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Implemented as a reusable Fluent Bit core feature, with no lib/cmetrics or other bundled-library changes.

This PR depends on fluent/cmetrics#299.

Key changes:

  • Added the core OTLP metric batching API in flb_opentelemetry_metrics_batch.c.
  • Exposed APIs for encoded OTLP, struct cmt, and CMetrics MessagePack in flb_opentelemetry.h.
  • Preserves resource, scope, metric metadata, and supports gauge, sum, histogram, exponential histogram, and summary data points.
  • Added metrics_max_datapoints; 0 retains existing unlimited behavior.
  • Kept out_opentelemetry as a thin consumer of the core API.
  • Corrected HTTP/2 connection recycling exposed by sending multiple gRPC requests.
  • Added boundary, invalid-payload, all-metric-type, HTTP, and gRPC coverage.

Example:

[OUTPUT]
    Name                    opentelemetry
    Match                   *
    metrics_max_datapoints  1000

Verification passed:

  • Build: cmake --build build-codex-otel --target fluent-bit-bin flb-it-opentelemetry -j8
  • Internal: ctest --test-dir build-codex-otel -R flb-it-opentelemetry --output-on-failure — passed
  • Integration: tests/integration/.venv/Scripts/python.exe -m pytest tests/integration/scenarios/out_opentelemetry/tests/test_out_opentelemetry_001.py -k metrics_max_datapoints -q — 2 passed
  • HTTP and gRPC both produced three requests containing 4, 4, and 3 data points.
  • git diff --check — passed

Closes #12247.


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  • New Features

    • OpenTelemetry metrics exports can now be split into batches with a configurable maximum number of data points.
    • Added metrics_max_datapoints, defaulting to unlimited, with validation for invalid values.
    • Supports batching across HTTP and gRPC exports while preserving metric and resource associations.
    • Partially successful exports no longer resend data that was already accepted.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of encoding, allocation, and connection recycling failures.
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    • Added coverage for batching, metric types, empty payloads, and partial-success responses.

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The OpenTelemetry output adds configurable metric batching by data-point count. The implementation preserves OTLP resource and scope metadata, handles partial export responses without retries, and adds internal and integration coverage for HTTP and gRPC transports.

Changes

Metrics batching

Layer / File(s) Summary
Batching API and protobuf implementation
lib/cmetrics/include/cmetrics/cmt_encode_opentelemetry.h, lib/cmetrics/src/cmt_encode_opentelemetry_batch.c, lib/cmetrics/src/CMakeLists.txt
Adds APIs to create, split, serialize, count, and destroy OTLP metric batches. Supported metric types and resource/scope metadata are preserved.
Output configuration and export flow
plugins/out_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.h, plugins/out_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.c
Adds metrics_max_datapoints, validates negative values, submits bounded batches sequentially, maps encoding failures, and suppresses retries after prior batch success.
Batching validation
tests/internal/opentelemetry.c, tests/integration/scenarios/out_opentelemetry/config/*, tests/integration/scenarios/out_opentelemetry/tests/test_out_opentelemetry_001.py, tests/integration/src/server/otlp_server.py, tests/integration/README.md
Adds coverage for metric types, empty contexts, HTTP and gRPC batching, resource associations, and sequential partial-success responses.

HTTP/2 connection recycling

Layer / File(s) Summary
HTTP/2 session connection handling
src/flb_http_client.c
Recycles the acquired upstream connection after keepalive is disabled during HTTP/2 session creation.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 85dba

The PR adds metric batching and splitting while preserving unlimited behavior by default. It is mergeable with owner awareness that large metric volumes may incur avoidable allocation overhead and that the vendored encoder still needs upstream synchronization.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MetricsInput
  participant OpenTelemetryOutput
  participant BatchEncoder
  participant OTLPServer
  MetricsInput->>OpenTelemetryOutput: metric payload
  OpenTelemetryOutput->>BatchEncoder: payload and metrics_max_datapoints
  BatchEncoder-->>OpenTelemetryOutput: ordered metric batches
  OpenTelemetryOutput->>OTLPServer: post each batch
  OTLPServer-->>OpenTelemetryOutput: response status
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The implementation satisfies issue #12247 by adding configurable metrics batching, preserving unlimited behavior at 0, and validating HTTP/gRPC splitting.
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tests/internal/opentelemetry.c (1)

2966-2994: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for metrics with no data points.

The splitting loop in flb_opentelemetry_metrics_proto_batches_create has a dedicated path for data_point_count == 0 (it calls batch_add_metric with count 0), and metric_data_point_count has a path for OPENTELEMETRY__PROTO__METRICS__V1__METRIC__DATA__NOT_SET. Neither path is exercised.

Extend this fixture with one metric that has n_data_points == 0 and one metric with an unset data_case. Then assert that the batch count and the data point totals stay unchanged, and that the empty metrics are still present in the output.

Based on coding guidelines: "Validate both success and failure paths, including invalid payloads, boundary sizes, and null or missing fields."

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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@tests/internal/opentelemetry.c` around lines 2966 - 2994, Extend the fixture
constructing the metrics request to include one metric with n_data_points set to
0 and another whose data_case is
OPENTELEMETRY__PROTO__METRICS__V1__METRIC__DATA__NOT_SET. Keep the existing
batch totals and data-point assertions, add checks that the batch count and
totals remain unchanged, and verify both empty metrics are retained in the
resulting batches.

Source: Coding guidelines

plugins/out_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.c (1)

768-780: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Report which batch failed, and document the resend behavior.

If batch n fails after batches 0..n-1 succeeded, the function returns the failure for the complete chunk. The engine then retries the complete chunk, so the already accepted batches are sent again. The backend receives duplicate data points.

The at-least-once semantics are expected in Fluent Bit, but the current code gives no signal about it. Add an error log with the batch index and the total count, so operators can correlate duplicates with a partial export.

♻️ Proposed change
         if (result != FLB_OK) {
+            flb_plg_error(ctx->ins,
+                          "metrics batch %zu of %zu failed; previously accepted "
+                          "batches will be resent on retry",
+                          index + 1, batches->count);
             break;
         }
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In `@plugins/out_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.c` around lines 768 - 780, Update the
batch loop in the surrounding export function to log an error when
opentelemetry_post fails, including the failed batch index and total batches
count. Keep returning the failure for the complete chunk so Fluent Bit retries
it, and document that previously accepted batches may be resent under the
existing at-least-once behavior.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/opentelemetry/flb_opentelemetry_metrics_batch.c`:
- Around line 763-785: Update flb_opentelemetry_metrics_to_otlp_proto_batches
and flb_opentelemetry_metrics_msgpack_to_otlp_proto_batches to share a helper
for empty encoded payloads. When the encoder returns a zero-length payload,
return an empty batch collection with success instead of calling
flb_opentelemetry_metrics_proto_batches_create; preserve existing error handling
for NULL payloads and normal batching for non-empty payloads.
- Around line 342-344: Update metric_data_point_count to treat an unrecognized
data_case as zero data points instead of returning
FLB_OPENTELEMETRY_OTLP_PROTO_INVALID_ARGUMENT. Preserve the existing counts for
the five supported types so flb_opentelemetry_metrics_proto_batches_create
forwards unsupported metrics using the existing metric_view_create behavior.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@plugins/out_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.c`:
- Around line 768-780: Update the batch loop in the surrounding export function
to log an error when opentelemetry_post fails, including the failed batch index
and total batches count. Keep returning the failure for the complete chunk so
Fluent Bit retries it, and document that previously accepted batches may be
resent under the existing at-least-once behavior.

In `@tests/internal/opentelemetry.c`:
- Around line 2966-2994: Extend the fixture constructing the metrics request to
include one metric with n_data_points set to 0 and another whose data_case is
OPENTELEMETRY__PROTO__METRICS__V1__METRIC__DATA__NOT_SET. Keep the existing
batch totals and data-point assertions, add checks that the batch count and
totals remain unchanged, and verify both empty metrics are retained in the
resulting batches.
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Actionable comments posted: 3

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tests/internal/opentelemetry.c (1)

2757-2757: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use the required C control-block brace style.

Put the opening brace on the next line for each changed for and if block in this file.

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rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@tests/internal/opentelemetry.c` at line 2757, Update the changed for and if
control blocks in the OpenTelemetry test code to place each opening brace on the
following line, including the loop beginning with index = 0. Preserve the
existing block logic and indentation.

Source: Coding guidelines

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Inline comments:
In
`@tests/integration/scenarios/out_opentelemetry/tests/test_out_opentelemetry_001.py`:
- Around line 1030-1042: Strengthen the assertions in the test around
metrics_seen so the first two export requests each contain exactly four points
and their series sets are exactly {0,1,2,3} and {4,5,6,7}, respectively. Also
assert that series IDs 8, 9, and 10 do not appear in any exported request,
replacing the insufficient disjointness-only check.
- Around line 539-619: Validate resource and scope metadata preservation across
batches: in
tests/integration/scenarios/out_opentelemetry/tests/test_out_opentelemetry_001.py
lines 539-619, add distinct resource and scope schema URLs, have
iter_metric_points_with_resource return scope metadata alongside each point, and
assert every point retains its resource and scope association; in
tests/internal/opentelemetry.c lines 2900-3065, add distinct resource and scope
metadata to the input request and assert every decoded batch preserves it.

In `@tests/internal/opentelemetry.c`:
- Around line 2921-2955: Expand the test setup around the gauge, sum, histogram,
exponential histogram, and summary metrics so each contains more data points
than max_data_points, then exercise offset-based splitting for every metric
type. Assert each decoded batch retains the expected points and all associated
metric fields, including names, data cases, and type-specific values.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@tests/internal/opentelemetry.c`:
- Line 2757: Update the changed for and if control blocks in the OpenTelemetry
test code to place each opening brace on the following line, including the loop
beginning with index = 0. Preserve the existing block logic and indentation.
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lib/cmetrics/src/cmt_encode_opentelemetry_batch.c (1)

135-160: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider geometric growth for the append helpers.

batches_append reallocates the array by one element on each call. batch_add_resource (Lines 185-192), batch_add_scope (Lines 239-245), and batch_add_metric (Lines 463-469) use the same pattern. With a small metrics_max_datapoints and a large metric volume, the batch count and the per-batch metric count both grow large, so the copying cost becomes quadratic. Track a capacity field and double it instead.

The alloc-size-overflow-c warnings at these four sites are false positives. The count >= SIZE_MAX / sizeof(...) guards bound the product.

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In `@lib/cmetrics/src/cmt_encode_opentelemetry_batch.c` around lines 135 - 160,
Update batches_append, batch_add_resource, batch_add_scope, and batch_add_metric
to use capacity fields with geometric growth: when the current capacity is
exhausted, increase it by doubling and reallocating the array to the new
capacity, while preserving the existing overflow checks and allocation error
handling. Keep count updates and element initialization unchanged, and add or
initialize the required capacity state consistently for each collection.

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lib/cmetrics/src/CMakeLists.txt (1)

29-29: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial

Upstream the CMetrics batch encoder before merging.

lib/cmetrics/src/CMakeLists.txt defines only cmetrics-static, and the new file is in its ${src} list. Upstream CMetrics master has no corresponding source-list entry. Land the change upstream, then update the vendored files from that revision. lib/cmetrics is not a submodule, so do not add a submodule pin.

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In `@lib/cmetrics/src/CMakeLists.txt` at line 29, Update the vendored CMetrics
sources so cmt_encode_opentelemetry_batch.c and its CMakeLists.txt source-list
change come from an upstream CMetrics revision, then synchronize the
corresponding files in lib/cmetrics. Do not add a submodule pin, since
lib/cmetrics is not a submodule.
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In `@lib/cmetrics/src/CMakeLists.txt`:
- Line 29: Update the vendored CMetrics sources so
cmt_encode_opentelemetry_batch.c and its CMakeLists.txt source-list change come
from an upstream CMetrics revision, then synchronize the corresponding files in
lib/cmetrics. Do not add a submodule pin, since lib/cmetrics is not a submodule.

In `@lib/cmetrics/src/cmt_encode_opentelemetry_batch.c`:
- Around line 135-160: Update batches_append, batch_add_resource,
batch_add_scope, and batch_add_metric to use capacity fields with geometric
growth: when the current capacity is exhausted, increase it by doubling and
reallocating the array to the new capacity, while preserving the existing
overflow checks and allocation error handling. Keep count updates and element
initialization unchanged, and add or initialize the required capacity state
consistently for each collection.

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