feat(otelcol.connector): adding connector count (#4913)

* feat(otelcol.connector): adding connector count

* docs(otelcol.connector): update documentation after review

* docs(otelcol.connector): fix documentation

* refactor(otelcol.connector): add helper function and add generic checks for all types of connectorType

* docs(otelcol.connector): fix code documentation

* docs(otelcol.connector): fix changelog

* fix(otelcol.connector): regenerate compatibility page

* fix(otelcol.connector): generate issue template

* docs(otelcol.connector): adding experimental tag in the documentation

* chores(otelcol.connector): changing connector count to experimental

Author: hhertout

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/blank.yaml

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ body:
       - otelcol.auth.headers
       - otelcol.auth.oauth2
       - otelcol.auth.sigv4
+      - otelcol.connector.count
       - otelcol.connector.host_info
       - otelcol.connector.servicegraph
       - otelcol.connector.spanlogs

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yaml

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ body:
       - otelcol.auth.headers
       - otelcol.auth.oauth2
       - otelcol.auth.sigv4
+      - otelcol.connector.count
       - otelcol.connector.host_info
       - otelcol.connector.servicegraph
       - otelcol.connector.spanlogs

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/docs.yaml

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ body:
       - otelcol.auth.headers
       - otelcol.auth.oauth2
       - otelcol.auth.sigv4
+      - otelcol.connector.count
       - otelcol.connector.host_info
       - otelcol.connector.servicegraph
       - otelcol.connector.spanlogs

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yaml

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ body:
       - otelcol.auth.headers
       - otelcol.auth.oauth2
       - otelcol.auth.sigv4
+      - otelcol.connector.count
       - otelcol.connector.host_info
       - otelcol.connector.servicegraph
       - otelcol.connector.spanlogs

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/proposal.yaml

@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ body:
       - otelcol.auth.headers
       - otelcol.auth.oauth2
       - otelcol.auth.sigv4
+      - otelcol.connector.count
       - otelcol.connector.host_info
       - otelcol.connector.servicegraph
       - otelcol.connector.spanlogs

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ Main (unreleased)
 
 ### Features
 
+- Add `otelcol.connector.count` component to count the number of spans, metrics, and logs passing through it. (@hhertout)
+
+- A new `mimir.alerts.kubernetes` component which discovers `AlertmanagerConfig` Kubernetes resources and loads them into a Mimir instance. (@ptodev)
+
+- Mark `stage.windowsevent` block in the `loki.process` component as GA. (@kgeckhart)
+
 - (_Experimental_) A new `otelcol.receiver.awss3` component to receive traces previously stored in S3 by the [AWS S3 Exporter](https://grafana.com/docs/alloy/latest/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.exporter.awss3/). (@x1unix)
 
 - (_Experimental_) Add `pyroscope.enrich` component to enrich profiles using labels from `discovery.*` components. (@AndreZiviani)

docs/sources/reference/compatibility/_index.md

@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ The following components, grouped by namespace, _export_ OpenTelemetry `otelcol.
 <!-- START GENERATED SECTION: EXPORTERS OF OpenTelemetry `otelcol.Consumer` -->
 
 {{< collapse title="otelcol" >}}
+- [otelcol.connector.count](../components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.count)
 - [otelcol.connector.host_info](../components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.host_info)
 - [otelcol.connector.servicegraph](../components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.servicegraph)
 - [otelcol.connector.spanlogs](../components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.spanlogs)
@@ -363,6 +364,7 @@ The following components, grouped by namespace, _consume_ OpenTelemetry `otelcol
 {{< /collapse >}}
 
 {{< collapse title="otelcol" >}}
+- [otelcol.connector.count](../components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.count)
 - [otelcol.connector.host_info](../components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.host_info)
 - [otelcol.connector.servicegraph](../components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.servicegraph)
 - [otelcol.connector.spanlogs](../components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.spanlogs)