SpanKind

Client span - represents the client-side of a synchronous RPC communication.

The span begins when the client sends the RPC request and ends when it receives the response.

Consumer span - represents the consumer side of an asynchronous message transmission.

The span begins when the consumer receives the message and ends when the consumer finishes processing it.

Internal span - represents work performed internally in the application.

No remote parent or child, used for internal instrumentation.

Producer span - represents the producer side of an asynchronous message transmission.

The span begins when the producer sends the message and ends when the message is sent.

Server span - represents the server-side of a synchronous RPC communication.

The span begins when the server starts processing the RPC and ends when the server sends the response.

The names of the product elements.

The name of the type.