OpenCensus Stackdriver Propagation for Node.js

[![Gitter chat][gitter-image]][gitter-url]

OpenCensus Stackdriver Propagation allow other services to create spans with the right context.

The library is in alpha stage and the API is subject to change.

Installation

Install OpenCensus Stackdriver Propagation with:
``bash
npm install @opencensus/propagation-stackdriver
`

Usage

To propagate span context arround services with Stackdriver Propagation, pass an instance of Stackdriver Propagation to your tracing instance. For Javascript:

`javascript
const tracing = require('@opencensus/nodejs');
const propagation = require('@opencensus/propagation-stackdriver');

const sd = propagation.v1;

tracing.start({propagation: sd});
`

Similarly for Typescript:

`typescript
import * as tracing from '@opencensus/nodejs';
import * as propagation from '@opencensus/propagation-stackdriver';

const sd = propagation.v1;

tracing.start({propagation: sd});
``

Useful links

- For more information on OpenCensus, visit:
- To checkout the OpenCensus for Node.js, visit:
- For help or feedback on this project, join us on gitter

[gitter-image]: https://badges.gitter.im/census-instrumentation/lobby.svg
[gitter-url]: https://gitter.im/census-instrumentation/lobby?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge