Enhancing Observability in Microservices with OpenTelemetry

{
  "title": "Enhancing Observability in Microservices with OpenTelemetry",
  "description": "This rule provides guidelines for implementing OpenTelemetry to achieve comprehensive observability in microservices architectures, facilitating better monitoring and troubleshooting.",
  "category": "DevOps",
  "rules": [
    {
      "id": "opentelemetry-instrumentation",
      "description": "Ensure all microservices are instrumented using OpenTelemetry to collect traces, metrics, and logs for comprehensive observability.",
      "severity": "error",
      "patterns": [
        {
          "pattern": "import opentelemetry.*",
          "message": "OpenTelemetry instrumentation is required for comprehensive observability."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "context-propagation",
      "description": "Implement context propagation across service boundaries to maintain traceability of requests throughout the microservices architecture.",
      "severity": "warning",
      "patterns": [
        {
          "pattern": "opentelemetry.context.propagate.*",
          "message": "Ensure context propagation is implemented to maintain traceability across services."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "semantic-conventions",
      "description": "Adhere to OpenTelemetry semantic conventions for naming and structuring telemetry data to ensure consistency and interoperability.",
      "severity": "warning",
      "patterns": [
        {
          "pattern": "opentelemetry.semconv.*",
          "message": "Use OpenTelemetry semantic conventions for consistent telemetry data."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "exporter-configuration",
      "description": "Configure OpenTelemetry exporters to send telemetry data to appropriate backends for analysis and visualization.",
      "severity": "error",
      "patterns": [
        {
          "pattern": "opentelemetry.exporter.*",
          "message": "Configure OpenTelemetry exporters to send telemetry data to the appropriate backend."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "automatic-instrumentation",
      "description": "Utilize OpenTelemetry's automatic instrumentation capabilities to reduce manual coding efforts and ensure comprehensive data collection.",
      "severity": "info",
      "patterns": [
        {
          "pattern": "opentelemetry.auto_instrumentation.*",
          "message": "Consider using OpenTelemetry's automatic instrumentation to simplify data collection."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "data-security",
      "description": "Implement measures to secure telemetry data, including encryption and access controls, to protect sensitive information.",
      "severity": "error",
      "patterns": [
        {
          "pattern": "opentelemetry.security.*",
          "message": "Ensure telemetry data is secured to protect sensitive information."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "performance-monitoring",
      "description": "Monitor the performance impact of OpenTelemetry instrumentation and adjust configurations to optimize resource utilization.",
      "severity": "warning",
      "patterns": [
        {
          "pattern": "opentelemetry.performance.*",
          "message": "Monitor and optimize the performance impact of OpenTelemetry instrumentation."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}