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fix(observability): resolve the OpenInference span kind from the configured span prefix - #2345

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Description

convert_span_to_otel() resolves the OpenInference span kind from the NAT event type, but it read that attribute under the hardcoded key "nat.event_type".

The producer side does not hardcode it. SpanExporter writes the attribute as f"{self._span_prefix}.event_type" (span_exporter.py:181), where self._span_prefix is os.getenv("NAT_SPAN_PREFIX", "nat").strip() or "nat" (span_exporter.py:94). The same rule is exposed to users as SpanAttributes.NAT_EVENT_TYPE in nat.data_models.span.

So with the default prefix everything works, but any deployment that sets NAT_SPAN_PREFIX (for example to namespace spans from several services in one collector) looks up a key that was never written, SPAN_EVENT_TYPE_TO_SPAN_KIND_MAP.get() misses, and every span is exported with openinference.span.kind = "UNKNOWN". Downstream OpenInference consumers (Phoenix, Arize, ...) then lose the LLM / TOOL / AGENT / RETRIEVER classification and render the whole trace as untyped.

This converter is on the path of both OtelSpanExporter and the Phoenix ATIF exporter (convert_spans_to_otel_batch).

Fix

Read the key from SpanAttributes.NAT_EVENT_TYPE so the converter and the exporter derive the prefix from the same source:

-    event_type = nat_span.attributes.get("nat.event_type", "UNKNOWN")
+    event_type = nat_span.attributes.get(NatSpanAttributes.NAT_EVENT_TYPE.value, "UNKNOWN")

SpanAttributes from openinference.semconv.trace is already imported in this module, so the NAT one is imported as NatSpanAttributes to avoid the clash.

Verification

New tests in packages/nvidia_nat_opentelemetry/tests/observability/test_span_converter.py:

  • test_converted_span_kind_with_default_prefix - the default nat prefix still resolves LLM_START to LLM.
  • test_converted_span_kind_uses_configured_span_prefix - parametrized over nat, custom, prod.service; reloads the span modules with NAT_SPAN_PREFIX set, then asserts the span kind is LLM.
  • test_converted_span_kind_without_event_type_is_unknown - a span with no event type still reports UNKNOWN.

Before the fix, the custom and prod.service cases fail:

FAILED test_span_converter.py::test_converted_span_kind_uses_configured_span_prefix[custom]
FAILED test_span_converter.py::test_converted_span_kind_uses_configured_span_prefix[prod.service]
2 failed, 3 passed

After the fix: 5 passed.

Also run:

  • pytest packages/nvidia_nat_opentelemetry/tests -> 116 passed (test_otlp_span_adapter_integration.py needs pytest-httpserver, not installed in my sandbox)
  • pytest packages/nvidia_nat_core/tests/nat/observability -> 728 passed, 8 errors; the errors are fixture 'registry' not found from my minimal PYTHONPATH setup, unrelated to this change
  • ruff check (repo config, ruff 0.15.0) and yapf --style ./pyproject.toml -d -> clean

Checklist

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • New tests added for the fix
  • ruff check and yapf clean
  • Related tests pass locally

Note

The same hardcoded "nat.event_type" lookup exists in packages/nvidia_nat_data_flywheel/src/nat/plugins/data_flywheel/observability/processor/dfw_record_processor.py:80. I left it alone to keep this PR to a single package, but it has the same root cause and can be fixed the same way if you want it in scope.


Disclosure: this change was prepared with AI assistance and reviewed, tested, and verified by me.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Span event types are read consistently, while missing or unmapped values continue to use the existing fallback behavior. This improves reliability when interpreting span kinds across supported configurations.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for default, custom, and dotted span prefixes, along with spans that do not include an event type.

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The converter now reads the event-type key from NatSpanAttributes.NAT_EVENT_TYPE.value instead of a hard-coded string. Tests cover default and configured prefixes, and verify that a missing event-type attribute maps to UNKNOWN.

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Span conversion

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Event-type lookup and coverage
packages/nvidia_nat_opentelemetry/src/nat/plugins/opentelemetry/span_converter.py, packages/nvidia_nat_opentelemetry/tests/observability/test_span_converter.py
The converter uses the NAT event-type attribute key. Tests cover the default key, nat, custom, and prod.service prefixes, and a span without an event-type attribute.

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Change: Bug fix

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The change makes span-kind resolution follow the configured span prefix, and the added tests cover the default, custom and missing-attribute cases. Only minor test-style cleanups remain, so the change is ready to merge.

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…igured span prefix

`SpanExporter` writes the event type attribute under
`f"{self._span_prefix}.event_type"`, where the prefix is taken from the
`NAT_SPAN_PREFIX` environment variable and defaults to `nat`.
`convert_span_to_otel()` looked that attribute up under the hardcoded key
`"nat.event_type"`, so every deployment that customised `NAT_SPAN_PREFIX` fell
back to `OpenInferenceSpanKindValues.UNKNOWN` for all spans and lost the
semantic span kind (LLM, TOOL, AGENT, ...) that OpenInference consumers such as
Phoenix rely on.

Read the key from `SpanAttributes.NAT_EVENT_TYPE` so the converter and the
exporter agree on the prefix, and cover the custom-prefix path with tests.

The default-prefix test reloads the span and converter modules with
`NAT_SPAN_PREFIX` pinned to `nat` so it does not depend on the prefix the test
process happens to start with.

Signed-off-by: D41910 <D41910@users.noreply.github.com>
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Thanks for the review @willkill07 — both items addressed by force-pushing the branch (squashed into a single commit on top of develop):

  1. DCO sign-off — the commit now ends with Signed-off-by: D41910 <D41910@users.noreply.github.com> (author email matches). The DCO check is green on 30116e7.

  2. CodeRabbit finding on the default-prefix test — good catch, reproduced locally: with NAT_SPAN_PREFIX set in the ambient environment (e.g. NAT_SPAN_PREFIX=hostile.prefix), the old assertion failed because the test hardcoded nat.event_type while the converter resolved the configured prefix. The test now reloads the span/converter modules through the existing fixture with the prefix pinned to nat, so it is hermetic regardless of the process environment.

Verification after the change:

  • pytest packages/nvidia_nat_opentelemetry/tests/observability/test_span_converter.py with NAT_SPAN_PREFIX=hostile.prefix in the environment → 5 passed
  • Reverse check with the pre-fix test body under the same environment → assertion got UNKNOWN instead of LLM (i.e. the new test genuinely guards the regression)
  • pytest packages/nvidia_nat_opentelemetry/tests → 116 passed (test_otlp_span_adapter_integration.py needs pytest-httpserver, unrelated)
  • ruff check (0.15.0, repo-pinned) → all checks passed; yapf --style ./pyproject.toml -d → no diff

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Add parameter type hints. Annotate request in the fixture and reloaded_with_span_prefix in both parameterized tests. As per path instructions, “Python methods should use type hints for all parameters.”

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Give the fixture an explicit name. Set name="reloaded_with_span_prefix" on @pytest.fixture and rename the function to use a fixture_ prefix or _fixture suffix. As per path instructions, “Pytest fixtures should define the name argument” and the fixture function must use one of those naming patterns.

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