificate for TLS (optional)
# # tls_ca_cert=/path/to/ca.crt
#
# # Sampling ratio: 0.0-1.0 (default: 1.0 = 100% sampling)
# # Use lower values in production to reduce overhead
# sampling_ratio=0.1
#
# # Batch processor settings
# batch_size=512 # Spans per batch (default: 512)
# batch_delay_ms=5000 # Max delay before sending batch (default: 5000)
# max_queue_size=2048 # Max queued spans (default: 2048)
#
# # Component-specific tracing (default: all enabled except peer)
# trace_transactions=1 # Transaction relay and processing
# trace_consensus=1 # Consensus rounds and proposals
# trace_rpc=1 # RPC request handling
# trace_peer=0 # Peer messages (high volume, disabled by default)
# trace_ledger=1 # Ledger acquisition and building
#
# # Service identification (automatically detected if not specified)
# # service_name=rippled
# # service_instance_id=<node_public_key>
[telemetry]
enabled=0
```
### 5.1.2 Configuration Options Summary
| Option | Type | Default | Description |
| --------------------- | ------ | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `enabled` | bool | `false` | Enable/disable telemetry |
| `exporter` | string | `"otlp_grpc"` | Exporter type: otlp_grpc, otlp_http, none |
| `endpoint` | string | `localhost:4317` | OTLP collector endpoint |
| `use_tls` | bool | `false` | Enable TLS for exporter connection |
| `tls_ca_cert` | string | `""` | Path to CA certificate file |
| `sampling_ratio` | float | `1.0` | Sampling ratio (0.0-1.0) |
| `batch_size` | uint | `512` | Spans per export batch |
| `batch_delay_ms` | uint | `5000` | Max delay before sending batch (ms) |
| `max_queue_size` | uint | `2048` | Maximum queued spans |
| `trace_transactions` | bool | `true` | Enable transaction tracing |
| `trace_consensus` | bool | `true` | Enable consensus tracing |
| `trace_rpc` | bool | `true` | Enable RPC tracing |
| `trace_peer` | bool | `false` | Enable peer message tracing (high volume) |
| `trace_ledger` | bool | `true` | Enable ledger tracing |
| `service_name` | string | `"rippled"` | Service name for traces |
| `service_instance_id` | string | `<node_pubkey>` | Instance identifier |
---
## 5.2 Configuration Parser
```cpp
// src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
#include <xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h>
#include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
Telemetry::Setup
setup_Telemetry(
Section const& section,
std::string const& nodePublicKey,
std::string const& version)
{
Telemetry::Setup setup;
// Basic settings
setup.enabled = section.value_or("enabled", false);
setup.serviceName = section.value_or("service_name", "rippled");
setup.serviceVersion = version;
setup.serviceInstanceId = section.value_or(
"service_instance_id", nodePublicKey);
// Exporter settings
setup.exporterType = section.value_or("exporter", "otlp_grpc");
if (setup.exporterType == "otlp_grpc")
setup.exporterEndpoint = section.value_or("endpoint", "localhost:4317");
else if (setup.exporterType == "otlp_http")
setup.exporterEndpoint = section.value_or("endpoint", "localhost:4318");
setup.useTls = section.value_or("use_tls", false);
setup.tlsCertPath = section.value_or("tls_ca_cert", "");
// Sampling
setup.samplingRatio = section.value_or("sampling_ratio", 1.0);
if (setup.samplingRatio < 0.0 || setup.samplingRatio > 1.0)
{
Throw<std::runtime_error>(
"telemetry.sampling_ratio must be between 0.0 and 1.0");
}
// Batch processor
setup.batchSize = section.value_or("batch_size", 512u);
setup.batchDelay = std::chrono::milliseconds{
section.value_or("batch_delay_ms", 5000u)};
setup.maxQueueSize = section.value_or("max_queue_size", 2048u);
// Component filtering
setup.traceTransactions = section.value_or("trace_transactions", true);
setup.traceConsensus = section.value_or("trace_consensus", true);
setup.traceRpc = section.value_or("trace_rpc", true);
setup.tracePeer = section.value_or("trace_peer", false);
setup.traceLedger = section.value_or("trace_ledger", true);
return setup;
}
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl
```
---
## 5.3 Application Integration
### 5.3.1 ApplicationImp Changes
```cpp
// src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp (modified)
#include <xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h>
class ApplicationImp : public Application
{
// ... existing members ...
// Telemetry (must be constructed early, destroyed late)
std::unique_ptr<telemetry::Telemetry> telemetry_;
public:
ApplicationImp(...)
{
// Initialize telemetry early (before other components)
auto telemetrySection = config_->section("telemetry");
auto telemetrySetup = telemetry::setup_Telemetry(
telemetrySection,
toBase58(TokenType::NodePublic, nodeIdentity_.publicKey()),
BuildInfo::getVersionString());
// Set network attributes
telemetrySetup.networkId = config_->NETWORK_ID;
telemetrySetup.networkType = [&]() {
if (config_->NETWORK_ID == 0) return "mainnet";
if (config_->NETWORK_ID == 1) return "testnet";
if (config_->NETWORK_ID == 2) return "devnet";
return "custom";
}();
telemetry_ = telemetry::make_Telemetry(
telemetrySetup,
logs_->journal("Telemetry"));
// ... rest of initialization ...
}
void start() override
{
// Start telemetry first
if (telemetry_)
telemetry_->start();
// ... existing start code ...
}
void stop() override
{
// ... existing stop code ...
// Stop telemetry last (to capture shutdown spans)
if (telemetry_)
telemetry_->stop();
}
telemetry::Telemetry& getTelemetry() override
{
assert(telemetry_);
return *telemetry_;
}
};
```
### 5.3.2 Application Interface Addition
```cpp
// include/xrpl/app/main/Application.h (modified)
namespace telemetry { class Telemetry; }
class Application
{
public:
// ... existing virtual methods ...
/** Get the telemetry system for distributed tracing */
virtual telemetry::Telemetry& getTelemetry() = 0;
};
```
---
## 5.4 CMake Integration
### 5.4.1 Find OpenTelemetry Module
```cmake
# cmake/FindOpenTelemetry.cmake
# Find OpenTelemetry C++ SDK
#
# This module defines:
# OpenTelemetry_FOUND - System has OpenTelemetry
# OpenTelemetry::api - API library target
# OpenTelemetry::sdk - SDK library target
# OpenTelemetry::otlp_grpc_exporter - OTLP gRPC exporter target
# OpenTelemetry::otlp_http_exporter - OTLP HTTP exporter target
find_package(opentelemetry-cpp CONFIG QUIET)
if(opentelemetry-cpp_FOUND)
set(OpenTelemetry_FOUND TRUE)
# Create imported targets if not already created by config
if(NOT TARGET OpenTelemetry::api)
add_library(OpenTelemetry::api ALIAS opentelemetry-cpp::api)
endif()
if(NOT TARGET OpenTelemetry::sdk)
add_library(OpenTelemetry::sdk ALIAS opentelemetry-cpp::sdk)
endif()
if(NOT TARGET OpenTelemetry::otlp_grpc_exporter)
add_library(OpenTelemetry::otlp_grpc_exporter ALIAS
opentelemetry-cpp::otlp_grpc_exporter)
endif()
else()
# Try pkg-config fallback
find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
if(PKG_CONFIG_FOUND)
pkg_check_modules(OTEL opentelemetry-cpp QUIET)
if(OTEL_FOUND)
set(OpenTelemetry_FOUND TRUE)
# Create imported targets from pkg-config
add_library(OpenTelemetry::api INTERFACE IMPORTED)
target_include_directories(OpenTelemetry::api INTERFACE
${OTEL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
endif()
endif()
endif()
include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
find_package_handle_standard_args(OpenTelemetry
REQUIRED_VARS OpenTelemetry_FOUND)
```
### 5.4.2 CMakeLists.txt Changes
```cmake
# CMakeLists.txt (additions)
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# TELEMETRY OPTIONS
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
option(XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
"Enable OpenTelemetry distributed tracing support" OFF)
if(XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY)
find_package(OpenTelemetry REQUIRED)
# Define compile-time flag
add_compile_definitions(XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY)
message(STATUS "OpenTelemetry tracing: ENABLED")
else()
message(STATUS "OpenTelemetry tracing: DISABLED")
endif()
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
# TELEMETRY LIBRARY
# ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
if(XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY)
add_library(xrpl_telemetry
src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp
src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp
src/libxrpl/telemetry/TraceContext.cpp
)
target_include_directories(xrpl_telemetry
PUBLIC
${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
)
target_link_libraries(xrpl_telemetry
PUBLIC
OpenTelemetry::api
OpenTelemetry::sdk
OpenTelemetry::otlp_grpc_exporter
PRIVATE
xrpl_basics
)
# Add to main library dependencies
target_link_libraries(xrpld PRIVATE xrpl_telemetry)
else()
# Create null implementation library
add_library(xrpl_telemetry
src/libxrpl/telemetry/NullTelemetry.cpp
)
target_include_directories(xrpl_telemetry
PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
)
endif()
```
---
## 5.5 OpenTelemetry Collector Configuration
### 5.5.1 Development Configuration
```yaml
# otel-collector-dev.yaml
# Minimal configuration for local development
receivers:
otlp:
protocols:
grpc:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4317
http:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4318
processors:
batch:
timeout: 1s
send_batch_size: 100
exporters:
# Console output for debugging
logging:
verbosity: detailed
sampling_initial: 5
sampling_thereafter: 200
# Jaeger for trace visualization
jaeger:
endpoint: jaeger:14250
tls:
insecure: true
service:
pipelines:
traces:
receivers: [otlp]
processors: [batch]
exporters: [logging, jaeger]
```
### 5.5.2 Production Configuration
```yaml
# otel-collector-prod.yaml
# Production configuration with filtering, sampling, and multiple backends
receivers:
otlp:
protocols:
grpc:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4317
tls:
cert_file: /etc/otel/server.crt
key_file: /etc/otel/server.key
ca_file: /etc/otel/ca.crt
processors:
# Memory limiter to prevent OOM
memory_limiter:
check_interval: 1s
limit_mib: 1000
spike_limit_mib: 200
# Batch processing for efficiency
batch:
timeout: 5s
send_batch_size: 512
send_batch_max_size: 1024
# Tail-based sampling (keep errors and slow traces)
tail_sampling:
decision_wait: 10s
num_traces: 100000
expected_new_traces_per_sec: 1000
policies:
# Always keep error traces
- name: errors
type: status_code
status_code:
status_codes: [ERROR]
# Keep slow consensus rounds (>5s)
- name: slow-consensus
type: latency
latency:
threshold_ms: 5000
# Keep slow RPC requests (>1s)
- name: slow-rpc
type: and
and:
and_sub_policy:
- name: rpc-spans
type: string_attribute
string_attribute:
key: xrpl.rpc.command
values: [".*"]
enabled_regex_matching: true
- name: latency
type: latency
latency:
threshold_ms: 1000
# Probabilistic sampling for the rest
- name: probabilistic
type: probabilistic
probabilistic:
sampling_percentage: 10
# Attribute processing
attributes:
actions:
# Hash sensitive data
- key: xrpl.tx.account
action: hash
# Add deployment info
- key: deployment.environment
value: production
action: upsert
exporters:
# Grafana Tempo for long-term storage
otlp/tempo:
endpoint: tempo.monitoring:4317
tls:
insecure: false
ca_file: /etc/otel/tempo-ca.crt
# Elastic APM for correlation with logs
otlp/elastic:
endpoint: apm.elastic:8200
headers:
Authorization: "Bearer ${ELASTIC_APM_TOKEN}"
extensions:
health_check:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:13133
zpages:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:55679
service:
extensions: [health_check, zpages]
pipelines:
traces:
receivers: [otlp]
processors: [memory_limiter, tail_sampling, attributes, batch]
exporters: [otlp/tempo, otlp/elastic]
```
---
## 5.6 Docker Compose Development Environment
```yaml
# docker-compose-telemetry.yaml
version: "3.8"
services:
# OpenTelemetry Collector
otel-collector:
image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.92.0
container_name: otel-collector
command: ["--config=/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml"]
volumes:
- ./otel-collector-dev.yaml:/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml:ro
ports:
- "4317:4317" # OTLP gRPC
- "4318:4318" # OTLP HTTP
- "13133:13133" # Health check
depends_on:
- jaeger
# Jaeger for trace visualization
jaeger:
image: jaegertracing/all-in-one:1.53
container_name: jaeger
environment:
- COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED=true
ports:
- "16686:16686" # UI
- "14250:14250" # gRPC
# Grafana for dashboards
grafana:
image: grafana/grafana:10.2.3
container_name: grafana
environment:
- GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ENABLED=true
- GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ORG_ROLE=Admin
volumes:
- ./grafana/provisioning:/etc/grafana/provisioning:ro
- ./grafana/dashboards:/var/lib/grafana/dashboards:ro
ports:
- "3000:3000"
depends_on:
- jaeger
# Prometheus for metrics (optional, for correlation)
prometheus:
image: prom/prometheus:v2.48.1
container_name: prometheus
volumes:
- ./prometheus.yaml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml:ro
ports:
- "9090:9090"
networks:
default:
name: rippled-telemetry
```
---
## 5.7 Configuration Architecture
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph config["Configuration Sources"]
cfgFile["xrpld.cfg<br/>[telemetry] section"]
cmake["CMake<br/>XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY"]
end
subgraph init["Initialization"]
parse["setup_Telemetry()"]
factory["make_Telemetry()"]
end
subgraph runtime["Runtime Components"]
tracer["TracerProvider"]
exporter["OTLP Exporter"]
processor["BatchProcessor"]
end
subgraph collector["Collector Pipeline"]
recv["Receivers"]
proc["Processors"]
exp["Exporters"]
end
cfgFile --> parse
cmake -->|"compile flag"| parse
parse --> factory
factory --> tracer
tracer --> processor
processor --> exporter
exporter -->|"OTLP"| recv
recv --> proc
proc --> exp
style config fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1976d2
style runtime fill:#e8f5e9,stroke:#388e3c
style collector fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#ff9800
```
---
## 5.8 Grafana Integration
Step-by-step instructions for integrating rippled traces with Grafana.
### 5.8.1 Data Source Configuration
#### Tempo (Recommended)
```yaml
# grafana/provisioning/datasources/tempo.yaml
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: Tempo
type: tempo
access: proxy
url: http://tempo:3200
jsonData:
httpMethod: GET
tracesToLogs:
datasourceUid: loki
tags: ["service.name", "xrpl.tx.hash"]
mappedTags: [{ key: "trace_id", value: "traceID" }]
mapTagNamesEnabled: true
filterByTraceID: true
serviceMap:
datasourceUid: prometheus
nodeGraph:
enabled: true
search:
hide: false
lokiSearch:
datasourceUid: loki
```
#### Jaeger
```yaml
# grafana/provisioning/datasources/jaeger.yaml
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: Jaeger
type: jaeger
access: proxy
url: http://jaeger:16686
jsonData:
tracesToLogs:
datasourceUid: loki
tags: ["service.name"]
```
#### Elastic APM
```yaml
# grafana/provisioning/datasources/elastic-apm.yaml
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: Elasticsearch-APM
type: elasticsearch
access: proxy
url: http://elasticsearch:9200
database: "apm-*"
jsonData:
esVersion: "8.0.0"
timeField: "@timestamp"
logMessageField: message
logLevelField: log.level
```
### 5.8.2 Dashboard Provisioning
```yaml
# grafana/provisioning/dashboards/dashboards.yaml
apiVersion: 1
providers:
- name: "rippled-dashboards"
orgId: 1
folder: "rippled"
folderUid: "rippled"
type: file
disableDeletion: false
updateIntervalSeconds: 30
options:
path: /var/lib/grafana/dashboards/rippled
```
### 5.8.3 Example Dashboard: RPC Performance
```json
{
"title": "rippled RPC Performance",
"uid": "rippled-rpc-performance",
"panels": [
{
"title": "RPC Latency by Command",
"type": "heatmap",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && span.xrpl.rpc.command != \"\"} | histogram_over_time(duration) by (span.xrpl.rpc.command)"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 0, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "RPC Error Rate",
"type": "timeseries",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && status.code=error} | rate() by (span.xrpl.rpc.command)"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 12, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Top 10 Slowest RPC Commands",
"type": "table",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && span.xrpl.rpc.command != \"\"} | avg(duration) by (span.xrpl.rpc.command) | topk(10)"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 8 }
},
{
"title": "Recent Traces",
"type": "table",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\"}"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 16 }
}
]
}
```
### 5.8.4 Example Dashboard: Transaction Tracing
```json
{
"title": "rippled Transaction Tracing",
"uid": "rippled-tx-tracing",
"panels": [
{
"title": "Transaction Throughput",
"type": "stat",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && name=\"tx.receive\"} | rate()"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 4, "w": 6, "x": 0, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Cross-Node Relay Count",
"type": "timeseries",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && name=\"tx.relay\"} | avg(span.xrpl.tx.relay_count)"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 0, "y": 4 }
},
{
"title": "Transaction Validation Errors",
"type": "table",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && name=\"tx.validate\" && status.code=error}"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 12, "y": 4 }
}
]
}
```
### 5.8.5 TraceQL Query Examples
Common queries for rippled traces:
```
# Find all traces for a specific transaction hash
{resource.service.name="rippled" && span.xrpl.tx.hash="ABC123..."}
# Find slow RPC commands (>100ms)
{resource.service.name="rippled" && name=~"rpc.command.*"} | duration > 100ms
# Find consensus rounds taking >5 seconds
{resource.service.name="rippled" && name="consensus.round"} | duration > 5s
# Find failed transactions with error details
{resource.service.name="rippled" && name="tx.validate" && status.code=error}
# Find transactions relayed to many peers
{resource.service.name="rippled" && name="tx.relay"} | span.xrpl.tx.relay_count > 10
# Compare latency across nodes
{resource.service.name="rippled" && name="rpc.command.account_info"} | avg(duration) by (resource.service.instance.id)
```
### 5.8.6 Correlation with PerfLog
To correlate OpenTelemetry traces with existing PerfLog data:
**Step 1: Configure Loki to ingest PerfLog**
```yaml
# promtail-config.yaml
scrape_configs:
- job_name: rippled-perflog
static_configs:
- targets:
- localhost
labels:
job: rippled
__path__: /var/log/rippled/perf*.log
pipeline_stages:
- json:
expressions:
trace_id: trace_id
ledger_seq: ledger_seq
tx_hash: tx_hash
- labels:
trace_id:
ledger_seq:
tx_hash:
```
**Step 2: Add trace_id to PerfLog entries**
Modify PerfLog to include trace_id when available:
```cpp
// In PerfLog output, add trace_id from current span context
void logPerf(Json::Value& entry) {
auto span = opentelemetry::trace::GetSpan(
opentelemetry::context::RuntimeContext::GetCurrent());
if (span && span->GetContext().IsValid()) {
char traceIdHex[33];
span->GetContext().trace_id().ToLowerBase16(traceIdHex);
entry["trace_id"] = std::string(traceIdHex, 32);
}
// ... existing logging
}
```
**Step 3: Configure Grafana trace-to-logs link**
In Tempo data source configuration, set up the derived field:
```yaml
jsonData:
tracesToLogs:
datasourceUid: loki
tags: ["trace_id", "xrpl.tx.hash"]
filterByTraceID: true
filterBySpanID: false
```
### 5.8.7 Correlation with Insight/StatsD Metrics
To correlate traces with existing Beast Insight metrics:
**Step 1: Export Insight metrics to Prometheus**
```yaml
# prometheus.yaml
scrape_configs:
- job_name: "rippled-statsd"
static_configs:
- targets: ["statsd-exporter:9102"]
```
**Step 2: Add exemplars to metrics**
OpenTelemetry SDK automatically adds exemplars (trace IDs) to metrics when using the Prometheus exporter. This links metrics spikes to specific traces.
**Step 3: Configure Grafana metric-to-trace link**
```yaml
# In Prometheus data source
jsonData:
exemplarTraceIdDestinations:
- name: trace_id
datasourceUid: tempo
```
**Step 4: Dashboard panel with exemplars**
```json
{
"title": "RPC Latency with Trace Links",
"type": "timeseries",
"datasource": "Prometheus",
"targets": [
{
"expr": "histogram_quantile(0.99, rate(rippled_rpc_duration_seconds_bucket[5m]))",
"exemplar": true
}
]
}
```
This allows clicking on metric data points to jump directly to the related trace.
---
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# Implementation Phases
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Related**: [Configuration Reference](./05-configuration-reference.md) | [Observability Backends](./07-observability-backends.md)
---
## 6.1 Phase Overview
```mermaid
gantt
title OpenTelemetry Implementation Timeline
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
axisFormat Week %W
section Phase 1
Core Infrastructure :p1, 2024-01-01, 2w
SDK Integration :p1a, 2024-01-01, 4d
Telemetry Interface :p1b, after p1a, 3d
Configuration & CMake :p1c, after p1b, 3d
Unit Tests :p1d, after p1c, 2d
section Phase 2
RPC Tracing :p2, after p1, 2w
HTTP Context Extraction :p2a, after p1, 2d
RPC Handler Instrumentation :p2b, after p2a, 4d
WebSocket Support :p2c, after p2b, 2d
Integration Tests :p2d, after p2c, 2d
section Phase 3
Transaction Tracing :p3, after p2, 2w
Protocol Buffer Extension :p3a, after p2, 2d
PeerImp Instrumentation :p3b, after p3a, 3d
Relay Context Propagation :p3c, after p3b, 3d
Multi-node Tests :p3d, after p3c, 2d
section Phase 4
Consensus Tracing :p4, after p3, 2w
Consensus Round Spans :p4a, after p3, 3d
Proposal Handling :p4b, after p4a, 3d
Validation Tests :p4c, after p4b, 4d
section Phase 5
Documentation & Deploy :p5, after p4, 1w
```
---
## 6.2 Phase 1: Core Infrastructure (Weeks 1-2)
**Objective**: Establish foundational telemetry infrastructure
### Tasks
| Task | Description | Effort | Risk |
| ---- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ |
| 1.1 | Add OpenTelemetry C++ SDK to Conan/CMake | 2d | Low |
| 1.2 | Implement `Telemetry` interface and factory | 2d | Low |
| 1.3 | Implement `SpanGuard` RAII wrapper | 1d | Low |
| 1.4 | Implement configuration parser | 1d | Low |
| 1.5 | Integrate into `ApplicationImp` | 1d | Medium |
| 1.6 | Add conditional compilation (`XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY`) | 1d | Low |
| 1.7 | Create `NullTelemetry` no-op implementation | 0.5d | Low |
| 1.8 | Unit tests for core infrastructure | 1.5d | Low |
**Total Effort**: 10 days (2 developers)
### Exit Criteria
- [ ] OpenTelemetry SDK compiles and links
- [ ] Telemetry can be enabled/disabled via config
- [ ] Basic span creation works
- [ ] No performance regression when disabled
- [ ] Unit tests passing
---
## 6.3 Phase 2: RPC Tracing (Weeks 3-4)
**Objective**: Complete tracing for all RPC operations
### Tasks
| Task | Description | Effort | Risk |
| ---- | -------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ |
| 2.1 | Implement W3C Trace Context HTTP header extraction | 1d | Low |
| 2.2 | Instrument `ServerHandler::onRequest()` | 1d | Low |
| 2.3 | Instrument `RPCHandler::doCommand()` | 2d | Medium |
| 2.4 | Add RPC-specific attributes | 1d | Low |
| 2.5 | Instrument WebSocket handler | 1d | Medium |
| 2.6 | Integration tests for RPC tracing | 2d | Low |
| 2.7 | Performance benchmarks | 1d | Low |
| 2.8 | Documentation | 1d | Low |
**Total Effort**: 10 days
### Exit Criteria
- [ ] All RPC commands traced
- [ ] Trace context propagates from HTTP headers
- [ ] WebSocket and HTTP both instrumented
- [ ] <1ms overhead per RPC call
- [ ] Integration tests passing
---
## 6.4 Phase 3: Transaction Tracing (Weeks 5-6)
**Objective**: Trace transaction lifecycle across network
### Tasks
| Task | Description | Effort | Risk |
| ---- | --------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ |
| 3.1 | Define `TraceContext` Protocol Buffer message | 1d | Low |
| 3.2 | Implement protobuf context serialization | 1d | Low |
| 3.3 | Instrument `PeerImp::handleTransaction()` | 2d | Medium |
| 3.4 | Instrument `NetworkOPs::submitTransaction()` | 1d | Medium |
| 3.5 | Instrument HashRouter integration | 1d | Medium |
| 3.6 | Implement relay context propagation | 2d | High |
| 3.7 | Integration tests (multi-node) | 2d | Medium |
| 3.8 | Performance benchmarks | 1d | Low |
**Total Effort**: 11 days
### Exit Criteria
- [ ] Transaction traces span across nodes
- [ ] Trace context in Protocol Buffer messages
- [ ] HashRouter deduplication visible in traces
- [ ] Multi-node integration tests passing
- [ ] <5% overhead on transaction throughput
---
## 6.5 Phase 4: Consensus Tracing (Weeks 7-8)
**Objective**: Full observability into consensus rounds
### Tasks
| Task | Description | Effort | Risk |
| ---- | ---------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ |
| 4.1 | Instrument `RCLConsensusAdaptor::startRound()` | 1d | Medium |
| 4.2 | Instrument phase transitions | 2d | Medium |
| 4.3 | Instrument proposal handling | 2d | High |
| 4.4 | Instrument validation handling | 1d | Medium |
| 4.5 | Add consensus-specific attributes | 1d | Low |
| 4.6 | Correlate with transaction traces | 1d | Medium |
| 4.7 | Multi-validator integration tests | 2d | High |
| 4.8 | Performance validation | 1d | Medium |
**Total Effort**: 11 days
### Exit Criteria
- [ ] Complete consensus round traces
- [ ] Phase transitions visible
- [ ] Proposals and validations traced
- [ ] No impact on consensus timing
- [ ] Multi-validator test network validated
---
## 6.6 Phase 5: Documentation & Deployment (Week 9)
**Objective**: Production readiness
### Tasks
| Task | Description | Effort | Risk |
| ---- | ----------------------------- | ------ | ---- |
| 5.1 | Operator runbook | 1d | Low |
| 5.2 | Grafana dashboards | 1d | Low |
| 5.3 | Alert definitions | 0.5d | Low |
| 5.4 | Collector deployment examples | 0.5d | Low |
| 5.5 | Developer documentation | 1d | Low |
| 5.6 | Training materials | 0.5d | Low |
| 5.7 | Final integration testing | 0.5d | Low |
**Total Effort**: 5 days
---
## 6.7 Risk Assessment
```mermaid
quadrantChart
title Risk Assessment Matrix
x-axis Low Impact --> High Impact
y-axis Low Likelihood --> High Likelihood
quadrant-1 Monitor Closely
quadrant-2 Mitigate Immediately
quadrant-3 Accept Risk
quadrant-4 Plan Mitigation
SDK Compatibility: [0.25, 0.2]
Protocol Changes: [0.75, 0.65]
Performance Overhead: [0.65, 0.45]
Context Propagation: [0.5, 0.5]
Memory Leaks: [0.8, 0.2]
```
### Risk Details
| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
| ------------------------------------ | ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------------- |
| Protocol changes break compatibility | Medium | High | Use high field numbers, optional fields |
| Performance overhead unacceptable | Medium | Medium | Sampling, conditional compilation |
| Context propagation complexity | Medium | Medium | Phased rollout, extensive testing |
| SDK compatibility issues | Low | Medium | Pin SDK version, fallback to no-op |
| Memory leaks in long-running nodes | Low | High | Memory profiling, bounded queues |
---
## 6.8 Success Metrics
| Metric | Target | Measurement |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------ | --------------------- |
| Trace coverage | >95% of transactions | Sampling verification |
| CPU overhead | <3% | Benchmark tests |
| Memory overhead | <5 MB | Memory profiling |
| Latency impact (p99) | <2% | Performance tests |
| Trace completeness | >99% spans with required attrs | Validation script |
| Cross-node trace linkage | >90% of multi-hop transactions | Integration tests |
---
## 6.9 Effort Summary
<div align="center">
```mermaid
%%{init: {'pie': {'textPosition': 0.75}}}%%
pie showData
"Phase 1: Core Infrastructure" : 10
"Phase 2: RPC Tracing" : 10
"Phase 3: Transaction Tracing" : 11
"Phase 4: Consensus Tracing" : 11
"Phase 5: Documentation" : 5
```
**Total Effort Distribution (47 developer-days)**
</div>
### Resource Requirements
| Phase | Developers | Duration | Total Effort |
| --------- | ---------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| 1 | 2 | 2 weeks | 10 days |
| 2 | 1-2 | 2 weeks | 10 days |
| 3 | 2 | 2 weeks | 11 days |
| 4 | 2 | 2 weeks | 11 days |
| 5 | 1 | 1 week | 5 days |
| **Total** | **2** | **9 weeks** | **47 days** |
---
## 6.10 Quick Wins and Crawl-Walk-Run Strategy
This section outlines a prioritized approach to maximize ROI with minimal initial investment.
### 6.10.1 Crawl-Walk-Run Overview
<div align="center">
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph crawl["🐢 CRAWL (Week 1-2)"]
direction LR
c1[Core SDK Setup] ~~~ c2[RPC Tracing Only] ~~~ c3[Single Node]
end
subgraph walk["🚶 WALK (Week 3-5)"]
direction LR
w1[Transaction Tracing] ~~~ w2[Cross-Node Context] ~~~ w3[Basic Dashboards]
end
subgraph run["🏃 RUN (Week 6-9)"]
direction LR
r1[Consensus Tracing] ~~~ r2[Full Correlation] ~~~ r3[Production Deploy]
end
crawl --> walk --> run
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style walk fill:#bf360c,stroke:#8c2809,color:#fff
style run fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
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style c2 fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#fff
style c3 fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#fff
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style w3 fill:#ffe0b2,stroke:#ffcc80,color:#1e293b
style r1 fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
style r2 fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
style r3 fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
```
</div>
### 6.10.2 Quick Wins (Immediate Value)
| Quick Win | Effort | Value | When to Deploy |
| ------------------------------ | -------- | ------ | -------------- |
| **RPC Command Tracing** | 2 days | High | Week 2 |
| **RPC Latency Histograms** | 0.5 days | High | Week 2 |
| **Error Rate Dashboard** | 0.5 days | Medium | Week 2 |
| **Transaction Submit Tracing** | 1 day | High | Week 3 |
| **Consensus Round Duration** | 1 day | Medium | Week 6 |
### 6.10.3 CRAWL Phase (Weeks 1-2)
**Goal**: Get basic tracing working with minimal code changes.
**What You Get**:
- RPC request/response traces for all commands
- Latency breakdown per RPC command
- Error visibility with stack traces
- Basic Grafana dashboard
**Code Changes**: ~15 lines in `ServerHandler.cpp`, ~40 lines in new telemetry module
**Why Start Here**:
- RPC is the lowest-risk, highest-visibility component
- Immediate value for debugging client issues
- No cross-node complexity
- Single file modification to existing code
### 6.10.4 WALK Phase (Weeks 3-5)
**Goal**: Add transaction lifecycle tracing across nodes.
**What You Get**:
- End-to-end transaction traces from submit to relay
- Cross-node correlation (see transaction path)
- HashRouter deduplication visibility
- Relay latency metrics
**Code Changes**: ~120 lines across 4 files, plus protobuf extension
**Why Do This Second**:
- Builds on RPC tracing (transactions submitted via RPC)
- Moderate complexity (requires context propagation)
- High value for debugging transaction issues
### 6.10.5 RUN Phase (Weeks 6-9)
**Goal**: Full observability including consensus.
**What You Get**:
- Complete consensus round visibility
- Phase transition timing
- Validator proposal tracking
- Full end-to-end traces (client → RPC → TX → consensus → ledger)
**Code Changes**: ~100 lines across 3 consensus files
**Why Do This Last**:
- Highest complexity (consensus is critical path)
- Requires thorough testing
- Lower relative value (consensus issues are rarer)
### 6.10.6 ROI Prioritization Matrix
```mermaid
quadrantChart
title Implementation ROI Matrix
x-axis Low Effort --> High Effort
y-axis Low Value --> High Value
quadrant-1 Quick Wins - Do First
quadrant-2 Major Projects - Plan Carefully
quadrant-3 Nice to Have - Optional
quadrant-4 Time Sinks - Avoid
RPC Tracing: [0.15, 0.9]
TX Submit Trace: [0.25, 0.85]
TX Relay Trace: [0.5, 0.8]
Consensus Trace: [0.7, 0.75]
Peer Message Trace: [0.85, 0.3]
Ledger Acquire: [0.55, 0.5]
```
---
## 6.11 Definition of Done
Clear, measurable criteria for each phase.
### 6.11.1 Phase 1: Core Infrastructure
| Criterion | Measurement | Target |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| SDK Integration | `cmake --build` succeeds with `-DXRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=ON` | ✅ Compiles |
| Runtime Toggle | `enabled=0` produces zero overhead | <0.1% CPU difference |
| Span Creation | Unit test creates and exports span | Span appears in Jaeger |
| Configuration | All config options parsed correctly | Config validation tests pass |
| Documentation | Developer guide exists | PR approved |
**Definition of Done**: All criteria met, PR merged, no regressions in CI.
### 6.11.2 Phase 2: RPC Tracing
| Criterion | Measurement | Target |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Coverage | All RPC commands instrumented | 100% of commands |
| Context Extraction | traceparent header propagates | Integration test passes |
| Attributes | Command, status, duration recorded | Validation script confirms |
| Performance | RPC latency overhead | <1ms p99 |
| Dashboard | Grafana dashboard deployed | Screenshot in docs |
**Definition of Done**: RPC traces visible in Jaeger/Tempo for all commands, dashboard shows latency distribution.
### 6.11.3 Phase 3: Transaction Tracing
| Criterion | Measurement | Target |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| Local Trace | Submit validate TxQ traced | Single-node test passes |
| Cross-Node | Context propagates via protobuf | Multi-node test passes |
| Relay Visibility | relay_count attribute correct | Spot check 100 txs |
| HashRouter | Deduplication visible in trace | Duplicate txs show suppressed=true |
| Performance | TX throughput overhead | <5% degradation |
**Definition of Done**: Transaction traces span 3+ nodes in test network, performance within bounds.
### 6.11.4 Phase 4: Consensus Tracing
| Criterion | Measurement | Target |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Round Tracing | startRound creates root span | Unit test passes |
| Phase Visibility | All phases have child spans | Integration test confirms |
| Proposer Attribution | Proposer ID in attributes | Spot check 50 rounds |
| Timing Accuracy | Phase durations match PerfLog | <5% variance |
| No Consensus Impact | Round timing unchanged | Performance test passes |
**Definition of Done**: Consensus rounds fully traceable, no impact on consensus timing.
### 6.11.5 Phase 5: Production Deployment
| Criterion | Measurement | Target |
| ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| Collector HA | Multiple collectors deployed | No single point of failure |
| Sampling | Tail sampling configured | 10% base + errors + slow |
| Retention | Data retained per policy | 7 days hot, 30 days warm |
| Alerting | Alerts configured | Error spike, high latency |
| Runbook | Operator documentation | Approved by ops team |
| Training | Team trained | Session completed |
**Definition of Done**: Telemetry running in production, operators trained, alerts active.
### 6.11.6 Success Metrics Summary
| Phase | Primary Metric | Secondary Metric | Deadline |
| ------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------- | ------------- |
| Phase 1 | SDK compiles and runs | Zero overhead when disabled | End of Week 2 |
| Phase 2 | 100% RPC coverage | <1ms latency overhead | End of Week 4 |
| Phase 3 | Cross-node traces work | <5% throughput impact | End of Week 6 |
| Phase 4 | Consensus fully traced | No consensus timing impact | End of Week 8 |
| Phase 5 | Production deployment | Operators trained | End of Week 9 |
---
## 6.12 Recommended Implementation Order
Based on ROI analysis, implement in this exact order:
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph week1["Week 1"]
t1[1. OpenTelemetry SDK<br/>Conan/CMake integration]
t2[2. Telemetry interface<br/>SpanGuard, config]
end
subgraph week2["Week 2"]
t3[3. RPC ServerHandler<br/>instrumentation]
t4[4. Basic Jaeger setup<br/>for testing]
end
subgraph week3["Week 3"]
t5[5. Transaction submit<br/>tracing]
t6[6. Grafana dashboard<br/>v1]
end
subgraph week4["Week 4"]
t7[7. Protobuf context<br/>extension]
t8[8. PeerImp tx.relay<br/>instrumentation]
end
subgraph week5["Week 5"]
t9[9. Multi-node<br/>integration tests]
t10[10. Performance<br/>benchmarks]
end
subgraph week6_8["Weeks 6-8"]
t11[11. Consensus<br/>instrumentation]
t12[12. Full integration<br/>testing]
end
subgraph week9["Week 9"]
t13[13. Production<br/>deployment]
t14[14. Documentation<br/>& training]
end
t1 --> t2 --> t3 --> t4
t4 --> t5 --> t6
t6 --> t7 --> t8
t8 --> t9 --> t10
t10 --> t11 --> t12
t12 --> t13 --> t14
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```
---
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# Observability Backend Recommendations
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Related**: [Implementation Phases](./06-implementation-phases.md) | [Appendix](./08-appendix.md)
---
## 7.1 Development/Testing Backends
| Backend | Pros | Cons | Use Case |
| ---------- | ------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- |
| **Jaeger** | Easy setup, good UI | Limited retention | Local dev, CI |
| **Zipkin** | Simple, lightweight | Basic features | Quick prototyping |
### Quick Start with Jaeger
```bash
# Start Jaeger with OTLP support
docker run -d --name jaeger \
-e COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED=true \
-p 16686:16686 \
-p 4317:4317 \
-p 4318:4318 \
jaegertracing/all-in-one:latest
```
---
## 7.2 Production Backends
| Backend | Pros | Cons | Use Case |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------ | --------------------------- |
| **Grafana Tempo** | Cost-effective, Grafana integration | Newer project | Most production deployments |
| **Elastic APM** | Full observability stack, log correlation | Resource intensive | Existing Elastic users |
| **Honeycomb** | Excellent query, high cardinality | SaaS cost | Deep debugging needs |
| **Datadog APM** | Full platform, easy setup | SaaS cost | Enterprise with budget |
### Backend Selection Flowchart
```mermaid
flowchart TD
start[Select Backend] --> budget{Budget<br/>Constraints?}
budget -->|Yes| oss[Open Source]
budget -->|No| saas{Prefer<br/>SaaS?}
oss --> existing{Existing<br/>Stack?}
existing -->|Grafana| tempo[Grafana Tempo]
existing -->|Elastic| elastic[Elastic APM]
existing -->|None| tempo
saas -->|Yes| enterprise{Enterprise<br/>Support?}
saas -->|No| oss
enterprise -->|Yes| datadog[Datadog APM]
enterprise -->|No| honeycomb[Honeycomb]
tempo --> final[Configure Collector]
elastic --> final
honeycomb --> final
datadog --> final
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style budget fill:#334155,stroke:#1e293b,color:#fff
style oss fill:#1e293b,stroke:#0f172a,color:#fff
style existing fill:#334155,stroke:#1e293b,color:#fff
style saas fill:#334155,stroke:#1e293b,color:#fff
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style honeycomb fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
style datadog fill:#4a148c,stroke:#2e0d57,color:#fff
```
---
## 7.3 Recommended Production Architecture
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph validators["Validator Nodes"]
v1[rippled<br/>Validator 1]
v2[rippled<br/>Validator 2]
end
subgraph stock["Stock Nodes"]
s1[rippled<br/>Stock 1]
s2[rippled<br/>Stock 2]
end
subgraph collector["OTel Collector Cluster"]
c1[Collector<br/>DC1]
c2[Collector<br/>DC2]
end
subgraph backends["Storage Backends"]
tempo[(Grafana<br/>Tempo)]
elastic[(Elastic<br/>APM)]
archive[(S3/GCS<br/>Archive)]
end
subgraph ui["Visualization"]
grafana[Grafana<br/>Dashboards]
end
v1 -->|OTLP| c1
v2 -->|OTLP| c1
s1 -->|OTLP| c2
s2 -->|OTLP| c2
c1 --> tempo
c1 --> elastic
c2 --> tempo
c2 --> archive
tempo --> grafana
elastic --> grafana
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style backends fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#ffffff
style ui fill:#4a148c,stroke:#2e0d57,color:#ffffff
```
---
## 7.4 Architecture Considerations
### 7.4.1 Collector Placement
| Strategy | Description | Pros | Cons |
| ------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------ | ----------------------- |
| **Sidecar** | Collector per node | Isolation, simple config | Resource overhead |
| **DaemonSet** | Collector per host | Shared resources | Complexity |
| **Gateway** | Central collector(s) | Centralized processing | Single point of failure |
**Recommendation**: Use **Gateway** pattern with regional collectors for rippled networks:
- One collector cluster per datacenter/region
- Tail-based sampling at collector level
- Multiple export destinations for redundancy
### 7.4.2 Sampling Strategy
```mermaid
flowchart LR
subgraph head["Head Sampling (Node)"]
hs[10% probabilistic]
end
subgraph tail["Tail Sampling (Collector)"]
ts1[Keep all errors]
ts2[Keep slow >5s]
ts3[Keep 10% rest]
end
head --> tail
ts1 --> final[Final Traces]
ts2 --> final
ts3 --> final
style head fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
style tail fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#fff
style hs fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
style ts1 fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#fff
style ts2 fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#fff
style ts3 fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#fff
style final fill:#bf360c,stroke:#8c2809,color:#fff
```
### 7.4.3 Data Retention
| Environment | Hot Storage | Warm Storage | Cold Archive |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------ | ------------ |
| Development | 24 hours | N/A | N/A |
| Staging | 7 days | N/A | N/A |
| Production | 7 days | 30 days | many years |
---
## 7.5 Integration Checklist
- [ ] Choose primary backend (Tempo recommended for cost/features)
- [ ] Deploy collector cluster with high availability
- [ ] Configure tail-based sampling for error/latency traces
- [ ] Set up Grafana dashboards for trace visualization
- [ ] Configure alerts for trace anomalies
- [ ] Establish data retention policies
- [ ] Test trace correlation with logs and metrics
---
## 7.6 Grafana Dashboard Examples
Pre-built dashboards for rippled observability.
### 7.6.1 Consensus Health Dashboard
```json
{
"title": "rippled Consensus Health",
"uid": "rippled-consensus-health",
"tags": ["rippled", "consensus", "tracing"],
"panels": [
{
"title": "Consensus Round Duration",
"type": "timeseries",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && name=\"consensus.round\"} | avg(duration) by (resource.service.instance.id)"
}
],
"fieldConfig": {
"defaults": {
"unit": "ms",
"thresholds": {
"steps": [
{ "color": "green", "value": null },
{ "color": "yellow", "value": 4000 },
{ "color": "red", "value": 5000 }
]
}
}
},
"gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 0, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Phase Duration Breakdown",
"type": "barchart",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && name=~\"consensus.phase.*\"} | avg(duration) by (name)"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 12, "x": 12, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Proposers per Round",
"type": "stat",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && name=\"consensus.round\"} | avg(span.xrpl.consensus.proposers)"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 4, "w": 6, "x": 0, "y": 8 }
},
{
"title": "Recent Slow Rounds (>5s)",
"type": "table",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && name=\"consensus.round\"} | duration > 5s"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 8, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 12 }
}
]
}
```
### 7.6.2 Node Overview Dashboard
```json
{
"title": "rippled Node Overview",
"uid": "rippled-node-overview",
"panels": [
{
"title": "Active Nodes",
"type": "stat",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\"} | count_over_time() by (resource.service.instance.id) | count()"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 4, "w": 4, "x": 0, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Total Transactions (1h)",
"type": "stat",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && name=\"tx.receive\"} | count()"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 4, "w": 4, "x": 4, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Error Rate",
"type": "gauge",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && status.code=error} | rate() / {resource.service.name=\"rippled\"} | rate() * 100"
}
],
"fieldConfig": {
"defaults": {
"unit": "percent",
"max": 10,
"thresholds": {
"steps": [
{ "color": "green", "value": null },
{ "color": "yellow", "value": 1 },
{ "color": "red", "value": 5 }
]
}
}
},
"gridPos": { "h": 4, "w": 4, "x": 8, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Service Map",
"type": "nodeGraph",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"gridPos": { "h": 12, "w": 12, "x": 12, "y": 0 }
}
]
}
```
### 7.6.3 Alert Rules
```yaml
# grafana/provisioning/alerting/rippled-alerts.yaml
apiVersion: 1
groups:
- name: rippled-tracing-alerts
folder: rippled
interval: 1m
rules:
- uid: consensus-slow
title: Consensus Round Slow
condition: A
data:
- refId: A
datasourceUid: tempo
model:
queryType: traceql
query: '{resource.service.name="rippled" && name="consensus.round"} | avg(duration) > 5s'
for: 5m
annotations:
summary: Consensus rounds taking >5 seconds
description: "Consensus duration: {{ $value }}ms"
labels:
severity: warning
- uid: rpc-error-spike
title: RPC Error Rate Spike
condition: B
data:
- refId: B
datasourceUid: tempo
model:
queryType: traceql
query: '{resource.service.name="rippled" && name=~"rpc.command.*" && status.code=error} | rate() > 0.05'
for: 2m
annotations:
summary: RPC error rate >5%
labels:
severity: critical
- uid: tx-throughput-drop
title: Transaction Throughput Drop
condition: C
data:
- refId: C
datasourceUid: tempo
model:
queryType: traceql
query: '{resource.service.name="rippled" && name="tx.receive"} | rate() < 10'
for: 10m
annotations:
summary: Transaction throughput below threshold
labels:
severity: warning
```
---
## 7.7 PerfLog and Insight Correlation
How to correlate OpenTelemetry traces with existing rippled observability.
### 7.7.1 Correlation Architecture
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph rippled["rippled Node"]
otel[OpenTelemetry<br/>Spans]
perflog[PerfLog<br/>JSON Logs]
insight[Beast Insight<br/>StatsD Metrics]
end
subgraph collectors["Data Collection"]
otelc[OTel Collector]
promtail[Promtail/Fluentd]
statsd[StatsD Exporter]
end
subgraph storage["Storage"]
tempo[(Tempo)]
loki[(Loki)]
prom[(Prometheus)]
end
subgraph grafana["Grafana"]
traces[Trace View]
logs[Log View]
metrics[Metrics View]
corr[Correlation<br/>Panel]
end
otel -->|OTLP| otelc --> tempo
perflog -->|JSON| promtail --> loki
insight -->|StatsD| statsd --> prom
tempo --> traces
loki --> logs
prom --> metrics
traces --> corr
logs --> corr
metrics --> corr
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style grafana fill:#4a148c,stroke:#2e0d57,color:#fff
style otel fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
style perflog fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
style insight fill:#0d47a1,stroke:#082f6a,color:#fff
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style statsd fill:#bf360c,stroke:#8c2809,color:#fff
style tempo fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#fff
style loki fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#fff
style prom fill:#1b5e20,stroke:#0d3d14,color:#fff
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style metrics fill:#4a148c,stroke:#2e0d57,color:#fff
style corr fill:#4a148c,stroke:#2e0d57,color:#fff
```
### 7.7.2 Correlation Fields
| Source | Field | Link To | Purpose |
| ----------- | --------------------------- | ------------- | -------------------------- |
| **Trace** | `trace_id` | Logs | Find log entries for trace |
| **Trace** | `xrpl.tx.hash` | Logs, Metrics | Find TX-related data |
| **Trace** | `xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq` | Logs | Find ledger-related logs |
| **PerfLog** | `trace_id` (new) | Traces | Jump to trace from log |
| **PerfLog** | `ledger_seq` | Traces | Find consensus trace |
| **Insight** | `exemplar.trace_id` | Traces | Jump from metric spike |
### 7.7.3 Example: Debugging a Slow Transaction
**Step 1: Find the trace**
```
# In Grafana Explore with Tempo
{resource.service.name="rippled" && span.xrpl.tx.hash="ABC123..."}
```
**Step 2: Get the trace_id from the trace view**
```
Trace ID: 4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736
```
**Step 3: Find related PerfLog entries**
```
# In Grafana Explore with Loki
{job="rippled"} |= "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
```
**Step 4: Check Insight metrics for the time window**
```
# In Grafana with Prometheus
rate(rippled_tx_applied_total[1m])
@ timestamp_from_trace
```
### 7.7.4 Unified Dashboard Example
```json
{
"title": "rippled Unified Observability",
"uid": "rippled-unified",
"panels": [
{
"title": "Transaction Latency (Traces)",
"type": "timeseries",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\" && name=\"tx.receive\"} | histogram_over_time(duration)"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 6, "w": 8, "x": 0, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Transaction Rate (Metrics)",
"type": "timeseries",
"datasource": "Prometheus",
"targets": [
{
"expr": "rate(rippled_tx_received_total[5m])",
"legendFormat": "{{ instance }}"
}
],
"fieldConfig": {
"defaults": {
"links": [
{
"title": "View traces",
"url": "/explore?left={\"datasource\":\"Tempo\",\"query\":\"{resource.service.name=\\\"rippled\\\" && name=\\\"tx.receive\\\"}\"}"
}
]
}
},
"gridPos": { "h": 6, "w": 8, "x": 8, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Recent Logs",
"type": "logs",
"datasource": "Loki",
"targets": [
{
"expr": "{job=\"rippled\"} | json"
}
],
"gridPos": { "h": 6, "w": 8, "x": 16, "y": 0 }
},
{
"title": "Trace Search",
"type": "table",
"datasource": "Tempo",
"targets": [
{
"queryType": "traceql",
"query": "{resource.service.name=\"rippled\"}"
}
],
"fieldConfig": {
"overrides": [
{
"matcher": { "id": "byName", "options": "traceID" },
"properties": [
{
"id": "links",
"value": [
{
"title": "View trace",
"url": "/explore?left={\"datasource\":\"Tempo\",\"query\":\"${__value.raw}\"}"
},
{
"title": "View logs",
"url": "/explore?left={\"datasource\":\"Loki\",\"query\":\"{job=\\\"rippled\\\"} |= \\\"${__value.raw}\\\"\"}"
}
]
}
]
}
]
},
"gridPos": { "h": 12, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 6 }
}
]
}
```
---
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# Appendix
> **Parent Document**: [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md)
> **Related**: [Observability Backends](./07-observability-backends.md)
---
## 8.1 Glossary
| Term | Definition |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Span** | A unit of work with start/end time, name, and attributes |
| **Trace** | A collection of spans representing a complete request flow |
| **Trace ID** | 128-bit unique identifier for a trace |
| **Span ID** | 64-bit unique identifier for a span within a trace |
| **Context** | Carrier for trace/span IDs across boundaries |
| **Propagator** | Component that injects/extracts context |
| **Sampler** | Decides which traces to record |
| **Exporter** | Sends spans to backend |
| **Collector** | Receives, processes, and forwards telemetry |
| **OTLP** | OpenTelemetry Protocol (wire format) |
| **W3C Trace Context** | Standard HTTP headers for trace propagation |
| **Baggage** | Key-value pairs propagated across service boundaries |
| **Resource** | Entity producing telemetry (service, host, etc.) |
| **Instrumentation** | Code that creates telemetry data |
### rippled-Specific Terms
| Term | Definition |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| **Overlay** | P2P network layer managing peer connections |
| **Consensus** | XRP Ledger consensus algorithm (RCL) |
| **Proposal** | Validator's suggested transaction set for a ledger |
| **Validation** | Validator's signature on a closed ledger |
| **HashRouter** | Component for transaction deduplication |
| **JobQueue** | Thread pool for asynchronous task execution |
| **PerfLog** | Existing performance logging system in rippled |
| **Beast Insight** | Existing metrics framework in rippled |
---
## 8.2 Span Hierarchy Visualization
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph trace["Trace: Transaction Lifecycle"]
rpc["rpc.submit<br/>(entry point)"]
validate["tx.validate"]
relay["tx.relay<br/>(parent span)"]
subgraph peers["Peer Spans"]
p1["peer.send<br/>Peer A"]
p2["peer.send<br/>Peer B"]
p3["peer.send<br/>Peer C"]
end
consensus["consensus.round"]
apply["tx.apply"]
end
rpc --> validate
validate --> relay
relay --> p1
relay --> p2
relay --> p3
p1 -.->|"context propagation"| consensus
consensus --> apply
style trace fill:#0f172a,stroke:#020617,color:#fff
style peers fill:#1e3a8a,stroke:#172554,color:#fff
style rpc fill:#1d4ed8,stroke:#1e40af,color:#fff
style validate fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style relay fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
style p1 fill:#0e7490,stroke:#155e75,color:#fff
style p2 fill:#0e7490,stroke:#155e75,color:#fff
style p3 fill:#0e7490,stroke:#155e75,color:#fff
style consensus fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#fde68a,color:#1e293b
style apply fill:#047857,stroke:#064e3b,color:#fff
```
---
## 8.3 References
### OpenTelemetry Resources
1. [OpenTelemetry C++ SDK](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp)
2. [OpenTelemetry Specification](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/)
3. [OpenTelemetry Collector](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/collector/)
4. [OTLP Protocol Specification](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otlp/)
### Standards
5. [W3C Trace Context](https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context/)
6. [W3C Baggage](https://www.w3.org/TR/baggage/)
7. [Protocol Buffers](https://protobuf.dev/)
### rippled Resources
8. [rippled Source Code](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled)
9. [XRP Ledger Documentation](https://xrpl.org/docs/)
10. [rippled Overlay README](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/blob/develop/src/xrpld/overlay/README.md)
11. [rippled RPC README](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/blob/develop/src/xrpld/rpc/README.md)
12. [rippled Consensus README](https://github.com/XRPLF/rippled/blob/develop/src/xrpld/app/consensus/README.md)
---
## 8.4 Version History
| Version | Date | Author | Changes |
| ------- | ---------- | ------ | --------------------------------- |
| 1.0 | 2026-02-12 | - | Initial implementation plan |
| 1.1 | 2026-02-13 | - | Refactored into modular documents |
---
## 8.5 Document Index
| Document | Description |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| [OpenTelemetryPlan.md](./OpenTelemetryPlan.md) | Master overview and executive summary |
| [01-architecture-analysis.md](./01-architecture-analysis.md) | rippled architecture and trace points |
| [02-design-decisions.md](./02-design-decisions.md) | SDK selection, exporters, span conventions |
| [03-implementation-strategy.md](./03-implementation-strategy.md) | Directory structure, performance analysis |
| [04-code-samples.md](./04-code-samples.md) | C++ code examples for all components |
| [05-configuration-reference.md](./05-configuration-reference.md) | rippled config, CMake, Collector configs |
| [06-implementation-phases.md](./06-implementation-phases.md) | Timeline, tasks, risks, success metrics |
| [07-observability-backends.md](./07-observability-backends.md) | Backend selection and architecture |
| [08-appendix.md](./08-appendix.md) | Glossary, references, version history |
---
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# [OpenTelemetry](00-tracing-fundamentals.md) Distributed Tracing Implementation Plan for rippled (xrpld)
## Executive Summary
This document provides a comprehensive implementation plan for integrating OpenTelemetry distributed tracing into the rippled XRP Ledger node software. The plan addresses the unique challenges of a decentralized peer-to-peer system where trace context must propagate across network boundaries between independent nodes.
### Key Benefits
- **End-to-end transaction visibility**: Track transactions from submission through consensus to ledger inclusion
- **Consensus round analysis**: Understand timing and behavior of consensus phases across validators
- **RPC performance insights**: Identify slow handlers and optimize response times
- **Network topology understanding**: Visualize message propagation patterns between peers
- **Incident debugging**: Correlate events across distributed nodes during issues
### Estimated Performance Overhead
| Metric | Overhead | Notes |
| ------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- |
| CPU | 1-3% | Span creation and attribute setting |
| Memory | 2-5 MB | Batch buffer for pending spans |
| Network | 10-50 KB/s | Compressed OTLP export to collector |
| Latency (p99) | <2% | With proper sampling configuration |
---
## Document Structure
This implementation plan is organized into modular documents for easier navigation:
<div align="center">
```mermaid
flowchart TB
overview["📋 OpenTelemetryPlan.md<br/>(This Document)"]
subgraph analysis["Analysis & Design"]
arch["01-architecture-analysis.md"]
design["02-design-decisions.md"]
end
subgraph impl["Implementation"]
strategy["03-implementation-strategy.md"]
code["04-code-samples.md"]
config["05-configuration-reference.md"]
end
subgraph deploy["Deployment & Planning"]
phases["06-implementation-phases.md"]
backends["07-observability-backends.md"]
appendix["08-appendix.md"]
end
overview --> analysis
overview --> impl
overview --> deploy
arch --> design
design --> strategy
strategy --> code
code --> config
config --> phases
phases --> backends
backends --> appendix
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```
</div>
---
## Table of Contents
| Section | Document | Description |
| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **1** | [Architecture Analysis](./01-architecture-analysis.md) | rippled component analysis, trace points, instrumentation priorities |
| **2** | [Design Decisions](./02-design-decisions.md) | SDK selection, exporters, span naming, attributes, context propagation |
| **3** | [Implementation Strategy](./03-implementation-strategy.md) | Directory structure, key principles, performance optimization |
| **4** | [Code Samples](./04-code-samples.md) | Complete C++ implementation examples for all components |
| **5** | [Configuration Reference](./05-configuration-reference.md) | rippled config, CMake integration, Collector configurations |
| **6** | [Implementation Phases](./06-implementation-phases.md) | 5-phase timeline, tasks, risks, success metrics |
| **7** | [Observability Backends](./07-observability-backends.md) | Backend selection guide and production architecture |
| **8** | [Appendix](./08-appendix.md) | Glossary, references, version history |
---
## 1. Architecture Analysis
The rippled node consists of several key components that require instrumentation for comprehensive distributed tracing. The main areas include the RPC server (HTTP/WebSocket), Overlay P2P network, Consensus mechanism (RCLConsensus), JobQueue for async task execution, and existing observability infrastructure (PerfLog, Insight/StatsD, Journal logging).
Key trace points span across transaction submission via RPC, peer-to-peer message propagation, consensus round execution, and ledger building. The implementation prioritizes high-value, low-risk components first: RPC handlers provide immediate value with minimal risk, while consensus tracing requires careful implementation to avoid timing impacts.
➡️ **[Read full Architecture Analysis](./01-architecture-analysis.md)**
---
## 2. Design Decisions
The OpenTelemetry C++ SDK is selected for its CNCF backing, active development, and native performance characteristics. Traces are exported via OTLP/gRPC (primary) or OTLP/HTTP (fallback) to an OpenTelemetry Collector, which provides flexible routing and sampling.
Span naming follows a hierarchical `<component>.<operation>` convention (e.g., `rpc.submit`, `tx.relay`, `consensus.round`). Context propagation uses W3C Trace Context headers for HTTP and embedded Protocol Buffer fields for P2P messages. The implementation coexists with existing PerfLog and Insight observability systems through correlation IDs.
**Data Collection & Privacy**: Telemetry collects only operational metadata (timing, counts, hashes) — never sensitive content (private keys, balances, amounts, raw payloads). Privacy protection includes account hashing, configurable redaction, sampling, and collector-level filtering. Node operators retain full control(not penned down in this document yet) over what data is exported.
➡️ **[Read full Design Decisions](./02-design-decisions.md)**
---
## 3. Implementation Strategy
The telemetry code is organized under `include/xrpl/telemetry/` for headers and `src/libxrpl/telemetry/` for implementation. Key principles include RAII-based span management via `SpanGuard`, conditional compilation with `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY`, and minimal runtime overhead through batch processing and efficient sampling.
Performance optimization strategies include probabilistic head sampling (10% default), tail-based sampling at the collector for errors and slow traces, batch export to reduce network overhead, and conditional instrumentation that compiles to no-ops when disabled.
➡️ **[Read full Implementation Strategy](./03-implementation-strategy.md)**
---
## 4. Code Samples
Complete C++ implementation examples are provided for all telemetry components:
- `Telemetry.h` - Core interface for tracer access and span creation
- `SpanGuard.h` - RAII wrapper for automatic span lifecycle management
- `TracingInstrumentation.h` - Macros for conditional instrumentation
- Protocol Buffer extensions for trace context propagation
- Module-specific instrumentation (RPC, Consensus, P2P, JobQueue)
➡️ **[View all Code Samples](./04-code-samples.md)**
---
## 5. Configuration Reference
Configuration is handled through the `[telemetry]` section in `xrpld.cfg` with options for enabling/disabling, exporter selection, endpoint configuration, sampling ratios, and component-level filtering. CMake integration includes a `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY` option for compile-time control.
OpenTelemetry Collector configurations are provided for development (with Jaeger) and production (with tail-based sampling, Tempo, and Elastic APM). Docker Compose examples enable quick local development environment setup.
➡️ **[View full Configuration Reference](./05-configuration-reference.md)**
---
## 6. Implementation Phases
The implementation spans 9 weeks across 5 phases:
| Phase | Duration | Focus | Key Deliverables |
| ----- | --------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | Weeks 1-2 | Core Infrastructure | SDK integration, Telemetry interface, Configuration |
| 2 | Weeks 3-4 | RPC Tracing | HTTP context extraction, Handler instrumentation |
| 3 | Weeks 5-6 | Transaction Tracing | Protocol Buffer context, Relay propagation |
| 4 | Weeks 7-8 | Consensus Tracing | Round spans, Proposal/validation tracing |
| 5 | Week 9 | Documentation | Runbook, Dashboards, Training |
**Total Effort**: 47 developer-days with 2 developers
➡️ **[View full Implementation Phases](./06-implementation-phases.md)**
---
## 7. Observability Backends
For development and testing, Jaeger provides easy setup with a good UI. For production deployments, Grafana Tempo is recommended for its cost-effectiveness and Grafana integration, while Elastic APM is ideal for organizations with existing Elastic infrastructure.
The recommended production architecture uses a gateway collector pattern with regional collectors performing tail-based sampling, routing traces to multiple backends (Tempo for primary storage, Elastic for log correlation, S3/GCS for long-term archive).
➡️ **[View Observability Backend Recommendations](./07-observability-backends.md)**
---
## 8. Appendix
The appendix contains a glossary of OpenTelemetry and rippled-specific terms, references to external documentation and specifications, version history for this implementation plan, and a complete document index.
➡️ **[View Appendix](./08-appendix.md)**
---
_This document provides a comprehensive implementation plan for integrating OpenTelemetry distributed tracing into the rippled XRP Ledger node software. For detailed information on any section, follow the links to the corresponding sub-documents._

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# OpenTelemetry POC Task List
> **Goal**: Build a minimal end-to-end proof of concept that demonstrates distributed tracing in rippled. A successful POC will show RPC request traces flowing from rippled through an OTel Collector into Jaeger, viewable in a browser UI.
>
> **Scope**: RPC tracing only (highest value, lowest risk per the [CRAWL phase](./06-implementation-phases.md#6102-quick-wins-immediate-value) in the implementation phases). No cross-node P2P context propagation or consensus tracing in the POC.
### Related Plan Documents
| Document | Relevance to POC |
|----------|-----------------|
| [00-tracing-fundamentals.md](./00-tracing-fundamentals.md) | Core concepts: traces, spans, context propagation, sampling |
| [01-architecture-analysis.md](./01-architecture-analysis.md) | RPC request flow (§1.5), key trace points (§1.6), instrumentation priority (§1.7) |
| [02-design-decisions.md](./02-design-decisions.md) | SDK selection (§2.1), exporter config (§2.2), span naming (§2.3), attribute schema (§2.4), coexistence with PerfLog/Insight (§2.6) |
| [03-implementation-strategy.md](./03-implementation-strategy.md) | Directory structure (§3.1), key principles (§3.2), performance overhead (§3.3-3.6), conditional compilation (§3.7.3), code intrusiveness (§3.9) |
| [04-code-samples.md](./04-code-samples.md) | Telemetry interface (§4.1), SpanGuard (§4.2), macros (§4.3), RPC instrumentation (§4.5.3) |
| [05-configuration-reference.md](./05-configuration-reference.md) | rippled config (§5.1), config parser (§5.2), Application integration (§5.3), CMake (§5.4), Collector config (§5.5), Docker Compose (§5.6), Grafana (§5.8) |
| [06-implementation-phases.md](./06-implementation-phases.md) | Phase 1 core tasks (§6.2), Phase 2 RPC tasks (§6.3), quick wins (§6.10), definition of done (§6.11) |
| [07-observability-backends.md](./07-observability-backends.md) | Jaeger dev setup (§7.1), Grafana dashboards (§7.6), alert rules (§7.6.3) |
---
## Task 0: Docker Observability Stack Setup
**Objective**: Stand up the backend infrastructure to receive, store, and display traces.
**What to do**:
- Create `docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml` in the repo with three services:
1. **OpenTelemetry Collector** (`otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:latest`)
- Expose ports `4317` (OTLP gRPC) and `4318` (OTLP HTTP)
- Expose port `13133` (health check)
- Mount a config file `docker/telemetry/otel-collector-config.yaml`
2. **Jaeger** (`jaegertracing/all-in-one:latest`)
- Expose port `16686` (UI) and `14250` (gRPC collector)
- Set env `COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED=true`
3. **Grafana** (`grafana/grafana:latest`) — optional but useful
- Expose port `3000`
- Enable anonymous admin access for local dev (`GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ENABLED=true`, `GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ORG_ROLE=Admin`)
- Provision Jaeger as a data source via `docker/telemetry/grafana/provisioning/datasources/jaeger.yaml`
- Create `docker/telemetry/otel-collector-config.yaml`:
```yaml
receivers:
otlp:
protocols:
grpc:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4317
http:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4318
processors:
batch:
timeout: 1s
send_batch_size: 100
exporters:
logging:
verbosity: detailed
otlp/jaeger:
endpoint: jaeger:4317
tls:
insecure: true
service:
pipelines:
traces:
receivers: [otlp]
processors: [batch]
exporters: [logging, otlp/jaeger]
```
- Create Grafana Jaeger datasource provisioning file at `docker/telemetry/grafana/provisioning/datasources/jaeger.yaml`:
```yaml
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: Jaeger
type: jaeger
access: proxy
url: http://jaeger:16686
```
**Verification**: Run `docker compose -f docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml up -d`, then:
- `curl http://localhost:13133` returns healthy (Collector)
- `http://localhost:16686` opens Jaeger UI (no traces yet)
- `http://localhost:3000` opens Grafana (optional)
**Reference**:
- [05-configuration-reference.md §5.5](./05-configuration-reference.md) — Collector config (dev YAML with Jaeger exporter)
- [05-configuration-reference.md §5.6](./05-configuration-reference.md) — Docker Compose development environment
- [07-observability-backends.md §7.1](./07-observability-backends.md) — Jaeger quick start and backend selection
- [05-configuration-reference.md §5.8](./05-configuration-reference.md) — Grafana datasource provisioning and dashboards
---
## Task 1: Add OpenTelemetry C++ SDK Dependency
**Objective**: Make `opentelemetry-cpp` available to the build system.
**What to do**:
- Edit `conanfile.py` to add `opentelemetry-cpp` as an **optional** dependency. The gRPC otel plugin flag (`"grpc/*:otel_plugin": False`) in the existing conanfile may need to remain false — we pull the OTel SDK separately.
- Add a Conan option: `with_telemetry = [True, False]` defaulting to `False`
- When `with_telemetry` is `True`, add `opentelemetry-cpp` to `self.requires()`
- Required OTel Conan components: `opentelemetry-cpp` (which bundles api, sdk, and exporters). If the package isn't in Conan Center, consider using `FetchContent` in CMake or building from source as a fallback.
- Edit `CMakeLists.txt`:
- Add option: `option(XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY "Enable OpenTelemetry tracing" OFF)`
- When ON, `find_package(opentelemetry-cpp CONFIG REQUIRED)` and add compile definition `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY`
- When OFF, do nothing (zero build impact)
- Verify the build succeeds with `-DXRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=OFF` (no regressions) and with `-DXRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=ON` (SDK links successfully).
**Key files**:
- `/home/pratik/sourceCode/2rippled/conanfile.py`
- `/home/pratik/sourceCode/2rippled/CMakeLists.txt`
**Reference**:
- [05-configuration-reference.md §5.4](./05-configuration-reference.md) — CMake integration, `FindOpenTelemetry.cmake`, `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY` option
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.2](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — Key principle: zero-cost when disabled via compile-time flags
- [02-design-decisions.md §2.1](./02-design-decisions.md) — SDK selection rationale and required OTel components
---
## Task 2: Create Core Telemetry Interface and NullTelemetry
**Objective**: Define the `Telemetry` abstract interface and a no-op implementation so the rest of the codebase can reference telemetry without hard-depending on the OTel SDK.
**What to do**:
- Create `include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h`:
- Define `namespace xrpl::telemetry`
- Define `struct Telemetry::Setup` holding: `enabled`, `exporterEndpoint`, `samplingRatio`, `serviceName`, `serviceVersion`, `serviceInstanceId`, `traceRpc`, `traceTransactions`, `traceConsensus`, `tracePeer`
- Define abstract `class Telemetry` with:
- `virtual void start() = 0;`
- `virtual void stop() = 0;`
- `virtual bool isEnabled() const = 0;`
- `virtual nostd::shared_ptr<Tracer> getTracer(string_view name = "rippled") = 0;`
- `virtual nostd::shared_ptr<Span> startSpan(string_view name, SpanKind kind = kInternal) = 0;`
- `virtual nostd::shared_ptr<Span> startSpan(string_view name, Context const& parentContext, SpanKind kind = kInternal) = 0;`
- `virtual bool shouldTraceRpc() const = 0;`
- `virtual bool shouldTraceTransactions() const = 0;`
- `virtual bool shouldTraceConsensus() const = 0;`
- Factory: `std::unique_ptr<Telemetry> make_Telemetry(Setup const&, beast::Journal);`
- Config parser: `Telemetry::Setup setup_Telemetry(Section const&, std::string const& nodePublicKey, std::string const& version);`
- Create `include/xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h`:
- RAII guard that takes an `nostd::shared_ptr<Span>`, creates a `Scope`, and calls `span->End()` in destructor.
- Convenience: `setAttribute()`, `setOk()`, `setStatus()`, `addEvent()`, `recordException()`, `context()`
- See [04-code-samples.md](./04-code-samples.md) §4.2 for the full implementation.
- Create `src/libxrpl/telemetry/NullTelemetry.cpp`:
- Implements `Telemetry` with all no-ops.
- `isEnabled()` returns `false`, `startSpan()` returns a noop span.
- This is used when `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY` is OFF or `enabled=0` in config.
- Guard all OTel SDK headers behind `#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY`. The `NullTelemetry` implementation should compile without the OTel SDK present.
**Key new files**:
- `include/xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h`
- `include/xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h`
- `src/libxrpl/telemetry/NullTelemetry.cpp`
**Reference**:
- [04-code-samples.md §4.1](./04-code-samples.md) — Full `Telemetry` interface with `Setup` struct, lifecycle, tracer access, span creation, and component filtering methods
- [04-code-samples.md §4.2](./04-code-samples.md) — Full `SpanGuard` RAII implementation and `NullSpanGuard` no-op class
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.1](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — Directory structure: `include/xrpl/telemetry/` for headers, `src/libxrpl/telemetry/` for implementation
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.7.3](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — Conditional instrumentation and zero-cost compile-time disabled pattern
---
## Task 3: Implement OTel-Backed Telemetry
**Objective**: Implement the real `Telemetry` class that initializes the OTel SDK, configures the OTLP exporter and batch processor, and creates tracers/spans.
**What to do**:
- Create `src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp` (compiled only when `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=ON`):
- `class TelemetryImpl : public Telemetry` that:
- In `start()`: creates a `TracerProvider` with:
- Resource attributes: `service.name`, `service.version`, `service.instance.id`
- An `OtlpGrpcExporter` pointed at `setup.exporterEndpoint` (default `localhost:4317`)
- A `BatchSpanProcessor` with configurable batch size and delay
- A `TraceIdRatioBasedSampler` using `setup.samplingRatio`
- Sets the global `TracerProvider`
- In `stop()`: calls `ForceFlush()` then shuts down the provider
- In `startSpan()`: delegates to `getTracer()->StartSpan(name, ...)`
- `shouldTraceRpc()` etc. read from `Setup` fields
- Create `src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp`:
- `setup_Telemetry()` parses the `[telemetry]` config section from `xrpld.cfg`
- Maps config keys: `enabled`, `exporter`, `endpoint`, `sampling_ratio`, `trace_rpc`, `trace_transactions`, `trace_consensus`, `trace_peer`
- Wire `make_Telemetry()` factory:
- If `setup.enabled` is true AND `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY` is defined: return `TelemetryImpl`
- Otherwise: return `NullTelemetry`
- Add telemetry source files to CMake. When `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=ON`, compile `Telemetry.cpp` and `TelemetryConfig.cpp` and link against `opentelemetry-cpp::api`, `opentelemetry-cpp::sdk`, `opentelemetry-cpp::otlp_grpc_exporter`. When OFF, compile only `NullTelemetry.cpp`.
**Key new files**:
- `src/libxrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.cpp`
- `src/libxrpl/telemetry/TelemetryConfig.cpp`
**Key modified files**:
- `CMakeLists.txt` (add telemetry library target)
**Reference**:
- [04-code-samples.md §4.1](./04-code-samples.md) — `Telemetry` interface that `TelemetryImpl` must implement
- [05-configuration-reference.md §5.2](./05-configuration-reference.md) — `setup_Telemetry()` config parser implementation
- [02-design-decisions.md §2.2](./02-design-decisions.md) — OTLP/gRPC exporter config (endpoint, TLS options)
- [02-design-decisions.md §2.4.1](./02-design-decisions.md) — Resource attributes: `service.name`, `service.version`, `service.instance.id`, `xrpl.network.id`
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.4](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — Per-operation CPU costs and overhead budget for span creation
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.5](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — Memory overhead: static (~456 KB) and dynamic (~1.2 MB) budgets
---
## Task 4: Integrate Telemetry into Application Lifecycle
**Objective**: Wire the `Telemetry` object into `Application` so all components can access it.
**What to do**:
- Edit `src/xrpld/app/main/Application.h`:
- Forward-declare `namespace xrpl::telemetry { class Telemetry; }`
- Add pure virtual method: `virtual telemetry::Telemetry& getTelemetry() = 0;`
- Edit `src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp` (the `ApplicationImp` class):
- Add member: `std::unique_ptr<telemetry::Telemetry> telemetry_;`
- In the constructor, after config is loaded and node identity is known:
```cpp
auto const telemetrySection = config_->section("telemetry");
auto telemetrySetup = telemetry::setup_Telemetry(
telemetrySection,
toBase58(TokenType::NodePublic, nodeIdentity_.publicKey()),
BuildInfo::getVersionString());
telemetry_ = telemetry::make_Telemetry(telemetrySetup, logs_->journal("Telemetry"));
```
- In `start()`: call `telemetry_->start()` early
- In `stop()` or destructor: call `telemetry_->stop()` late (to flush pending spans)
- Implement `getTelemetry()` override: return `*telemetry_`
- Add `[telemetry]` section to the example config `cfg/rippled-example.cfg`:
```ini
# [telemetry]
# enabled=1
# endpoint=localhost:4317
# sampling_ratio=1.0
# trace_rpc=1
```
**Key modified files**:
- `src/xrpld/app/main/Application.h`
- `src/xrpld/app/main/Application.cpp`
- `cfg/rippled-example.cfg` (or equivalent example config)
**Reference**:
- [05-configuration-reference.md §5.3](./05-configuration-reference.md) — `ApplicationImp` changes: member declaration, constructor init, `start()`/`stop()` wiring, `getTelemetry()` override
- [05-configuration-reference.md §5.1](./05-configuration-reference.md) — `[telemetry]` config section format and all option defaults
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.9.2](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — File impact assessment: `Application.cpp` ~15 lines added, ~3 changed (Low risk)
---
## Task 5: Create Instrumentation Macros
**Objective**: Define convenience macros that make instrumenting code one-liners, and that compile to zero-cost no-ops when telemetry is disabled.
**What to do**:
- Create `src/xrpld/telemetry/TracingInstrumentation.h`:
- When `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY` is defined:
```cpp
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN(telemetry, name) \
auto _xrpl_span_ = (telemetry).startSpan(name); \
::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard _xrpl_guard_(_xrpl_span_)
#define XRPL_TRACE_RPC(telemetry, name) \
std::optional<::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard> _xrpl_guard_; \
if ((telemetry).shouldTraceRpc()) { \
_xrpl_guard_.emplace((telemetry).startSpan(name)); \
}
#define XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR(key, value) \
if (_xrpl_guard_.has_value()) { \
_xrpl_guard_->setAttribute(key, value); \
}
#define XRPL_TRACE_EXCEPTION(e) \
if (_xrpl_guard_.has_value()) { \
_xrpl_guard_->recordException(e); \
}
```
- When `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY` is NOT defined, all macros expand to `((void)0)`
**Key new file**:
- `src/xrpld/telemetry/TracingInstrumentation.h`
**Reference**:
- [04-code-samples.md §4.3](./04-code-samples.md) — Full macro definitions for `XRPL_TRACE_SPAN`, `XRPL_TRACE_RPC`, `XRPL_TRACE_CONSENSUS`, `XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR`, `XRPL_TRACE_EXCEPTION` with both enabled and disabled branches
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.7.3](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — Conditional instrumentation pattern: compile-time `#ifndef` and runtime `shouldTrace*()` checks
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.9.7](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — Before/after code examples showing minimal intrusiveness (~1-3 lines per instrumentation point)
---
## Task 6: Instrument RPC ServerHandler
**Objective**: Add tracing to the HTTP RPC entry point so every incoming RPC request creates a span.
**What to do**:
- Edit `src/xrpld/rpc/detail/ServerHandler.cpp`:
- `#include` the `TracingInstrumentation.h` header
- In `ServerHandler::onRequest(Session& session)`:
- At the top of the method, add: `XRPL_TRACE_RPC(app_.getTelemetry(), "rpc.request");`
- After the RPC command name is extracted, set attribute: `XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.command", command);`
- After the response status is known, set: `XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("http.status_code", static_cast<int64_t>(statusCode));`
- Wrap error paths with: `XRPL_TRACE_EXCEPTION(e);`
- In `ServerHandler::processRequest(...)`:
- Add a child span: `XRPL_TRACE_RPC(app_.getTelemetry(), "rpc.process");`
- Set method attribute: `XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.method", request_method);`
- In `ServerHandler::onWSMessage(...)` (WebSocket path):
- Add: `XRPL_TRACE_RPC(app_.getTelemetry(), "rpc.ws.message");`
- The goal is to see spans like:
```
rpc.request
└── rpc.process
```
in Jaeger for every HTTP RPC call.
**Key modified file**:
- `src/xrpld/rpc/detail/ServerHandler.cpp` (~15-25 lines added)
**Reference**:
- [04-code-samples.md §4.5.3](./04-code-samples.md) — Complete `ServerHandler::onRequest()` instrumented code sample with W3C header extraction, span creation, attribute setting, and error handling
- [01-architecture-analysis.md §1.5](./01-architecture-analysis.md) — RPC request flow diagram: HTTP request -> attributes -> jobqueue.enqueue -> rpc.command -> response
- [01-architecture-analysis.md §1.6](./01-architecture-analysis.md) — Key trace points table: `rpc.request` in `ServerHandler.cpp::onRequest()` (Priority: High)
- [02-design-decisions.md §2.3](./02-design-decisions.md) — Span naming convention: `rpc.request`, `rpc.command.*`
- [02-design-decisions.md §2.4.2](./02-design-decisions.md) — RPC span attributes: `xrpl.rpc.command`, `xrpl.rpc.version`, `xrpl.rpc.role`, `xrpl.rpc.params`
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.9.2](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — File impact: `ServerHandler.cpp` ~40 lines added, ~10 changed (Low risk)
---
## Task 7: Instrument RPC Command Execution
**Objective**: Add per-command tracing inside the RPC handler so each command (e.g., `submit`, `account_info`, `server_info`) gets its own child span.
**What to do**:
- Edit `src/xrpld/rpc/detail/RPCHandler.cpp`:
- `#include` the `TracingInstrumentation.h` header
- In `doCommand(RPC::JsonContext& context, Json::Value& result)`:
- At the top: `XRPL_TRACE_RPC(context.app.getTelemetry(), "rpc.command." + context.method);`
- Set attributes:
- `XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.command", context.method);`
- `XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.version", static_cast<int64_t>(context.apiVersion));`
- `XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.role", (context.role == Role::ADMIN) ? "admin" : "user");`
- On success: `XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.status", "success");`
- On error: `XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.status", "error");` and set the error message
- After this, traces in Jaeger should look like:
```
rpc.request (xrpl.rpc.command=account_info)
└── rpc.process
└── rpc.command.account_info (xrpl.rpc.version=2, xrpl.rpc.role=user, xrpl.rpc.status=success)
```
**Key modified file**:
- `src/xrpld/rpc/detail/RPCHandler.cpp` (~15-20 lines added)
**Reference**:
- [04-code-samples.md §4.5.3](./04-code-samples.md) — `ServerHandler::onRequest()` code sample (includes child span pattern for `rpc.command.*`)
- [02-design-decisions.md §2.3](./02-design-decisions.md) — Span naming: `rpc.command.*` pattern with dynamic command name (e.g., `rpc.command.server_info`)
- [02-design-decisions.md §2.4.2](./02-design-decisions.md) — RPC attribute schema: `xrpl.rpc.command`, `xrpl.rpc.version`, `xrpl.rpc.role`, `xrpl.rpc.status`
- [01-architecture-analysis.md §1.6](./01-architecture-analysis.md) — Key trace points table: `rpc.command.*` in `RPCHandler.cpp::doCommand()` (Priority: High)
- [02-design-decisions.md §2.6.5](./02-design-decisions.md) — Correlation with PerfLog: how `doCommand()` can link trace_id with existing PerfLog entries
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.4.4](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — RPC request overhead budget: ~1.75 μs total per request
---
## Task 8: Build, Run, and Verify End-to-End
**Objective**: Prove the full pipeline works: rippled emits traces -> OTel Collector receives them -> Jaeger displays them.
**What to do**:
1. **Start the Docker stack**:
```bash
docker compose -f docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml up -d
```
Verify Collector health: `curl http://localhost:13133`
2. **Build rippled with telemetry**:
```bash
# Adjust for your actual build workflow
conan install . --build=missing -o with_telemetry=True
cmake --preset default -DXRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=ON
cmake --build --preset default
```
3. **Configure rippled**:
Add to `rippled.cfg` (or your local test config):
```ini
[telemetry]
enabled=1
endpoint=localhost:4317
sampling_ratio=1.0
trace_rpc=1
```
4. **Start rippled** in standalone mode:
```bash
./rippled --conf rippled.cfg -a --start
```
5. **Generate RPC traffic**:
```bash
# server_info
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:5005 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"method":"server_info","params":[{}]}'
# ledger
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:5005 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"method":"ledger","params":[{"ledger_index":"current"}]}'
# account_info (will error in standalone, that's fine — we trace errors too)
curl -s -X POST http://localhost:5005 \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"method":"account_info","params":[{"account":"rHb9CJAWyB4rj91VRWn96DkukG4bwdtyTh"}]}'
```
6. **Verify in Jaeger**:
- Open `http://localhost:16686`
- Select service `rippled` from the dropdown
- Click "Find Traces"
- Confirm you see traces with spans: `rpc.request` -> `rpc.process` -> `rpc.command.server_info`
- Click into a trace and verify attributes: `xrpl.rpc.command`, `xrpl.rpc.status`, `xrpl.rpc.version`
7. **Verify zero-overhead when disabled**:
- Rebuild with `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=OFF`, or set `enabled=0` in config
- Run the same RPC calls
- Confirm no new traces appear and no errors in rippled logs
**Verification Checklist**:
- [ ] Docker stack starts without errors
- [ ] rippled builds with `-DXRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=ON`
- [ ] rippled starts and connects to OTel Collector (check rippled logs for telemetry messages)
- [ ] Traces appear in Jaeger UI under service "rippled"
- [ ] Span hierarchy is correct (parent-child relationships)
- [ ] Span attributes are populated (`xrpl.rpc.command`, `xrpl.rpc.status`, etc.)
- [ ] Error spans show error status and message
- [ ] Building with `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=OFF` produces no regressions
- [ ] Setting `enabled=0` at runtime produces no traces and no errors
**Reference**:
- [06-implementation-phases.md §6.11.1](./06-implementation-phases.md) — Phase 1 definition of done: SDK compiles, runtime toggle works, span creation verified in Jaeger, config validation passes
- [06-implementation-phases.md §6.11.2](./06-implementation-phases.md) — Phase 2 definition of done: 100% RPC coverage, traceparent propagation, <1ms p99 overhead, dashboard deployed
- [06-implementation-phases.md §6.8](./06-implementation-phases.md) — Success metrics: trace coverage >95%, CPU overhead <3%, memory <5 MB, latency impact <2%
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.9.5](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — Backward compatibility: config optional, protocol unchanged, `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=OFF` produces identical binary
- [01-architecture-analysis.md §1.8](./01-architecture-analysis.md) — Observable outcomes: what traces, metrics, and dashboards to expect
---
## Task 9: Document POC Results and Next Steps
**Objective**: Capture findings, screenshots, and remaining work for the team.
**What to do**:
- Take screenshots of Jaeger showing:
- The service list with "rippled"
- A trace with the full span tree
- Span detail view showing attributes
- Document any issues encountered (build issues, SDK quirks, missing attributes)
- Note performance observations (build time impact, any noticeable runtime overhead)
- Write a short summary of what the POC proves and what it doesn't cover yet:
- **Proves**: OTel SDK integrates with rippled, OTLP export works, RPC traces visible
- **Doesn't cover**: Cross-node P2P context propagation, consensus tracing, protobuf trace context, W3C traceparent header extraction, tail-based sampling, production deployment
- Outline next steps (mapping to the full plan phases):
- [Phase 2](./06-implementation-phases.md) completion: [W3C header extraction](./02-design-decisions.md) (§2.5), WebSocket tracing, all [RPC handlers](./01-architecture-analysis.md) (§1.6)
- [Phase 3](./06-implementation-phases.md): [Protobuf `TraceContext` message](./04-code-samples.md) (§4.4), [transaction relay tracing](./04-code-samples.md) (§4.5.1) across nodes
- [Phase 4](./06-implementation-phases.md): [Consensus round and phase tracing](./04-code-samples.md) (§4.5.2)
- [Phase 5](./06-implementation-phases.md): [Production collector config](./05-configuration-reference.md) (§5.5.2), [Grafana dashboards](./07-observability-backends.md) (§7.6), [alerting](./07-observability-backends.md) (§7.6.3)
**Reference**:
- [06-implementation-phases.md §6.1](./06-implementation-phases.md) — Full 5-phase timeline overview and Gantt chart
- [06-implementation-phases.md §6.10](./06-implementation-phases.md) — Crawl-Walk-Run strategy: POC is the CRAWL phase, next steps are WALK and RUN
- [06-implementation-phases.md §6.12](./06-implementation-phases.md) — Recommended implementation order (14 steps across 9 weeks)
- [03-implementation-strategy.md §3.9](./03-implementation-strategy.md) — Code intrusiveness assessment and risk matrix for each remaining component
- [07-observability-backends.md §7.2](./07-observability-backends.md) — Production backend selection (Tempo, Elastic APM, Honeycomb, Datadog)
- [02-design-decisions.md §2.5](./02-design-decisions.md) — Context propagation design: W3C HTTP headers, protobuf P2P, JobQueue internal
- [00-tracing-fundamentals.md](./00-tracing-fundamentals.md) — Reference for team onboarding on distributed tracing concepts
---
## Summary
| Task | Description | New Files | Modified Files | Depends On |
|------|--------------------------------------|-----------|----------------|------------|
| 0 | Docker observability stack | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1 | OTel C++ SDK dependency | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2 | Core Telemetry interface + NullImpl | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | OTel-backed Telemetry implementation | 2 | 1 | 1, 2 |
| 4 | Application lifecycle integration | 0 | 3 | 2, 3 |
| 5 | Instrumentation macros | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Instrument RPC ServerHandler | 0 | 1 | 4, 5 |
| 7 | Instrument RPC command execution | 0 | 1 | 4, 5 |
| 8 | End-to-end verification | 0 | 0 | 0-7 |
| 9 | Document results and next steps | 1 | 0 | 8 |
**Parallel work**: Tasks 0 and 1 can run in parallel. Tasks 2 and 5 have no dependency on each other. Tasks 6 and 7 can be done in parallel once Tasks 4 and 5 are complete.
---
## Next Steps (Post-POC)
### Metrics Pipeline for Grafana Dashboards
The current POC exports **traces only**. Grafana's Explore view can query Jaeger for individual traces, but time-series charts (latency histograms, request throughput, error rates) require a **metrics pipeline**. To enable this:
1. **Add a `spanmetrics` connector** to the OTel Collector config that derives RED metrics (Rate, Errors, Duration) from trace spans automatically:
```yaml
connectors:
spanmetrics:
histogram:
explicit:
buckets: [1ms, 5ms, 10ms, 25ms, 50ms, 100ms, 250ms, 500ms, 1s, 5s]
dimensions:
- name: xrpl.rpc.command
- name: xrpl.rpc.status
exporters:
prometheus:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:8889
service:
pipelines:
traces:
receivers: [otlp]
processors: [batch]
exporters: [debug, otlp/jaeger, spanmetrics]
metrics:
receivers: [spanmetrics]
exporters: [prometheus]
```
2. **Add Prometheus** to the Docker Compose stack to scrape the collector's metrics endpoint.
3. **Add Prometheus as a Grafana datasource** and build dashboards for:
- RPC request latency (p50/p95/p99) by command
- RPC throughput (requests/sec) by command
- Error rate by command
- Span duration distribution
### Additional Instrumentation
- **W3C `traceparent` header extraction** in `ServerHandler` to support cross-service context propagation from external callers
- **WebSocket RPC tracing** in `ServerHandler::onWSMessage()`
- **Transaction relay tracing** across nodes using protobuf `TraceContext` messages
- **Consensus round and phase tracing** for validator coordination visibility
- **Ledger close tracing** to measure close-to-validated latency
### Production Hardening
- **Tail-based sampling** in the OTel Collector to reduce volume while retaining error/slow traces
- **TLS configuration** for the OTLP exporter in production deployments
- **Resource limits** on the batch processor queue to prevent unbounded memory growth
- **Health monitoring** for the telemetry pipeline itself (collector lag, export failures)
### POC Lessons Learned
Issues encountered during POC implementation that inform future work:
| Issue | Resolution | Impact on Future Work |
|-------|-----------|----------------------|
| Conan lockfile rejected `opentelemetry-cpp/1.18.0` | Used `--lockfile=""` to bypass | Lockfile must be regenerated when adding new dependencies |
| Conan package only builds OTLP HTTP exporter, not gRPC | Switched from gRPC to HTTP exporter (`localhost:4318/v1/traces`) | HTTP exporter is the default; gRPC requires custom Conan profile |
| CMake target `opentelemetry-cpp::api` etc. don't exist in Conan package | Use umbrella target `opentelemetry-cpp::opentelemetry-cpp` | Conan targets differ from upstream CMake targets |
| OTel Collector `logging` exporter deprecated | Renamed to `debug` exporter | Use `debug` in all collector configs going forward |
| Macro parameter `telemetry` collided with `::xrpl::telemetry::` namespace | Renamed macro params to `_tel_obj_`, `_span_name_` | Avoid common words as macro parameter names |
| `opentelemetry::trace::Scope` creates new context on move | Store scope as member, create once in constructor | SpanGuard move semantics need care with Scope lifecycle |
| `TracerProviderFactory::Create` returns `unique_ptr<sdk::TracerProvider>`, not `nostd::shared_ptr` | Use `std::shared_ptr` member, wrap in `nostd::shared_ptr` for global provider | OTel SDK factory return types don't match API provider types |

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@@ -1433,17 +1433,14 @@
# To accept connections on well known ports such as 80 (HTTP) or
# 443 (HTTPS), most operating systems will require xrpld to
# run with administrator privileges, or else xrpld will not start.
[network_id]
0
[logging]
level=debug
[server]
port_rpc_admin_local
port_ws_admin_local
port_ws_public
port_peer
port_ws_admin_local
#port_ws_public
#ssl_key = /etc/ssl/private/server.key
#ssl_cert = /etc/ssl/certs/server.crt
[port_rpc_admin_local]
port = 5005
@@ -1452,8 +1449,13 @@ admin = 127.0.0.1
protocol = http
[port_peer]
# Many servers still use the legacy port of 51235, so for backward-compatibility
# we maintain that port number here. However, for new servers we recommend
# changing this to the default port of 2459.
port = 51235
ip = 127.0.0.1
ip = 0.0.0.0
# alternatively, to accept connections on IPv4 + IPv6, use:
#ip = ::
protocol = peer
[port_ws_admin_local]
@@ -1463,102 +1465,67 @@ admin = 127.0.0.1
protocol = ws
send_queue_limit = 500
[port_ws_public]
port = 6005
ip = 127.0.0.1
protocol = ws
send_queue_limit = 500
[port_grpc]
port = 50051
ip = 127.0.0.1
secure_gateway = 127.0.0.1
[validator_token]
eyJtYW5pZmVzdCI6IkpBQUFBQUZ4SWUxdFQrbVpjK2g0akY3bFpXaWdHRVZMOThmRlJ1VnJz
K1hTa0ZOQ2dSV0daSE1oQW91ZnZrMUFtSjU3ZUQ5dUdIRmZjS3Qrd1FFUXRyUDJzcnBOTDR4
MnJ3RjBka1l3UkFJZ1JOLzlndUZnUXh0UWRwYjNiSlFvQWk1VHY2WFRhRm5vd1ZKb2lvalJh
eklDSUJ3S1FQRXE4UjB4anFWUnIxOTZXeFlxcm8wZWoyY2JSM0lqdGtnT2ZCMmFjQkpBdGpU
Rkpzb2VRZU05ZlZjcnNBOGMxVVRzVWQxK0RJbXphck5JVFhIdHF2WkRhZWh6UHBqSTF1NjBG
MEpiVnAvWGtiSXovNVFyNWFnek9xTkFOa1RXQWc9PSIsInZhbGlkYXRpb25fc2VjcmV0X2tl
eSI6IjNBNURCMzczMTMxQ0E5QThGMjJDQzkxRTBGOUY2NEM2MjBGQzBCRUE2MUM1OEZFRkRC
NThDRjIyMzc5ODg3RkIifQ==
#[port_ws_public]
#port = 6005
#ip = 127.0.0.1
#protocol = wss
#send_queue_limit = 500
[validation_quorum]
quorum = 3
[node_size]
medium
# [node_db]
# type=RocksDB
# path=/var/lib/rippled/db
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This is primary persistent datastore for xrpld. This includes transaction
# metadata, account states, and ledger headers. Helpful information can be
# found at https://xrpl.org/capacity-planning.html#node-db-type
# type=NuDB is recommended for non-validators with fast SSDs. Validators or
# slow / spinning disks should use RocksDB. Caution: Spinning disks are
# not recommended. They do not perform well enough to consistently remain
# synced to the network.
# online_delete=512 is recommended to delete old ledgers while maintaining at
# least 512.
# advisory_delete=0 allows the online delete process to run automatically
# when the node has approximately two times the "online_delete" value of
# ledgers. No external administrative command is required to initiate
# deletion.
[node_db]
type=NuDB
path=~/data/livenet/db/nudb
path=/var/lib/xrpld/db/nudb
nudb_block_size=4096
online_delete=512
advisory_delete=0
[database_path]
~/data/livenet/db
/var/lib/xrpld/db
# This needs to be an absolute directory reference, not a relative one.
# Modify this value as required.
[debug_logfile]
~/data/livenet/debug.log
/var/log/xrpld/debug.log
# To use the XRP test network
# (see https://xrpl.org/connect-your-rippled-to-the-xrp-test-net.html),
# use the following [ips] section:
# [ips]
# r.altnet.rippletest.net 51235
# File containing trusted validator keys or validator list publishers.
# Unless an absolute path is specified, it will be considered relative to the
# folder in which the xrpld.cfg file is located.
[validators_file]
validators.txt
# Turn down default logging to save disk space in the long run.
# Valid values here are trace, debug, info, warning, error, and fatal
[rpc_startup]
{ "command": "log_level", "severity": "info" }
{ "command": "log_level", "severity": "warning" }
# If ssl_verify is 1, certificates will be validated.
# To allow the use of self-signed certificates for development or internal use,
# set to ssl_verify to 0.
[ssl_verify]
0
[shard_db]
path=~/data/livenet/db/nudb
max_historical_shards=12
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# 11. Telemetry (OpenTelemetry Tracing)
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Enables distributed tracing via OpenTelemetry. Requires building with
# -DXRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=ON (telemetry Conan option).
#
# [telemetry]
#
# enabled=0
#
# Enable or disable telemetry at runtime. Default: 0 (disabled).
#
# endpoint=http://localhost:4318/v1/traces
#
# The OpenTelemetry Collector endpoint (OTLP/HTTP). Default: http://localhost:4318/v1/traces.
#
# exporter=otlp_http
#
# Exporter type: otlp_http. Default: otlp_http.
#
# sampling_ratio=1.0
#
# Fraction of traces to sample (0.0 to 1.0). Default: 1.0 (all traces).
#
# trace_rpc=1
#
# Enable RPC request tracing. Default: 1.
#
# trace_transactions=1
#
# Enable transaction lifecycle tracing. Default: 1.
#
# trace_consensus=1
#
# Enable consensus round tracing. Default: 1.
#
# trace_peer=0
#
# Enable peer message tracing (high volume). Default: 0.
#
1

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@@ -119,15 +119,6 @@ target_link_libraries(
add_module(xrpl tx)
target_link_libraries(xrpl.libxrpl.tx PUBLIC xrpl.libxrpl.ledger)
# Telemetry module
add_module(xrpl telemetry)
target_link_libraries(xrpl.libxrpl.telemetry PUBLIC xrpl.libxrpl.basics xrpl.libxrpl.beast)
if (telemetry)
target_link_libraries(
xrpl.libxrpl.telemetry
PUBLIC opentelemetry-cpp::opentelemetry-cpp)
endif ()
add_library(xrpl.libxrpl)
set_target_properties(xrpl.libxrpl PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME xrpl)
@@ -153,7 +144,6 @@ target_link_modules(
resource
server
shamap
telemetry
tx)
# All headers in libxrpl are in modules.

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@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ install(TARGETS common
xrpl.libxrpl.resource
xrpl.libxrpl.server
xrpl.libxrpl.shamap
xrpl.libxrpl.telemetry
xrpl.libxrpl.tx
antithesis-sdk-cpp
EXPORT XrplExports

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@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class Xrpl(ConanFile):
"rocksdb": [True, False],
"shared": [True, False],
"static": [True, False],
"telemetry": [True, False],
"tests": [True, False],
"unity": [True, False],
"xrpld": [True, False],
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ class Xrpl(ConanFile):
"rocksdb": True,
"shared": False,
"static": True,
"telemetry": False,
"tests": False,
"unity": False,
"xrpld": False,
@@ -142,8 +140,6 @@ class Xrpl(ConanFile):
self.requires("jemalloc/5.3.0")
if self.options.rocksdb:
self.requires("rocksdb/10.5.1")
if self.options.telemetry:
self.requires("opentelemetry-cpp/1.18.0")
self.requires("xxhash/0.8.3", **transitive_headers_opt)
exports_sources = (
@@ -172,7 +168,6 @@ class Xrpl(ConanFile):
tc.variables["rocksdb"] = self.options.rocksdb
tc.variables["BUILD_SHARED_LIBS"] = self.options.shared
tc.variables["static"] = self.options.static
tc.variables["telemetry"] = self.options.telemetry
tc.variables["unity"] = self.options.unity
tc.variables["xrpld"] = self.options.xrpld
tc.generate()
@@ -225,5 +220,3 @@ class Xrpl(ConanFile):
]
if self.options.rocksdb:
libxrpl.requires.append("rocksdb::librocksdb")
if self.options.telemetry:
libxrpl.requires.append("opentelemetry-cpp::opentelemetry-cpp")

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@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ words:
- gpgcheck
- gpgkey
- hotwallet
- hwaddress
- hwrap
- ifndef
- inequation
@@ -304,9 +305,3 @@ words:
- xrplf
- xxhash
- xxhasher
- xychart
- otelc
- zpages
- traceql
- Gantt
- gantt

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@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
version: "3.8"
services:
otel-collector:
image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:latest
command: ["--config=/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml"]
ports:
- "4317:4317" # OTLP gRPC
- "4318:4318" # OTLP HTTP
- "13133:13133" # Health check
volumes:
- ./otel-collector-config.yaml:/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml:ro
depends_on:
- jaeger
networks:
- rippled-telemetry
jaeger:
image: jaegertracing/all-in-one:latest
environment:
- COLLECTOR_OTLP_ENABLED=true
ports:
- "16686:16686" # Jaeger UI
- "14250:14250" # gRPC
networks:
- rippled-telemetry
grafana:
image: grafana/grafana:latest
environment:
- GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ENABLED=true
- GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ORG_ROLE=Admin
ports:
- "3000:3000"
volumes:
- ./grafana/provisioning:/etc/grafana/provisioning:ro
depends_on:
- jaeger
networks:
- rippled-telemetry
networks:
rippled-telemetry:
driver: bridge

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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
apiVersion: 1
datasources:
- name: Jaeger
type: jaeger
access: proxy
url: http://jaeger:16686

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@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
receivers:
otlp:
protocols:
grpc:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4317
http:
endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4318
processors:
batch:
timeout: 1s
send_batch_size: 100
exporters:
debug:
verbosity: detailed
otlp/jaeger:
endpoint: jaeger:4317
tls:
insecure: true
service:
pipelines:
traces:
receivers: [otlp]
processors: [batch]
exporters: [debug, otlp/jaeger]

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@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
#pragma once
#include <xrpl/basics/sanitizers.h>
#include <xrpl/beast/type_name.h>
#include <exception>
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ LogThrow(std::string const& title);
control to the next matching exception handler, if any.
Otherwise, std::terminate will be called.
*/
[[noreturn]] inline void
[[noreturn]] XRPL_NO_SANITIZE_ADDRESS inline void
Rethrow()
{
LogThrow("Re-throwing exception");
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ Rethrow()
}
template <class E, class... Args>
[[noreturn]] inline void
[[noreturn]] XRPL_NO_SANITIZE_ADDRESS inline void
Throw(Args&&... args)
{
static_assert(

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@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
// Helper to disable ASan/HwASan for specific functions
#if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__)
#define XRPL_NO_SANITIZE_ADDRESS __attribute__((no_sanitize("address", "hwaddress")))
#else
#define XRPL_NO_SANITIZE_ADDRESS
#endif

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@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ class Manager;
namespace perf {
class PerfLog;
}
namespace telemetry {
class Telemetry;
}
// This is temporary until we migrate all code to use ServiceRegistry.
class Application;
@@ -208,9 +205,6 @@ public:
virtual perf::PerfLog&
getPerfLog() = 0;
virtual telemetry::Telemetry&
getTelemetry() = 0;
// Configuration and state
virtual bool
isStopping() const = 0;

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@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
#pragma once
#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
#include <opentelemetry/trace/span.h>
#include <opentelemetry/trace/scope.h>
#include <opentelemetry/context/runtime_context.h>
#include <opentelemetry/nostd/shared_ptr.h>
#include <string_view>
#include <exception>
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
class SpanGuard
{
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span> span_;
opentelemetry::trace::Scope scope_;
public:
explicit SpanGuard(
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span> span)
: span_(std::move(span)), scope_(span_)
{
}
SpanGuard(SpanGuard const&) = delete;
SpanGuard& operator=(SpanGuard const&) = delete;
SpanGuard(SpanGuard&& other) noexcept
: span_(std::move(other.span_)), scope_(span_)
{
other.span_ = nullptr;
}
SpanGuard& operator=(SpanGuard&&) = delete;
~SpanGuard()
{
if (span_)
span_->End();
}
opentelemetry::trace::Span&
span()
{
return *span_;
}
opentelemetry::trace::Span const&
span() const
{
return *span_;
}
void
setOk()
{
span_->SetStatus(opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode::kOk);
}
void
setStatus(
opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode code,
std::string_view description = "")
{
span_->SetStatus(code, std::string(description));
}
template <typename T>
void
setAttribute(std::string_view key, T&& value)
{
span_->SetAttribute(
opentelemetry::nostd::string_view(key.data(), key.size()),
std::forward<T>(value));
}
void
addEvent(std::string_view name)
{
span_->AddEvent(std::string(name));
}
void
recordException(std::exception const& e)
{
span_->AddEvent("exception", {
{"exception.type", "std::exception"},
{"exception.message", std::string(e.what())}
});
span_->SetStatus(
opentelemetry::trace::StatusCode::kError, e.what());
}
opentelemetry::context::Context
context() const
{
return opentelemetry::context::RuntimeContext::GetCurrent();
}
};
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl
#endif // XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY

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@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
#pragma once
#include <xrpl/beast/utility/Journal.h>
#include <xrpl/basics/BasicConfig.h>
#include <chrono>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <string_view>
#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
#include <opentelemetry/trace/tracer.h>
#include <opentelemetry/trace/span.h>
#include <opentelemetry/context/context.h>
#include <opentelemetry/nostd/shared_ptr.h>
#endif
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
class Telemetry
{
public:
struct Setup
{
bool enabled = false;
std::string serviceName = "rippled";
std::string serviceVersion;
std::string serviceInstanceId;
std::string exporterType = "otlp_http";
std::string exporterEndpoint = "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces";
bool useTls = false;
std::string tlsCertPath;
double samplingRatio = 1.0;
std::uint32_t batchSize = 512;
std::chrono::milliseconds batchDelay{5000};
std::uint32_t maxQueueSize = 2048;
std::uint32_t networkId = 0;
std::string networkType = "mainnet";
bool traceTransactions = true;
bool traceConsensus = true;
bool traceRpc = true;
bool tracePeer = false;
bool traceLedger = true;
};
virtual ~Telemetry() = default;
virtual void start() = 0;
virtual void stop() = 0;
virtual bool isEnabled() const = 0;
virtual bool shouldTraceTransactions() const = 0;
virtual bool shouldTraceConsensus() const = 0;
virtual bool shouldTraceRpc() const = 0;
virtual bool shouldTracePeer() const = 0;
#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
virtual opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Tracer>
getTracer(std::string_view name = "rippled") = 0;
virtual opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span>
startSpan(
std::string_view name,
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind kind =
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind::kInternal) = 0;
virtual opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span>
startSpan(
std::string_view name,
opentelemetry::context::Context const& parentContext,
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind kind =
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind::kInternal) = 0;
#endif
};
std::unique_ptr<Telemetry>
make_Telemetry(Telemetry::Setup const& setup, beast::Journal journal);
Telemetry::Setup
setup_Telemetry(
Section const& section,
std::string const& nodePublicKey,
std::string const& version);
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl

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@@ -1,280 +0,0 @@
# OpenTelemetry Distributed Tracing for rippled
---
## Slide 1: Introduction
### What is OpenTelemetry?
OpenTelemetry is an open-source, CNCF-backed observability framework for distributed tracing, metrics, and logs.
### Why OpenTelemetry for rippled?
- **End-to-End Transaction Visibility**: Track transactions from submission → consensus → ledger inclusion
- **Cross-Node Correlation**: Follow requests across multiple independent nodes using a unique `trace_id`
- **Consensus Round Analysis**: Understand timing and behavior across validators
- **Incident Debugging**: Correlate events across distributed nodes during issues
```mermaid
flowchart LR
A["Node A<br/>tx.receive<br/>trace_id: abc123"] --> B["Node B<br/>tx.relay<br/>trace_id: abc123"] --> C["Node C<br/>tx.validate<br/>trace_id: abc123"] --> D["Node D<br/>ledger.apply<br/>trace_id: abc123"]
style A fill:#1565c0,stroke:#0d47a1,color:#fff
style B fill:#2e7d32,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#fff
style C fill:#2e7d32,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#fff
style D fill:#e65100,stroke:#bf360c,color:#fff
```
> **Trace ID: abc123** — All nodes share the same trace, enabling cross-node correlation.
---
## Slide 2: OpenTelemetry vs Open Source Alternatives
| Feature | OpenTelemetry | Jaeger | Zipkin | SkyWalking | Pinpoint | Prometheus |
| ------------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ------------------ | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- |
| **Tracing** | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | NO |
| **Metrics** | YES | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES |
| **Logs** | YES | NO | NO | YES | NO | NO |
| **C++ SDK** | YES Official | YES (Deprecated) | YES (Unmaintained) | NO | NO | YES |
| **Vendor Neutral** | YES Primary goal | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| **Instrumentation** | Manual + Auto | Manual | Manual | Auto-first | Auto-first | Manual |
| **Backend** | Any (exporters) | Self | Self | Self | Self | Self |
| **CNCF Status** | Incubating | Graduated | NO | Incubating | NO | Graduated |
> **Why OpenTelemetry?** It's the only actively maintained, full-featured C++ option with vendor neutrality — allowing export to Jaeger, Prometheus, Grafana, or any commercial backend without changing instrumentation.
---
## Slide 3: Comparison with rippled's Existing Solutions
### Current Observability Stack
| Aspect | PerfLog (JSON) | StatsD (Metrics) | OpenTelemetry (NEW) |
| --------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Type** | Logging | Metrics | Distributed Tracing |
| **Scope** | Single node | Single node | **Cross-node** |
| **Data** | JSON log entries | Counters, gauges | Spans with context |
| **Correlation** | By timestamp | By metric name | By `trace_id` |
| **Overhead** | Low (file I/O) | Low (UDP) | Low-Medium (configurable) |
| **Question Answered** | "What happened here?" | "How many? How fast?" | **"What was the journey?"** |
### Use Case Matrix
| Scenario | PerfLog | StatsD | OpenTelemetry |
| -------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | ------------- |
| "How many TXs per second?" | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| "Why was this specific TX slow?" | ⚠️ | ❌ | ✅ |
| "Which node delayed consensus?" | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| "Show TX journey across 5 nodes" | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
> **Key Insight**: OpenTelemetry **complements** (not replaces) existing systems.
---
## Slide 4: Architecture
### High-Level Integration Architecture
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph rippled["rippled Node"]
subgraph services["Core Services"]
direction LR
RPC["RPC Server<br/>(HTTP/WS)"] ~~~ Overlay["Overlay<br/>(P2P Network)"] ~~~ Consensus["Consensus<br/>(RCLConsensus)"]
end
Telemetry["Telemetry Module<br/>(OpenTelemetry SDK)"]
services --> Telemetry
end
Telemetry -->|OTLP/gRPC| Collector["OTel Collector"]
Collector --> Tempo["Grafana Tempo"]
Collector --> Jaeger["Jaeger"]
Collector --> Elastic["Elastic APM"]
style rippled fill:#424242,stroke:#212121,color:#fff
style services fill:#1565c0,stroke:#0d47a1,color:#fff
style Telemetry fill:#2e7d32,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#fff
style Collector fill:#e65100,stroke:#bf360c,color:#fff
```
### Context Propagation
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant NodeA as Node A
participant NodeB as Node B
Client->>NodeA: Submit TX (no context)
Note over NodeA: Creates trace_id: abc123<br/>span: tx.receive
NodeA->>NodeB: Relay TX<br/>(traceparent: abc123)
Note over NodeB: Links to trace_id: abc123<br/>span: tx.relay
```
- **HTTP/RPC**: W3C Trace Context headers (`traceparent`)
- **P2P Messages**: Protocol Buffer extension fields
---
## Slide 5: Implementation Plan
### 5-Phase Rollout (9 Weeks)
```mermaid
gantt
title Implementation Timeline
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
axisFormat Week %W
section Phase 1
Core Infrastructure :p1, 2024-01-01, 2w
section Phase 2
RPC Tracing :p2, after p1, 2w
section Phase 3
Transaction Tracing :p3, after p2, 2w
section Phase 4
Consensus Tracing :p4, after p3, 2w
section Phase 5
Documentation :p5, after p4, 1w
```
### Phase Details
| Phase | Focus | Key Deliverables | Effort |
| ----- | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| 1 | Core Infrastructure | SDK integration, Telemetry interface, Config | 10 days |
| 2 | RPC Tracing | HTTP context extraction, Handler spans | 10 days |
| 3 | Transaction Tracing | Protobuf context, P2P relay propagation | 10 days |
| 4 | Consensus Tracing | Round spans, Proposal/validation tracing | 10 days |
| 5 | Documentation | Runbook, Dashboards, Training | 7 days |
**Total Effort**: ~47 developer-days (2 developers)
---
## Slide 6: Performance Overhead
### Estimated System Impact
| Metric | Overhead | Notes |
| ----------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- |
| **CPU** | 1-3% | Span creation and attribute setting |
| **Memory** | 2-5 MB | Batch buffer for pending spans |
| **Network** | 10-50 KB/s | Compressed OTLP export to collector |
| **Latency (p99)** | <2% | With proper sampling configuration |
### Per-Message Overhead (Context Propagation)
Each P2P message carries trace context with the following overhead:
| Field | Size | Description |
| ------------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| `trace_id` | 16 bytes | Unique identifier for the entire trace |
| `span_id` | 8 bytes | Current span (becomes parent on receiver) |
| `trace_flags` | 4 bytes | Sampling decision flags |
| `trace_state` | 0-4 bytes | Optional vendor-specific data |
| **Total** | **~32 bytes** | **Added per traced P2P message** |
```mermaid
flowchart LR
subgraph msg["P2P Message with Trace Context"]
A["Original Message<br/>(variable size)"] --> B["+ TraceContext<br/>(~32 bytes)"]
end
subgraph breakdown["Context Breakdown"]
C["trace_id<br/>16 bytes"]
D["span_id<br/>8 bytes"]
E["flags<br/>4 bytes"]
F["state<br/>0-4 bytes"]
end
B --> breakdown
style A fill:#424242,stroke:#212121,color:#fff
style B fill:#2e7d32,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#fff
style C fill:#1565c0,stroke:#0d47a1,color:#fff
style D fill:#1565c0,stroke:#0d47a1,color:#fff
style E fill:#e65100,stroke:#bf360c,color:#fff
style F fill:#4a148c,stroke:#2e0d57,color:#fff
```
> **Note**: 32 bytes is negligible compared to typical transaction messages (hundreds to thousands of bytes)
### Mitigation Strategies
```mermaid
flowchart LR
A["Head Sampling<br/>10% default"] --> B["Tail Sampling<br/>Keep errors/slow"] --> C["Batch Export<br/>Reduce I/O"] --> D["Conditional Compile<br/>XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY"]
style A fill:#1565c0,stroke:#0d47a1,color:#fff
style B fill:#2e7d32,stroke:#1b5e20,color:#fff
style C fill:#e65100,stroke:#bf360c,color:#fff
style D fill:#4a148c,stroke:#2e0d57,color:#fff
```
### Kill Switches (Rollback Options)
1. **Config Disable**: Set `enabled=0` in config instant disable, no restart needed for sampling
2. **Rebuild**: Compile with `XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY=OFF` zero overhead (no-op)
3. **Full Revert**: Clean separation allows easy commit reversion
---
## Slide 7: Data Collection & Privacy
### What Data is Collected
| Category | Attributes Collected | Purpose |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- |
| **Transaction** | `tx.hash`, `tx.type`, `tx.result`, `tx.fee`, `ledger_index` | Trace transaction lifecycle |
| **Consensus** | `round`, `phase`, `mode`, `proposers`(public key or public node id), `duration_ms` | Analyze consensus timing |
| **RPC** | `command`, `version`, `status`, `duration_ms` | Monitor RPC performance |
| **Peer** | `peer.id`(public key), `latency_ms`, `message.type`, `message.size` | Network topology analysis |
| **Ledger** | `ledger.hash`, `ledger.index`, `close_time`, `tx_count` | Ledger progression tracking |
| **Job** | `job.type`, `queue_ms`, `worker` | JobQueue performance |
### What is NOT Collected (Privacy Guarantees)
```mermaid
flowchart LR
subgraph notCollected["❌ NOT Collected"]
direction LR
A["Private Keys"] ~~~ B["Account Balances"] ~~~ C["Transaction Amounts"]
end
subgraph alsoNot["❌ Also Excluded"]
direction LR
D["IP Addresses<br/>(configurable)"] ~~~ E["Personal Data"] ~~~ F["Raw TX Payloads"]
end
style A fill:#c62828,stroke:#8c2809,color:#fff
style B fill:#c62828,stroke:#8c2809,color:#fff
style C fill:#c62828,stroke:#8c2809,color:#fff
style D fill:#c62828,stroke:#8c2809,color:#fff
style E fill:#c62828,stroke:#8c2809,color:#fff
style F fill:#c62828,stroke:#8c2809,color:#fff
```
### Privacy Protection Mechanisms
| Mechanism | Description |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Account Hashing** | `xrpl.tx.account` is hashed at collector level before storage |
| **Configurable Redaction** | Sensitive fields can be excluded via config |
| **Sampling** | Only 10% of traces recorded by default (reduces exposure) |
| **Local Control** | Node operators control what gets exported |
| **No Raw Payloads** | Transaction content is never recorded, only metadata |
> **Key Principle**: Telemetry collects **operational metadata** (timing, counts, hashes) — never **sensitive content** (keys, balances, amounts).
---
_End of Presentation_

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@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Number::Guard::doRoundUp(
}
bringIntoRange(negative, mantissa, exponent, minMantissa);
if (exponent > maxExponent)
throw std::overflow_error(location);
Throw<std::overflow_error>(std::string(location));
}
template <UnsignedMantissa T>
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ Number::Guard::doRound(rep& drops, std::string location)
// or "(maxRep + 1) / 10", neither of which will round up when
// converting to rep, though the latter might overflow _before_
// rounding.
throw std::overflow_error(location); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
Throw<std::overflow_error>(std::string(location)); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
}
++drops;
}

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@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
#include <xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h>
#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
#include <opentelemetry/trace/noop.h>
#endif
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
namespace {
class NullTelemetry : public Telemetry
{
Setup setup_;
public:
explicit NullTelemetry(Setup const& setup) : setup_(setup)
{
}
void
start() override
{
}
void
stop() override
{
}
bool
isEnabled() const override
{
return false;
}
bool
shouldTraceTransactions() const override
{
return false;
}
bool
shouldTraceConsensus() const override
{
return false;
}
bool
shouldTraceRpc() const override
{
return false;
}
bool
shouldTracePeer() const override
{
return false;
}
#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Tracer>
getTracer(std::string_view) override
{
static auto noopTracer =
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Tracer>(
new opentelemetry::trace::NoopTracer());
return noopTracer;
}
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span>
startSpan(std::string_view, opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind) override
{
return opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span>(
new opentelemetry::trace::NoopSpan(nullptr));
}
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span>
startSpan(
std::string_view,
opentelemetry::context::Context const&,
opentelemetry::trace::SpanKind) override
{
return opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<opentelemetry::trace::Span>(
new opentelemetry::trace::NoopSpan(nullptr));
}
#endif
};
} // namespace
// When XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY is off OR setup.enabled is false,
// return NullTelemetry
#ifndef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
std::unique_ptr<Telemetry>
make_Telemetry(Telemetry::Setup const& setup, beast::Journal)
{
return std::make_unique<NullTelemetry>(setup);
}
#endif
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl

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@@ -1,272 +0,0 @@
#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
#include <xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h>
#include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
#include <opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/otlp_http_exporter_factory.h>
#include <opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/otlp_http_exporter_options.h>
#include <opentelemetry/sdk/resource/semantic_conventions.h>
#include <opentelemetry/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor_factory.h>
#include <opentelemetry/sdk/trace/batch_span_processor_options.h>
#include <opentelemetry/sdk/trace/sampler.h>
#include <opentelemetry/sdk/trace/samplers/trace_id_ratio.h>
#include <opentelemetry/sdk/trace/tracer_provider.h>
#include <opentelemetry/sdk/trace/tracer_provider_factory.h>
#include <opentelemetry/trace/noop.h>
#include <opentelemetry/trace/provider.h>
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
namespace {
namespace trace_api = opentelemetry::trace;
namespace trace_sdk = opentelemetry::sdk::trace;
namespace otlp_http = opentelemetry::exporter::otlp;
namespace resource = opentelemetry::sdk::resource;
// A no-op implementation used when XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY is defined
// but setup.enabled is false. This lives in the anonymous namespace
// so there is no ODR conflict with the NullTelemetry in
// NullTelemetry.cpp (which also lives in its own anonymous namespace).
class NullTelemetryOtel : public Telemetry
{
Setup setup_;
public:
explicit NullTelemetryOtel(Setup const& setup) : setup_(setup)
{
}
void
start() override
{
}
void
stop() override
{
}
bool
isEnabled() const override
{
return false;
}
bool
shouldTraceTransactions() const override
{
return false;
}
bool
shouldTraceConsensus() const override
{
return false;
}
bool
shouldTraceRpc() const override
{
return false;
}
bool
shouldTracePeer() const override
{
return false;
}
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Tracer>
getTracer(std::string_view) override
{
static auto noopTracer =
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Tracer>(
new trace_api::NoopTracer());
return noopTracer;
}
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Span>
startSpan(std::string_view, trace_api::SpanKind) override
{
return opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Span>(
new trace_api::NoopSpan(nullptr));
}
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Span>
startSpan(
std::string_view,
opentelemetry::context::Context const&,
trace_api::SpanKind) override
{
return opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Span>(
new trace_api::NoopSpan(nullptr));
}
};
class TelemetryImpl : public Telemetry
{
Setup setup_;
beast::Journal journal_;
std::shared_ptr<trace_sdk::TracerProvider> sdkProvider_;
public:
TelemetryImpl(Setup const& setup, beast::Journal journal)
: setup_(setup), journal_(journal)
{
}
void
start() override
{
JLOG(journal_.info())
<< "Telemetry starting: endpoint=" << setup_.exporterEndpoint
<< " sampling=" << setup_.samplingRatio;
// Configure OTLP HTTP exporter
otlp_http::OtlpHttpExporterOptions exporterOpts;
exporterOpts.url = setup_.exporterEndpoint;
if (setup_.useTls)
exporterOpts.ssl_ca_cert_path = setup_.tlsCertPath;
auto exporter =
otlp_http::OtlpHttpExporterFactory::Create(exporterOpts);
// Configure batch processor
trace_sdk::BatchSpanProcessorOptions processorOpts;
processorOpts.max_queue_size = setup_.maxQueueSize;
processorOpts.schedule_delay_millis =
std::chrono::milliseconds(setup_.batchDelay);
processorOpts.max_export_batch_size = setup_.batchSize;
auto processor =
trace_sdk::BatchSpanProcessorFactory::Create(
std::move(exporter), processorOpts);
// Configure resource attributes
auto resourceAttrs = resource::Resource::Create({
{resource::SemanticConventions::kServiceName,
setup_.serviceName},
{resource::SemanticConventions::kServiceVersion,
setup_.serviceVersion},
{resource::SemanticConventions::kServiceInstanceId,
setup_.serviceInstanceId},
{"xrpl.network.id",
static_cast<int64_t>(setup_.networkId)},
{"xrpl.network.type", setup_.networkType},
});
// Configure sampler
auto sampler =
std::make_unique<trace_sdk::TraceIdRatioBasedSampler>(
setup_.samplingRatio);
// Create TracerProvider
sdkProvider_ =
trace_sdk::TracerProviderFactory::Create(
std::move(processor),
resourceAttrs,
std::move(sampler));
// Set as global provider
trace_api::Provider::SetTracerProvider(
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::TracerProvider>(
sdkProvider_));
JLOG(journal_.info()) << "Telemetry started successfully";
}
void
stop() override
{
JLOG(journal_.info()) << "Telemetry stopping";
if (sdkProvider_)
{
// Force flush before shutdown
sdkProvider_->ForceFlush();
sdkProvider_.reset();
trace_api::Provider::SetTracerProvider(
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::TracerProvider>(
new trace_api::NoopTracerProvider()));
}
JLOG(journal_.info()) << "Telemetry stopped";
}
bool
isEnabled() const override
{
return true;
}
bool
shouldTraceTransactions() const override
{
return setup_.traceTransactions;
}
bool
shouldTraceConsensus() const override
{
return setup_.traceConsensus;
}
bool
shouldTraceRpc() const override
{
return setup_.traceRpc;
}
bool
shouldTracePeer() const override
{
return setup_.tracePeer;
}
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Tracer>
getTracer(std::string_view name) override
{
if (!sdkProvider_)
return trace_api::Provider::GetTracerProvider()->GetTracer(
std::string(name));
return sdkProvider_->GetTracer(std::string(name));
}
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Span>
startSpan(std::string_view name, trace_api::SpanKind kind) override
{
auto tracer = getTracer("rippled");
trace_api::StartSpanOptions opts;
opts.kind = kind;
return tracer->StartSpan(std::string(name), opts);
}
opentelemetry::nostd::shared_ptr<trace_api::Span>
startSpan(
std::string_view name,
opentelemetry::context::Context const& parentContext,
trace_api::SpanKind kind) override
{
auto tracer = getTracer("rippled");
trace_api::StartSpanOptions opts;
opts.kind = kind;
opts.parent = parentContext;
return tracer->StartSpan(std::string(name), opts);
}
};
} // namespace
std::unique_ptr<Telemetry>
make_Telemetry(Telemetry::Setup const& setup, beast::Journal journal)
{
if (setup.enabled)
return std::make_unique<TelemetryImpl>(setup, journal);
return std::make_unique<NullTelemetryOtel>(setup);
}
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl
#endif // XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY

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@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
#include <xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h>
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
Telemetry::Setup
setup_Telemetry(
Section const& section,
std::string const& nodePublicKey,
std::string const& version)
{
Telemetry::Setup setup;
setup.enabled = section.value_or<int>("enabled", 0) != 0;
setup.serviceName = section.value_or<std::string>("service_name", "rippled");
setup.serviceVersion = version;
setup.serviceInstanceId =
section.value_or<std::string>("service_instance_id", nodePublicKey);
setup.exporterType =
section.value_or<std::string>("exporter", "otlp_http");
setup.exporterEndpoint = section.value_or<std::string>(
"endpoint", "http://localhost:4318/v1/traces");
setup.useTls = section.value_or<int>("use_tls", 0) != 0;
setup.tlsCertPath =
section.value_or<std::string>("tls_ca_cert", "");
setup.samplingRatio = section.value_or<double>("sampling_ratio", 1.0);
setup.batchSize =
section.value_or<std::uint32_t>("batch_size", 512u);
setup.batchDelay = std::chrono::milliseconds{
section.value_or<std::uint32_t>("batch_delay_ms", 5000u)};
setup.maxQueueSize =
section.value_or<std::uint32_t>("max_queue_size", 2048u);
setup.traceTransactions =
section.value_or<int>("trace_transactions", 1) != 0;
setup.traceConsensus =
section.value_or<int>("trace_consensus", 1) != 0;
setup.traceRpc = section.value_or<int>("trace_rpc", 1) != 0;
setup.tracePeer = section.value_or<int>("trace_peer", 0) != 0;
setup.traceLedger = section.value_or<int>("trace_ledger", 1) != 0;
return setup;
}
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl

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@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
#include <xrpl/resource/Fees.h>
#include <xrpl/server/LoadFeeTrack.h>
#include <xrpl/server/Wallet.h>
#include <xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h>
#include <xrpl/tx/apply.h>
#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ public:
beast::Journal m_journal;
std::unique_ptr<perf::PerfLog> perfLog_;
std::unique_ptr<telemetry::Telemetry> telemetry_;
Application::MutexType m_masterMutex;
// Required by the SHAMapStore
@@ -252,50 +250,45 @@ public:
, m_journal(logs_->journal("Application"))
// PerfLog must be started before any other threads are launched.
, perfLog_(perf::make_PerfLog(
perf::setup_PerfLog(config_->section("perf"), config_->CONFIG_DIR),
*this,
logs_->journal("PerfLog"),
[this] { signalStop("PerfLog"); }))
, telemetry_(telemetry::make_Telemetry(
telemetry::setup_Telemetry(
config_->section("telemetry"),
"", // nodePublicKey not yet available at this point
BuildInfo::getVersionString()),
logs_->journal("Telemetry")))
, perfLog_(
perf::make_PerfLog(
perf::setup_PerfLog(config_->section("perf"), config_->CONFIG_DIR),
*this,
logs_->journal("PerfLog"),
[this] { signalStop("PerfLog"); }))
, m_txMaster(*this)
, m_collectorManager(
make_CollectorManager(config_->section(SECTION_INSIGHT), logs_->journal("Collector")))
, m_jobQueue(std::make_unique<JobQueue>(
[](std::unique_ptr<Config> const& config) {
if (config->standalone() && !config->FORCE_MULTI_THREAD)
return 1;
, m_jobQueue(
std::make_unique<JobQueue>(
[](std::unique_ptr<Config> const& config) {
if (config->standalone() && !config->FORCE_MULTI_THREAD)
return 1;
if (config->WORKERS)
return config->WORKERS;
if (config->WORKERS)
return config->WORKERS;
auto count = static_cast<int>(std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
auto count = static_cast<int>(std::thread::hardware_concurrency());
// Be more aggressive about the number of threads to use
// for the job queue if the server is configured as
// "large" or "huge" if there are enough cores.
if (config->NODE_SIZE >= 4 && count >= 16)
count = 6 + std::min(count, 8);
else if (config->NODE_SIZE >= 3 && count >= 8)
count = 4 + std::min(count, 6);
else
count = 2 + std::min(count, 4);
// Be more aggressive about the number of threads to use
// for the job queue if the server is configured as
// "large" or "huge" if there are enough cores.
if (config->NODE_SIZE >= 4 && count >= 16)
count = 6 + std::min(count, 8);
else if (config->NODE_SIZE >= 3 && count >= 8)
count = 4 + std::min(count, 6);
else
count = 2 + std::min(count, 4);
return count;
}(config_),
m_collectorManager->group("jobq"),
logs_->journal("JobQueue"),
*logs_,
*perfLog_))
return count;
}(config_),
m_collectorManager->group("jobq"),
logs_->journal("JobQueue"),
*logs_,
*perfLog_))
, m_nodeStoreScheduler(*m_jobQueue)
@@ -330,16 +323,18 @@ public:
, m_orderBookDB(make_OrderBookDB(*this, {config_->PATH_SEARCH_MAX, config_->standalone()}))
, m_pathRequests(std::make_unique<PathRequests>(
*this,
logs_->journal("PathRequest"),
m_collectorManager->collector()))
, m_pathRequests(
std::make_unique<PathRequests>(
*this,
logs_->journal("PathRequest"),
m_collectorManager->collector()))
, m_ledgerMaster(std::make_unique<LedgerMaster>(
*this,
stopwatch(),
m_collectorManager->collector(),
logs_->journal("LedgerMaster")))
, m_ledgerMaster(
std::make_unique<LedgerMaster>(
*this,
stopwatch(),
m_collectorManager->collector(),
logs_->journal("LedgerMaster")))
, ledgerCleaner_(make_LedgerCleaner(*this, logs_->journal("LedgerCleaner")))
@@ -355,10 +350,11 @@ public:
gotTXSet(set, fromAcquire);
}))
, m_ledgerReplayer(std::make_unique<LedgerReplayer>(
*this,
*m_inboundLedgers,
make_PeerSetBuilder(*this)))
, m_ledgerReplayer(
std::make_unique<LedgerReplayer>(
*this,
*m_inboundLedgers,
make_PeerSetBuilder(*this)))
, m_acceptedLedgerCache(
"AcceptedLedger",
@@ -389,13 +385,14 @@ public:
, publisherManifests_(std::make_unique<ManifestCache>(logs_->journal("ManifestCache")))
, validators_(std::make_unique<ValidatorList>(
*validatorManifests_,
*publisherManifests_,
*timeKeeper_,
config_->legacy("database_path"),
logs_->journal("ValidatorList"),
config_->VALIDATION_QUORUM))
, validators_(
std::make_unique<ValidatorList>(
*validatorManifests_,
*publisherManifests_,
*timeKeeper_,
config_->legacy("database_path"),
logs_->journal("ValidatorList"),
config_->VALIDATION_QUORUM))
, validatorSites_(std::make_unique<ValidatorSite>(*this))
@@ -620,12 +617,6 @@ public:
return *perfLog_;
}
telemetry::Telemetry&
getTelemetry() override
{
return *telemetry_;
}
NodeCache&
getTempNodeCache() override
{
@@ -895,8 +886,9 @@ public:
}))
{
using namespace std::chrono;
sweepTimer_.expires_after(seconds{
config_->SWEEP_INTERVAL.value_or(config_->getValueFor(SizedItem::sweepInterval))});
sweepTimer_.expires_after(
seconds{config_->SWEEP_INTERVAL.value_or(
config_->getValueFor(SizedItem::sweepInterval))});
sweepTimer_.async_wait(std::move(*optionalCountedHandler));
}
}
@@ -1471,7 +1463,6 @@ ApplicationImp::start(bool withTimers)
ledgerCleaner_->start();
perfLog_->start();
telemetry_->start();
}
void
@@ -1562,7 +1553,6 @@ ApplicationImp::run()
ledgerCleaner_->stop();
m_nodeStore->stop();
perfLog_->stop();
telemetry_->stop();
JLOG(m_journal.info()) << "Done.";
}

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@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
#include <xrpld/rpc/Role.h>
#include <xrpld/rpc/detail/Handler.h>
#include <xrpld/rpc/detail/Tuning.h>
#include <xrpld/telemetry/TracingInstrumentation.h>
#include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
#include <xrpl/core/JobQueue.h>
@@ -158,11 +157,6 @@ template <class Object, class Method>
Status
callMethod(JsonContext& context, Method method, std::string const& name, Object& result)
{
XRPL_TRACE_RPC(context.app.getTelemetry(), "rpc.command." + name);
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.command", name.c_str());
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.version", static_cast<int64_t>(context.apiVersion));
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.role", (context.role == Role::ADMIN ? "admin" : "user"));
static std::atomic<std::uint64_t> requestId{0};
auto& perfLog = context.app.getPerfLog();
std::uint64_t const curId = ++requestId;
@@ -178,15 +172,12 @@ callMethod(JsonContext& context, Method method, std::string const& name, Object&
JLOG(context.j.debug()) << "RPC call " << name << " completed in "
<< ((end - start).count() / 1000000000.0) << "seconds";
perfLog.rpcFinish(name, curId);
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.status", "success");
return ret;
}
catch (std::exception& e)
{
perfLog.rpcError(name, curId);
JLOG(context.j.info()) << "Caught throw: " << e.what();
XRPL_TRACE_EXCEPTION(e);
XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR("xrpl.rpc.status", "error");
if (context.loadType == Resource::feeReferenceRPC)
context.loadType = Resource::feeExceptionRPC;

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@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
#include <xrpld/rpc/detail/Tuning.h>
#include <xrpld/rpc/detail/WSInfoSub.h>
#include <xrpld/rpc/json_body.h>
#include <xrpld/telemetry/TracingInstrumentation.h>
#include <xrpl/basics/Log.h>
#include <xrpl/basics/base64.h>
@@ -268,8 +267,6 @@ buffers_to_string(ConstBufferSequence const& bs)
void
ServerHandler::onRequest(Session& session)
{
XRPL_TRACE_RPC(app_.getTelemetry(), "rpc.request");
// Make sure RPC is enabled on the port
if (session.port().protocol.count("http") == 0 && session.port().protocol.count("https") == 0)
{
@@ -381,7 +378,6 @@ ServerHandler::processSession(
std::shared_ptr<JobQueue::Coro> const& coro,
Json::Value const& jv)
{
XRPL_TRACE_RPC(app_.getTelemetry(), "rpc.ws_message");
auto is = std::static_pointer_cast<WSInfoSub>(session->appDefined);
if (is->getConsumer().disconnect(m_journal))
{
@@ -570,7 +566,6 @@ ServerHandler::processRequest(
std::string_view forwardedFor,
std::string_view user)
{
XRPL_TRACE_RPC(app_.getTelemetry(), "rpc.process");
auto rpcJ = app_.journal("RPC");
Json::Value jsonOrig;

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@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
#pragma once
#ifdef XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY
#include <xrpl/telemetry/Telemetry.h>
#include <xrpl/telemetry/SpanGuard.h>
#include <optional>
namespace xrpl {
namespace telemetry {
// Start a span that is automatically ended when guard goes out of scope
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN(_tel_obj_, _span_name_) \
auto _xrpl_span_ = (_tel_obj_).startSpan(_span_name_); \
::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard _xrpl_guard_(_xrpl_span_)
// Start a span with specific kind
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN_KIND(_tel_obj_, _span_name_, _span_kind_) \
auto _xrpl_span_ = (_tel_obj_).startSpan(_span_name_, _span_kind_); \
::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard _xrpl_guard_(_xrpl_span_)
// Conditional span for RPC tracing
#define XRPL_TRACE_RPC(_tel_obj_, _span_name_) \
std::optional<::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard> _xrpl_guard_; \
if ((_tel_obj_).shouldTraceRpc()) { \
_xrpl_guard_.emplace((_tel_obj_).startSpan(_span_name_)); \
}
// Conditional span for transaction tracing
#define XRPL_TRACE_TX(_tel_obj_, _span_name_) \
std::optional<::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard> _xrpl_guard_; \
if ((_tel_obj_).shouldTraceTransactions()) { \
_xrpl_guard_.emplace((_tel_obj_).startSpan(_span_name_)); \
}
// Conditional span for consensus tracing
#define XRPL_TRACE_CONSENSUS(_tel_obj_, _span_name_) \
std::optional<::xrpl::telemetry::SpanGuard> _xrpl_guard_; \
if ((_tel_obj_).shouldTraceConsensus()) { \
_xrpl_guard_.emplace((_tel_obj_).startSpan(_span_name_)); \
}
// Set attribute on current span (if exists)
#define XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR(key, value) \
if (_xrpl_guard_.has_value()) { \
_xrpl_guard_->setAttribute(key, value); \
}
// Record exception on current span
#define XRPL_TRACE_EXCEPTION(e) \
if (_xrpl_guard_.has_value()) { \
_xrpl_guard_->recordException(e); \
}
} // namespace telemetry
} // namespace xrpl
#else // XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY not defined
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN(_tel_obj_, _span_name_) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_SPAN_KIND(_tel_obj_, _span_name_, _span_kind_) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_RPC(_tel_obj_, _span_name_) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_TX(_tel_obj_, _span_name_) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_CONSENSUS(_tel_obj_, _span_name_) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_SET_ATTR(key, value) ((void)0)
#define XRPL_TRACE_EXCEPTION(e) ((void)0)
#endif // XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY