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+# This file serves as a specification how to map properties from the existing config properties
+# to the declarative configuration format.
+# This list does not contain all properties, but those that
+# are different from what the config bridge already does.
+
+# Also see
+# - https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-configuration/blob/main/examples/sdk-migration-config.yaml
+# - https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-configuration/blob/main/examples/sdk-config.yaml
+
+instrumentation/development:
+  # nothing changes here - just for reference
+  general:
+    peer:
+      service_mapping: # was "otel.instrumentation.common.peer-service-mapping"
+        - peer: 1.2.3.4
+          service: FooService
+        - peer: 2.3.4.5
+          service: BarService
+    http:
+      # should be added to https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-configuration/blob/c205770a956713e512eddb056570a99737e3383a/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml#L872
+      known_methods: # was "otel.instrumentation.http.known-methods"
+        - GET
+        - POST
+        - PUT
+        - DELETE
+        - PATCH
+        - HEAD
+        - OPTIONS
+      client:
+        request_captured_headers: # was otel.instrumentation.http.client.capture-request-headers
+          - Content-Type
+          - Accept
+        response_captured_headers: # was otel.instrumentation.http.client.capture-response-headers
+          - Content-Type
+          - Content-Encoding
+      server:
+        request_captured_headers: # was otel.instrumentation.http.server.capture-request-headers
+          - Content-Type
+          - Accept
+        response_captured_headers: # was otel.instrumentation.http.server.capture-response-headers
+          - Content-Type
+          - Content-Encoding
+  java:
+    agent:
+      # Also map all other properties with the "otel.javaagent." prefix the same way,
+      # unless specified otherwise.
+      # See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/issues/14132
+      exclude_class_loaders: # was "otel.javaagent.exclude-class-loaders"
+        - a
+        - b
+    common:
+      default:
+        enabled: true # was "otel.instrumentation.common.default-enabled"
+      db_statement_sanitizer:
+        enabled: true # already exists - just for reference
+      thread_details:
+        # disabled by default
+        # enabled applies to both spans and logs (but not metrics due to high cardinality)
+        enabled: true # was "otel.javaagent.add-thread-details" = "true"
+
+# These cannot be used in the Java Agent, because they are read in early stages,
+# but the Spring starter may use them (need to be discussed).
+disabled: false # was: "otel.sdk.enabled"
+log_level: info # is not used is Spring starter yet
+
+# Note: The following properties still have to be specified with system properties or
+# environment variables, because they are read in early stages of the application startup:
+# User facing:
+# - otel.javaagent.enabled
+# - otel.javaagent.debug
+# - otel.javaagent.extensions
+# - otel.javaagent.logging
+# - otel.javaagent.logging.application.logs-buffer-max-records
+# - otel.javaagent.configuration-file (although you shouldn't need this with declarative configuration)
+# - otel.javaagent.experimental.field-injection.enabled
+# - otel.javaagent.experimental.security-manager-support.enabled
+# Internal:
+# - otel.javaagent.experimental.thread-propagation-debugger.enabled
+# - otel.javaagent.testing.fail-on-context-leak
+
+# These properties could be read from declarative configuration in the future, but are not yet.
+# Issue: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation/issues/14192
+# - otel.experimental.javascript-snippet
+# - otel.instrumentation.aws-sdk.experimental-record-individual-http-error
+# - otel.instrumentation.aws-sdk.experimental-span-attributes
+# - otel.instrumentation.aws-sdk.experimental-use-propagator-for-messaging
+# - otel.instrumentation.common.db-statement-sanitizer.enabled
+# - otel.instrumentation.common.logging.span-id
+# - otel.instrumentation.common.logging.trace-flags
+# - otel.instrumentation.common.logging.trace-id
+# - otel.instrumentation.experimental.span-suppression-strategy
+# - otel.instrumentation.genai.capture-message-content
+# - otel.instrumentation.jdbc.experimental.capture-query-parameters
+# - otel.instrumentation.jdbc.experimental.transaction.enabled
+# - otel.instrumentation.log4j-context-data.add-baggage
+# - otel.instrumentation.messaging.experimental.capture-headers
+# - otel.instrumentation.messaging.experimental.receive-telemetry.enabled
+# - otel.semconv-stability.opt-in