Trace to Log

Convert trace events to log events

status: beta egress: stream state: stateless
input: traces
output: logs
Converts a trace event into a log event. This preserves all trace attributes (span IDs, trace IDs, etc.) as log fields without modification. This transformation does not add any new fields, nor does it validate the output events are valid traces.

Configuration

Example configurations

{
  "transforms": {
    "my_transform_id": {
      "type": "trace_to_log",
      "inputs": [
        "my-source-or-transform-id"
      ]
    }
  }
}
[transforms.my_transform_id]
type = "trace_to_log"
inputs = [ "my-source-or-transform-id" ]

transforms:
  my_transform_id:
    type: trace_to_log
    inputs:
      - my-source-or-transform-id

{
  "transforms": {
    "my_transform_id": {
      "type": "trace_to_log",
      "inputs": [
        "my-source-or-transform-id"
      ]
    }
  }
}
[transforms.my_transform_id]
type = "trace_to_log"
inputs = [ "my-source-or-transform-id" ]

transforms:
  my_transform_id:
    type: trace_to_log
    inputs:
      - my-source-or-transform-id

graph

optional object

Extra graph configuration

Configure output for component when generated with graph command

graph.node_attributes

optional object

Node attributes to add to this component’s node in resulting graph

They are added to the node as provided

graph.node_attributes.*
required string literal
A single graph node attribute in graphviz DOT language.
Examples 
{
  "color": "red",
  "name": "Example Node",
  "width": "5.0"
}

inputs

required [string]

A list of upstream source or transform IDs.

Wildcards (*) are supported.

See configuration for more info.

Array string literal
Examples 
[
  "my-source-or-transform-id",
  "prefix-*"
]

Input Types

The following table lists all telemetry data types supported by the component across possible configurations. Be aware that the available data types may differ based on the specified codec configuration.

Traces

Trace events are supported.

Outputs

<component_id>

Default output stream of the component. Use this component’s ID as an input to downstream transforms and sinks.

Output Types

Logs

Warning

The fields shown below will be different if log namespacing is enabled. See Log Namespacing for more details

The converted log event.

Telemetry

Metrics

link

component_discarded_events_total

counter
The number of events dropped by this component.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
intentional
True if the events were discarded intentionally, like a filter transform, or false if due to an error.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

component_errors_total

counter
The total number of errors encountered by this component.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
error_type
The type of the error
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.
stage
The stage within the component at which the error occurred.

component_latency_mean_seconds

gauge

The mean elapsed time, in fractional seconds, that an event spends in a single transform.

This includes both the time spent queued in the transformā€™s input buffer and the time spent executing the transform itself.

This value is smoothed over time using an exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA).

host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

component_latency_seconds

histogram

The elapsed time, in fractional seconds, that an event spends in a single transform.

This includes both the time spent queued in the transformā€™s input buffer and the time spent executing the transform itself.

host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

component_received_event_bytes_total

counter
The number of event bytes accepted by this component either from tagged origins like file and uri, or cumulatively from other origins.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
container_name optional
The name of the container from which the data originated.
file optional
The file from which the data originated.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
mode optional
The connection mode used by the component.
peer_addr optional
The IP from which the data originated.
peer_path optional
The pathname from which the data originated.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.
pod_name optional
The name of the pod from which the data originated.
uri optional
The sanitized URI from which the data originated.

component_received_events_count

histogram

A histogram of the number of events passed in each internal batch in Vector’s internal topology.

Note that this is separate than sink-level batching. It is mostly useful for low level debugging performance issues in Vector due to small internal batches.

component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
container_name optional
The name of the container from which the data originated.
file optional
The file from which the data originated.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
mode optional
The connection mode used by the component.
peer_addr optional
The IP from which the data originated.
peer_path optional
The pathname from which the data originated.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.
pod_name optional
The name of the pod from which the data originated.
uri optional
The sanitized URI from which the data originated.

component_received_events_total

counter
The number of events accepted by this component either from tagged origins like file and uri, or cumulatively from other origins.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
container_name optional
The name of the container from which the data originated.
file optional
The file from which the data originated.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
mode optional
The connection mode used by the component.
peer_addr optional
The IP from which the data originated.
peer_path optional
The pathname from which the data originated.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.
pod_name optional
The name of the pod from which the data originated.
uri optional
The sanitized URI from which the data originated.

component_sent_event_bytes_total

counter
The total number of event bytes emitted by this component.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
output optional
The specific output of the component.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

component_sent_events_total

counter
The total number of events emitted by this component.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
output optional
The specific output of the component.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

transform_buffer_max_byte_size

gauge
The maximum number of bytes the buffer that feeds into a transform can hold.
Deprecated
This metric has been deprecated in favor of transform_buffer_max_size_bytes.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
output optional
The specific output of the component.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

transform_buffer_max_event_size

gauge
The maximum number of events the buffer that feeds into a transform can hold.
Deprecated
This metric has been deprecated in favor of transform_buffer_max_size_events.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
output optional
The specific output of the component.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

transform_buffer_max_size_bytes

gauge
The maximum number of bytes the buffer that feeds into a transform can hold.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
output optional
The specific output of the component.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

transform_buffer_max_size_events

gauge
The maximum number of events the buffer that feeds into a transform can hold.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
output optional
The specific output of the component.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

transform_buffer_utilization

histogram
The utilization level of the buffer that feeds into a transform.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
output optional
The specific output of the component.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

transform_buffer_utilization_level

gauge
The current utilization level of the buffer that feeds into a transform.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
output optional
The specific output of the component.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

transform_buffer_utilization_mean

gauge
The mean utilization level of the buffer that feeds into a transform. This value is smoothed over time using an exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA).
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
output optional
The specific output of the component.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

utilization

gauge
A ratio from 0 to 1 of the load on a component. A value of 0 would indicate a completely idle component that is simply waiting for input. A value of 1 would indicate a that is never idle. This value is updated every 5 seconds.
component_id
The Vector component ID.
component_kind
The Vector component kind.
component_type
The Vector component type.
host optional
The hostname of the system Vector is running on.
pid optional
The process ID of the Vector instance.

Examples

Trace to Log

Given this event...
[{"trace":{"service":"my-service","span_id":"abc123","span_name":"test-span","trace_id":"xyz789"}}]
...and this configuration...
transforms:
  my_transform_id:
    type: trace_to_log
    inputs:
      - my-source-or-transform-id

[transforms.my_transform_id]
type = "trace_to_log"
inputs = [ "my-source-or-transform-id" ]

{
  "transforms": {
    "my_transform_id": {
      "type": "trace_to_log",
      "inputs": [
        "my-source-or-transform-id"
      ]
    }
  }
}
...this Vector event is produced:
[{"log":{"service":"my-service","span_id":"abc123","span_name":"test-span","trace_id":"xyz789"}}]

How it works

Conversion Behavior

The trace to log conversion is a straightforward transformation that takes all fields from the trace event and preserves them as fields in the resulting log event. This includes span IDs, trace IDs, span names, and any other trace attributes. The conversion does not modify or restructure the data, making it a simple pass-through with a type change from trace to log.

State

This component is stateless, meaning its behavior is consistent across each input.
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