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Merge event's domain and name (#3749)
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Fixes #2994

## Changes

Merging the `domain` and `name` fields for events and modifying language
to refer to the first part of the name as `namespace`
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patrickhousley authored Nov 28, 2023
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- Add definition for standard output log record exporter.
([#3741](https:/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3741))
- BREAKING: Change `event.name` definition to include `namespace` and removed `event.domain` from log event attributes.
([#3749](https:/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3749))

### Resource

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Expand Up @@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ From OpenTelemetry's perspective LogRecords and Events are both represented
using the same [data model](./data-model.md).

However, OpenTelemetry does recognize a subtle semantic difference between
LogRecords and Events: Events are LogRecords which have a `name` and `domain`.
Within a particular `domain`, the `name` uniquely defines a particular class or
type of event. Events with the same `domain` / `name` follow the same schema
which assists in analysis in observability platforms. Events are described in
more detail in the [semantic conventions](https:/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/blob/main/docs/general/events.md).
LogRecords and Events: Events are LogRecords which have a `name` which uniquely
defines a particular class or type of event. All events with the same `name`
follow the same schema which assists in analysis in observability platforms.
Events are described in more detail in the
[semantic conventions](https:/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/blob/main/docs/general/events.md).

While the logging space has a diverse legacy with many existing logging
libraries in different languages, there is not ubiquitous alignment with
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* `logger` - the delegate [Logger](./bridge-api.md#logger) used to emit `Events`
as `LogRecord`s.
* `event_domain` - the domain of emitted events, used to set the `event.domain`
attribute.

#### Emit Event

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attribute with the key `event.name`. Care MUST be taken by the implementation
to not override or delete this attribute while the Event is emitted to
preserve its identity.
* `logRecord` - the [LogRecord](./data-model.md#log-and-event-record-definition) representing the Event.
* `logRecord` - the [LogRecord](./data-model.md#log-and-event-record-definition) representing
the Event.

**Implementation Requirements:**

The implementation MUST [emit](./bridge-api.md#emit-a-logrecord) the `logRecord` to
the `logger` specified when [creating the EventLogger](#create-eventlogger)
after making the following changes:

* The `event_domain` specified
when [creating the EventLogger](#create-eventlogger) MUST be set as
the `event.domain` attribute on the `logRecord`.
* The `event_name` MUST be set as the `event.name` attribute on the `logRecord`.
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- For log records that are [Log Events](logs/event-api.md)
- The following data provided to [emit event](logs/event-api.md#emit-event):
- The event name (the value of the `event.name` attribute)
- The event domain (the value of the `event.domain` attribute)

Things not listed in the above are not expected to remain stable via semantic
convention and are allowed (or expected) to change. A few examples:
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