loosen verification step for daemon receiving traces

Author: yiyuan-he

.github/workflows/release-udp-exporter.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: exporters/aws-otel-otlp-udp-exporter
         run: hatch build
 
+      - name: configure AWS credentials
+        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
+        with:
+          role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ROLE_ARN_TESTING }}
+          aws-region: us-west-2
+
       - name: Setup X-Ray daemon
         run: |
           # Download X-Ray daemon
@@ -39,15 +45,7 @@ jobs:
             "Logging": {
               "LogLevel": "debug"
             },
-            "LocalMode": true
           }' > xray-daemon-config.json
-
-          # Create dummy AWS credentials (the daemon requires credentials even if local)
-          mkdir -p ~/.aws
-          echo "[default]
-          aws_access_key_id=AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE
-          aws_secret_access_key=wJalrXUtnFEMI/K7MDENG/bPxRfiCYEXAMPLEKEY
-          region=us-west-2" > ~/.aws/credentials
           
           # Make sure xray is executable
           chmod +x ./xray
@@ -172,16 +170,19 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: validation_app
         run: python test_exporter.py
 
-      - name: Verify X-Ray daemon recieved traces
+      - name: Verify X-Ray daemon received traces
         run: |
           echo "X-Ray daemon logs:"
           cat daemon-logs/xray-daemon.log
 
-          # Check if the daemon received segments
-          if grep -q "Received segment" daemon-logs/xray-daemon.log; then
-            echo "✅ X-Ray daemon successfully received trace segments"
+          # Check if the daemon received and processed some data
+          if grep -q "sending.*batch" daemon-logs/xray-daemon.log; then
+            echo "✅ X-Ray daemon processed trace data (AWS upload errors are expected)"
+            exit 0
+          elif grep -q "processor:.*segment" daemon-logs/xray-daemon.log; then
+            echo "✅ X-Ray daemon processed segment data (AWS upload errors are expected)"
             exit 0
           else
-            echo "❌ No trace segments received by X-Ray daemon"
+            echo "❌ No evidence of traces being received by X-Ray daemon"
             exit 1
           fi