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public enum Span . SpanKind extends Enum<Span . SpanKind > implements ProtocolMessageEnum
Type of span. Can be used to specify additional relationships between spans
in addition to a parent/child relationship.
Protobuf enum google.devtools.cloudtrace.v2.Span.SpanKind
Static Fields
Name
Description
CLIENT
Indicates that the span covers the client-side wrapper around an RPC or
other remote request.
CLIENT = 3;
CLIENT_VALUE
Indicates that the span covers the client-side wrapper around an RPC or
other remote request.
CLIENT = 3;
CONSUMER
Indicates that the span describes consumer receiving a message from a
broker. Unlike client and server, there is no direct critical path
latency relationship between producer and consumer spans (e.g. receiving
a message from a pubsub service subscription).
CONSUMER = 5;
CONSUMER_VALUE
Indicates that the span describes consumer receiving a message from a
broker. Unlike client and server, there is no direct critical path
latency relationship between producer and consumer spans (e.g. receiving
a message from a pubsub service subscription).
CONSUMER = 5;
INTERNAL
Indicates that the span is used internally. Default value.
INTERNAL = 1;
INTERNAL_VALUE
Indicates that the span is used internally. Default value.
INTERNAL = 1;
PRODUCER
Indicates that the span describes producer sending a message to a broker.
Unlike client and server, there is no direct critical path latency
relationship between producer and consumer spans (e.g. publishing a
message to a pubsub service).
PRODUCER = 4;
PRODUCER_VALUE
Indicates that the span describes producer sending a message to a broker.
Unlike client and server, there is no direct critical path latency
relationship between producer and consumer spans (e.g. publishing a
message to a pubsub service).
PRODUCER = 4;
SERVER
Indicates that the span covers server-side handling of an RPC or other
remote network request.
SERVER = 2;
SERVER_VALUE
Indicates that the span covers server-side handling of an RPC or other
remote network request.
SERVER = 2;
SPAN_KIND_UNSPECIFIED
Unspecified. Do NOT use as default.
Implementations MAY assume SpanKind.INTERNAL to be default.
SPAN_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
SPAN_KIND_UNSPECIFIED_VALUE
Unspecified. Do NOT use as default.
Implementations MAY assume SpanKind.INTERNAL to be default.
SPAN_KIND_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
UNRECOGNIZED
Static Methods
Name
Description
forNumber(int value)
getDescriptor()
internalGetValueMap()
valueOf(Descriptors.EnumValueDescriptor desc)
valueOf(int value)
Deprecated. Use #forNumber(int) instead.
valueOf(String name)
values()
Methods
Name
Description
getDescriptorForType()
getNumber()
getValueDescriptor()
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