feat(sdk-logs): Add Logger Configurator API & Trace-based + Min-Severity Filtering

experimental/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ For notes on migrating to 2.x / 0.200.x see [the upgrade guide](doc/upgrade-to-2
 * feat(opentelemetry-configuration): Parse of Configuration File [#5875](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5875) @maryliag
 * feat(opentelemetry-configuration): parse of array objects on configuration file [#5947](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5947) @maryliag
 * feat(opentelemetry-configuration): parse of environment variables on configuration file [#5947](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5947) @maryliag
+* feat(sdk-logs): add the `loggerConfigurator` including the ability to filter by minimum severity and trace [#5991](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/pull/5991)
 
 ### :bug: Bug Fixes
 

experimental/packages/sdk-logs/README.md

@@ -57,6 +57,128 @@ logger.emit({
 Logs configuration is a merge of both the user supplied configuration and the default
 configuration as specified in [config.ts](./src/config.ts)
 
+## Logger Configuration
+
+The SDK supports advanced logger configuration through the `LoggerConfigurator` API, which allows you to:
+
+- **Filter logs by minimum severity level** - Drop logs below a configured severity threshold
+- **Filter logs by trace sampling status** - Drop logs associated with unsampled traces
+- **Configure per-logger patterns** - Apply different configurations to different loggers using wildcard patterns
+
+### Minimum Severity Filtering
+
+Filter logs based on their severity level. Logs with severity below the configured minimum will be dropped before reaching the processor/exporter.
+
+```js
+const { LoggerProvider, createLoggerConfigurator } = require('@opentelemetry/sdk-logs');
+const { SeverityNumber } = require('@opentelemetry/api-logs');
+
+const loggerProvider = new LoggerProvider({
+  loggerConfigurator: createLoggerConfigurator([
+    {
+      pattern: '*', // Match all loggers
+      config: {
+        minimumSeverity: SeverityNumber.WARN // Only WARN, ERROR, and FATAL logs
+      }
+    }
+  ]),
+  processors: [new SimpleLogRecordProcessor(exporter)]
+});
+```
+
+**Behavior:**
+
+- Logs with `severityNumber >= minimumSeverity` are exported
+- Logs with `severityNumber = UNSPECIFIED` (0) or undefined always bypass the filter
+- Default minimum severity is `UNSPECIFIED` (no filtering)
+
+### Trace-Based Filtering
+
+Filter logs based on their associated trace's sampling status. Logs from unsampled traces can be dropped to reduce volume while keeping sampled trace logs.
+
+```js
+const loggerProvider = new LoggerProvider({
+  loggerConfigurator: createLoggerConfigurator([
+    {
+      pattern: '*',
+      config: {
+        traceBased: true // Drop logs from unsampled traces
+      }
+    }
+  ]),
+  processors: [new SimpleLogRecordProcessor(exporter)]
+});
+```
+
+**Behavior:**
+
+- Logs associated with **sampled traces** (TraceFlags.SAMPLED set) are exported
+- Logs associated with **unsampled traces** (TraceFlags.SAMPLED not set) are dropped
+- Logs **without trace context** bypass the filter and are exported
+- Default is `false` (no trace-based filtering)
+
+### Combined Filtering
+
+Both filters can be combined. A log must pass **both** filters to be exported.
+
+```js
+const loggerProvider = new LoggerProvider({
+  loggerConfigurator: createLoggerConfigurator([
+    {
+      pattern: '*',
+      config: {
+        minimumSeverity: SeverityNumber.WARN, // Filter by severity
+        traceBased: true // AND filter by trace sampling
+      }
+    }
+  ]),
+  processors: [new SimpleLogRecordProcessor(exporter)]
+});
+```
+
+### Per-Logger Configuration
+
+Use pattern matching to configure different loggers differently. Patterns are matched in order, and the first match is used.
+
+```js
+const loggerProvider = new LoggerProvider({
+  loggerConfigurator: createLoggerConfigurator([
+    {
+      pattern: 'critical-service', // Exact match
+      config: { minimumSeverity: SeverityNumber.ERROR }
+    },
+    {
+      pattern: 'debug-*', // Wildcard match
+      config: { minimumSeverity: SeverityNumber.DEBUG }
+    },
+    {
+      pattern: '*', // Default for all other loggers
+      config: { minimumSeverity: SeverityNumber.WARN }
+    }
+  ])
+});
+
+// Different loggers get different configurations
+const criticalLogger = loggerProvider.getLogger('critical-service'); // ERROR+
+const debugLogger = loggerProvider.getLogger('debug-api'); // DEBUG+
+const defaultLogger = loggerProvider.getLogger('my-service'); // WARN+
+```
+
+### Configuration Options
+
+```typescript
+interface LoggerConfig {
+  /** Drop logs with severity below this level (default: UNSPECIFIED = no filtering) */
+  minimumSeverity?: SeverityNumber;
+
+  /** Drop logs from unsampled traces (default: false) */
+  traceBased?: boolean;
+
+  /** Disable this logger completely (default: false) */
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+```
+
 ## Example
 
 See [examples/logs](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/experimental/examples/logs)

experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/Logger.ts

@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@
  */
 
 import type * as logsAPI from '@opentelemetry/api-logs';
+import { SeverityNumber } from '@opentelemetry/api-logs';
 import type { InstrumentationScope } from '@opentelemetry/core';
-import { context } from '@opentelemetry/api';
+import {
+  context,
+  trace,
+  TraceFlags,
+  isSpanContextValid,
+} from '@opentelemetry/api';
 
 import { LogRecordImpl } from './LogRecordImpl';
 import { LoggerProviderSharedState } from './internal/LoggerProviderSharedState';
@@ -28,7 +34,45 @@ export class Logger implements logsAPI.Logger {
   ) {}
 
   public emit(logRecord: logsAPI.LogRecord): void {
+    // Get logger configuration
+    const loggerConfig = this._sharedState.getLoggerConfig(
+      this.instrumentationScope
+    );
+
     const currentContext = logRecord.context || context.active();
+
+    // Apply minimum severity filtering
+    const recordSeverity =
+      logRecord.severityNumber ?? SeverityNumber.UNSPECIFIED;
+
+    // 1. Minimum severity: If the log record's SeverityNumber is specified
+    //    (i.e. not 0) and is less than the configured minimum_severity,
+    //    the log record MUST be dropped.
+    if (
+      recordSeverity !== SeverityNumber.UNSPECIFIED &&
+      recordSeverity < loggerConfig.minimumSeverity
+    ) {
+      // Log record is dropped due to minimum severity filter
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // 2. Trace-based: If trace_based is true, and if the log record has a
+    //    SpanId and the TraceFlags SAMPLED flag is unset, the log record MUST be dropped.
+    if (loggerConfig.traceBased) {
+      const spanContext = trace.getSpanContext(currentContext);
+      if (spanContext && isSpanContextValid(spanContext)) {
+        // Check if the trace is unsampled (SAMPLED flag is unset)
+        const isSampled =
+          (spanContext.traceFlags & TraceFlags.SAMPLED) === TraceFlags.SAMPLED;
+        if (!isSampled) {
+          // Log record is dropped due to trace-based filter
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+      // If there's no valid span context, the log record is not associated with a trace
+      // and therefore bypasses trace-based filtering (as per spec)
+    }
+
     /**
      * If a Logger was obtained with include_trace_context=true,
      * the LogRecords it emits MUST automatically include the Trace Context from the active Context,

experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/LoggerProvider.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ export class LoggerProvider implements logsAPI.LoggerProvider {
       resource,
       mergedConfig.forceFlushTimeoutMillis,
       reconfigureLimits(mergedConfig.logRecordLimits),
-      config?.processors ?? []
+      config?.processors ?? [],
+      config?.loggerConfigurator
     );
     this._shutdownOnce = new BindOnceFuture(this._shutdown, this);
   }

experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/config/LoggerConfigurators.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import type { InstrumentationScope } from '@opentelemetry/core';
+import { SeverityNumber } from '@opentelemetry/api-logs';
+import type { LoggerConfig, LoggerConfigurator } from '../types';
+
+/**
+ * Default LoggerConfig used when no pattern matches
+ */
+const DEFAULT_LOGGER_CONFIG: Required<LoggerConfig> = {
+  disabled: false,
+  minimumSeverity: SeverityNumber.UNSPECIFIED,
+  traceBased: false,
+};
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for a specific logger pattern
+ */
+export interface LoggerPattern {
+  /**
+   * The logger name or pattern to match.
+   * Use '*' for wildcard matching.
+   */
+  pattern: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The configuration to apply to matching loggers.
+   * Partial config is allowed; unspecified properties will use defaults.
+   *
+   * @experimental This feature is in development as per the OpenTelemetry specification.
+   */
+  config: LoggerConfig;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a LoggerConfigurator from an array of logger patterns.
+ * Patterns are evaluated in order, and the first matching pattern's config is used.
+ * Supports exact matching and simple wildcard patterns with '*'.
+ *
+ * The returned configurator computes a complete LoggerConfig by merging the matched
+ * pattern's config with default values for any unspecified properties.
+ *
+ * @param patterns - Array of logger patterns with their configurations
+ * @returns A LoggerConfigurator function that computes complete LoggerConfig
+ * @experimental This feature is in development as per the OpenTelemetry specification.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * const configurator = createLoggerConfigurator([
+ *   { pattern: 'debug-logger', config: { minimumSeverity: SeverityNumber.DEBUG } },
+ *   { pattern: 'prod-*', config: { minimumSeverity: SeverityNumber.WARN } },
+ *   { pattern: '*', config: { minimumSeverity: SeverityNumber.INFO } },
+ * ]);
+ * ```
+ */
+export function createLoggerConfigurator(
+  patterns: LoggerPattern[]
+): LoggerConfigurator {
+  return (loggerScope: InstrumentationScope): Required<LoggerConfig> => {
+    const loggerName = loggerScope.name;
+
+    // Find the first matching pattern
+    for (const { pattern, config } of patterns) {
+      if (matchesPattern(loggerName, pattern)) {
+        // Compute complete config by merging with defaults
+        return {
+          disabled: config.disabled ?? DEFAULT_LOGGER_CONFIG.disabled,
+          minimumSeverity:
+            config.minimumSeverity ?? DEFAULT_LOGGER_CONFIG.minimumSeverity,
+          traceBased: config.traceBased ?? DEFAULT_LOGGER_CONFIG.traceBased,
+        };
+      }
+    }
+
+    // No pattern matched, return default config
+    return { ...DEFAULT_LOGGER_CONFIG };
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Matches a logger name against a pattern.
+ * Supports simple wildcard matching with '*'.
+ *
+ * @param name - The logger name to match
+ * @param pattern - The pattern to match against (supports '*' wildcard)
+ * @returns true if the name matches the pattern
+ */
+function matchesPattern(name: string, pattern: string): boolean {
+  // Exact match
+  if (pattern === name) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Wildcard pattern
+  if (pattern.includes('*')) {
+    const regexPattern = pattern
+      .split('*')
+      .map(part => part.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'))
+      .join('.*');
+    const regex = new RegExp(`^${regexPattern}$`);
+    return regex.test(name);
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}

experimental/packages/sdk-logs/src/index.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 export type {
   LoggerProviderConfig,
+  LoggerConfig,
+  LoggerConfigurator,
   LogRecordLimits,
   BufferConfig,
   BatchLogRecordProcessorBrowserConfig,
@@ -29,3 +31,7 @@ export type { LogRecordExporter } from './export/LogRecordExporter';
 export { SimpleLogRecordProcessor } from './export/SimpleLogRecordProcessor';
 export { InMemoryLogRecordExporter } from './export/InMemoryLogRecordExporter';
 export { BatchLogRecordProcessor } from './platform';
+export {
+  createLoggerConfigurator,
+  type LoggerPattern,
+} from './config/LoggerConfigurators';