Return merged Resource on schema conflict (#4876)

* Return merged Resource on schema conflict

* Add changes to changelog

* Doc returned resource to have no schema URL

* Refactor Merge based on feedback

* Add the schema URLs to the returned error

* Ensure no schema URL when merge conflict on detect

* Replaced isErr with wantErr in TestNew

* Update sdk/resource/auto_test.go

Co-authored-by: Robert Pająk <pellared@hotmail.com>

* Update TestDetect based on feedback

---------

Co-authored-by: Robert Pająk <pellared@hotmail.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.htm
 - Add `WithEndpointURL` option to the `exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetricgrpc`, `exporters/otlp/otlpmetric/otlpmetrichttp`, `exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc` and `exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp` packages. (#4808)
 - Experimental exemplar exporting is added to the metric SDK.
   See [metric documentation](./sdk/metric/EXPERIMENTAL.md#exemplars) for more information about this feature and how to enable it. (#4871)
+- `ErrSchemaURLConflict` is added to `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource`.
+  This error is returned when a merge of two `Resource`s with different (non-empty) schema URL is attepted. (#4876)
+
+### Changed
+
+- The `Merge` and `New` functions in `go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource` now returns a partial result if there is a schema URL merge conflict.
+  Instead of returning `nil` when two `Resource`s with different (non-empty) schema URLs are merged the merged `Resource`, along with the new `ErrSchemaURLConflict` error, is returned.
+  It is up to the user to decide if they want to use the returned `Resource` or not.
+  It may have desired attributes overwritten or include stale semantic conventions. (#4876)
 
 ### Fixed
 

sdk/resource/auto.go

@@ -41,8 +41,20 @@ type Detector interface {
 	// must never be done outside of a new major release.
 }
 
-// Detect calls all input detectors sequentially and merges each result with the previous one.
+// Detect returns a new [Resource] merged from all the Resources each of the
-// It returns the merged error too.
+// detectors produces. Each of the detectors are called sequentially, in the
+// order they are passed, merging the produced resource into the previous.
+//
+// This may return a partial Resource along with an error containing
+// [ErrPartialResource] if that error is returned from a detector. It may also
+// return a merge-conflicting Resource along with an error containing
+// [ErrSchemaURLConflict] if merging Resources from different detectors results
+// in a schema URL conflict. It is up to the caller to determine if this
+// returned Resource should be used or not.
+//
+// If one of the detectors returns an error that is not [ErrPartialResource],
+// the resource produced by the detector will not be merged and the returned
+// error will wrap that detector's error.
 func Detect(ctx context.Context, detectors ...Detector) (*Resource, error) {
 	r := new(Resource)
 	return r, detect(ctx, r, detectors)
@@ -50,6 +62,10 @@ func Detect(ctx context.Context, detectors ...Detector) (*Resource, error) {
 
 // detect runs all detectors using ctx and merges the result into res. This
 // assumes res is allocated and not nil, it will panic otherwise.
+//
+// If the detectors or merging resources produces any errors (i.e.
+// [ErrPartialResource] [ErrSchemaURLConflict]), a single error wrapping all of
+// these errors will be returned. Otherwise, nil is returned.
 func detect(ctx context.Context, res *Resource, detectors []Detector) error {
 	var (
 		r    *Resource
@@ -78,6 +94,11 @@ func detect(ctx context.Context, res *Resource, detectors []Detector) error {
 	if len(errs) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
+	if errors.Is(errs, ErrSchemaURLConflict) {
+		// If there has been a merge conflict, ensure the resource has no
+		// schema URL.
+		res.schemaURL = ""
+	}
 	return errs
 }
 

sdk/resource/auto_test.go

@@ -16,47 +16,89 @@ package resource_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
-	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.24.0"
 )
 
+type detector struct {
+	SchemaURL  string
+	Attributes []attribute.KeyValue
+}
+
+func newDetector(schemaURL string, attrs ...attribute.KeyValue) resource.Detector {
+	return detector{schemaURL, attrs}
+}
+
+func (d detector) Detect(context.Context) (*resource.Resource, error) {
+	return resource.NewWithAttributes(d.SchemaURL, d.Attributes...), nil
+}
+
 func TestDetect(t *testing.T) {
+	v130 := "https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.3.0"
+	v140 := "https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.4.0"
+	v150 := "https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.5.0"
+
+	alice := attribute.String("name", "Alice")
+	bob := attribute.String("name", "Bob")
+	carol := attribute.String("name", "Carol")
+
+	admin := attribute.Bool("admin", true)
+	user := attribute.Bool("admin", false)
+
 	cases := []struct {
-		name             string
+		name      string
-		schema1, schema2 string
+		detectors []resource.Detector
-		isErr            bool
+		want      *resource.Resource
+		wantErr   error
 	}{
 		{
-			name:    "different schema urls",
+			name: "two different schema urls",
-			schema1: "https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.3.0",
+			detectors: []resource.Detector{
-			schema2: "https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.4.0",
+				newDetector(v130, alice, admin),
-			isErr:   true,
+				newDetector(v140, bob, user),
+			},
+			want:    resource.NewSchemaless(bob, user),
+			wantErr: resource.ErrSchemaURLConflict,
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "same schema url",
+			name: "three different schema urls",
-			schema1: "https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.4.0",
+			detectors: []resource.Detector{
-			schema2: "https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.4.0",
+				newDetector(v130, alice, admin),
-			isErr:   false,
+				newDetector(v140, bob, user),
+				newDetector(v150, carol),
+			},
+			want:    resource.NewSchemaless(carol, user),
+			wantErr: resource.ErrSchemaURLConflict,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "same schema url",
+			detectors: []resource.Detector{
+				newDetector(v140, alice, admin),
+				newDetector(v140, bob, user),
+			},
+			want: resource.NewWithAttributes(v140, bob, user),
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case-%s", c.name), func(t *testing.T) {
-			d1 := resource.StringDetector(c.schema1, semconv.HostNameKey, os.Hostname)
+			r, err := resource.Detect(context.Background(), c.detectors...)
-			d2 := resource.StringDetector(c.schema2, semconv.HostNameKey, os.Hostname)
+			if c.wantErr != nil {
-			r, err := resource.Detect(context.Background(), d1, d2)
+				assert.ErrorIs(t, err, c.wantErr)
-			assert.NotNil(t, r)
+				if errors.Is(c.wantErr, resource.ErrSchemaURLConflict) {
-			if c.isErr {
+					assert.Zero(t, r.SchemaURL())
-				assert.Error(t, err)
+				}
 			} else {
 				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			}
+			assert.Equal(t, c.want.SchemaURL(), r.SchemaURL())
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, c.want.Attributes(), r.Attributes())
 		})
 	}
 }

sdk/resource/resource.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package resource // import "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
@@ -40,9 +41,20 @@ var (
 	defaultResourceOnce sync.Once
 )
 
-var errMergeConflictSchemaURL = errors.New("cannot merge resource due to conflicting Schema URL")
+// ErrSchemaURLConflict is an error returned when two Resources are merged
+// together that contain different, non-empty, schema URLs.
+var ErrSchemaURLConflict = errors.New("conflicting Schema URL")
 
-// New returns a Resource combined from the user-provided detectors.
+// New returns a [Resource] built using opts.
+//
+// This may return a partial Resource along with an error containing
+// [ErrPartialResource] if options that provide a [Detector] are used and that
+// error is returned from one or more of the Detectors. It may also return a
+// merge-conflict Resource along with an error containing
+// [ErrSchemaURLConflict] if merging Resources from the opts results in a
+// schema URL conflict (see [Resource.Merge] for more information). It is up to
+// the caller to determine if this returned Resource should be used or not
+// based on these errors.
 func New(ctx context.Context, opts ...Option) (*Resource, error) {
 	cfg := config{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -146,16 +158,29 @@ func (r *Resource) Equal(eq *Resource) bool {
 	return r.Equivalent() == eq.Equivalent()
 }
 
-// Merge creates a new resource by combining resource a and b.
+// Merge creates a new [Resource] by merging a and b.
 //
-// If there are common keys between resource a and b, then the value
+// If there are common keys between a and b, then the value from b will
-// from resource b will overwrite the value from resource a, even
+// overwrite the value from a, even if b's value is empty.
-// if resource b's value is empty.
 //
-// The SchemaURL of the resources will be merged according to the spec rules:
+// The SchemaURL of the resources will be merged according to the
-// https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/v1.20.0/specification/resource/sdk.md#merge
+// [OpenTelemetry specification rules]:
-// If the resources have different non-empty schemaURL an empty resource and an error
+//
-// will be returned.
+//   - If a's schema URL is empty then the returned Resource's schema URL will
+//     be set to the schema URL of b,
+//   - Else if b's schema URL is empty then the returned Resource's schema URL
+//     will be set to the schema URL of a,
+//   - Else if the schema URLs of a and b are the same then that will be the
+//     schema URL of the returned Resource,
+//   - Else this is a merging error. If the resources have different,
+//     non-empty, schema URLs an error containing [ErrSchemaURLConflict] will
+//     be returned with the merged Resource. The merged Resource will have an
+//     empty schema URL. It may be the case that some unintended attributes
+//     have been overwritten or old semantic conventions persisted in the
+//     returned Resource. It is up to the caller to determine if this returned
+//     Resource should be used or not.
+//
+// [OpenTelemetry specification rules]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/v1.20.0/specification/resource/sdk.md#merge
 func Merge(a, b *Resource) (*Resource, error) {
 	if a == nil && b == nil {
 		return Empty(), nil
@@ -167,19 +192,6 @@ func Merge(a, b *Resource) (*Resource, error) {
 		return a, nil
 	}
 
-	// Merge the schema URL.
-	var schemaURL string
-	switch true {
-	case a.schemaURL == "":
-		schemaURL = b.schemaURL
-	case b.schemaURL == "":
-		schemaURL = a.schemaURL
-	case a.schemaURL == b.schemaURL:
-		schemaURL = a.schemaURL
-	default:
-		return Empty(), errMergeConflictSchemaURL
-	}
-
 	// Note: 'b' attributes will overwrite 'a' with last-value-wins in attribute.Key()
 	// Meaning this is equivalent to: append(a.Attributes(), b.Attributes()...)
 	mi := attribute.NewMergeIterator(b.Set(), a.Set())
@@ -187,8 +199,23 @@ func Merge(a, b *Resource) (*Resource, error) {
 	for mi.Next() {
 		combine = append(combine, mi.Attribute())
 	}
-	merged := NewWithAttributes(schemaURL, combine...)
+
-	return merged, nil
+	switch {
+	case a.schemaURL == "":
+		return NewWithAttributes(b.schemaURL, combine...), nil
+	case b.schemaURL == "":
+		return NewWithAttributes(a.schemaURL, combine...), nil
+	case a.schemaURL == b.schemaURL:
+		return NewWithAttributes(a.schemaURL, combine...), nil
+	}
+	// Return the merged resource with an appropriate error. It is up to
+	// the user to decide if the returned resource can be used or not.
+	return NewSchemaless(combine...), fmt.Errorf(
+		"%w: %s and %s",
+		ErrSchemaURLConflict,
+		a.schemaURL,
+		b.schemaURL,
+	)
 }
 
 // Empty returns an instance of Resource with no attributes. It is

sdk/resource/resource_test.go

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func TestMerge(t *testing.T) {
 			name:  "Merge with different schemas",
 			a:     resource.NewWithAttributes("https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.4.0", kv41),
 			b:     resource.NewWithAttributes("https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.3.0", kv42),
-			want:  nil,
+			want:  []attribute.KeyValue{kv42},
 			isErr: true,
 		},
 	}
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 
 		resourceValues map[string]string
 		schemaURL      string
-		isErr          bool
+		wantErr        error
 	}{
 		{
 			name:           "No Options returns empty resource",
@@ -406,9 +406,14 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 				resource.WithSchemaURL("https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.1.0"),
 			},
-			resourceValues: map[string]string{},
+			resourceValues: map[string]string{
-			schemaURL:      "",
+				string(semconv.HostNameKey): func() (hostname string) {
-			isErr:          true,
+					hostname, _ = os.Hostname()
+					return hostname
+				}(),
+			},
+			schemaURL: "",
+			wantErr:   resource.ErrSchemaURLConflict,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "With conflicting detector schema urls",
@@ -420,9 +425,14 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 				),
 				resource.WithSchemaURL("https://opentelemetry.io/schemas/1.2.0"),
 			},
-			resourceValues: map[string]string{},
+			resourceValues: map[string]string{
-			schemaURL:      "",
+				string(semconv.HostNameKey): func() (hostname string) {
-			isErr:          true,
+					hostname, _ = os.Hostname()
+					return hostname
+				}(),
+			},
+			schemaURL: "",
+			wantErr:   resource.ErrSchemaURLConflict,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tc {
@@ -436,10 +446,10 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 			ctx := context.Background()
 			res, err := resource.New(ctx, tt.options...)
 
-			if tt.isErr {
+			if tt.wantErr != nil {
-				require.Error(t, err)
+				assert.ErrorIs(t, err, tt.wantErr)
 			} else {
-				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
 			}
 
 			require.EqualValues(t, tt.resourceValues, toMap(res))