From f0b88d86fd4f7f7d4f529f91ee4e64bf989ccf6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jack Berg Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:56:36 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Note expectation of differences between languages --- specification/configuration/file-configuration.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/specification/configuration/file-configuration.md b/specification/configuration/file-configuration.md index 674e955d860..b530ee73ab1 100644 --- a/specification/configuration/file-configuration.md +++ b/specification/configuration/file-configuration.md @@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ the implementation will encounter `my-exporter` and invoke [create plugin](#create-plugin) on the registered component provider with the configuration `properties` determined during `parse`. +Given the inherent differences across languages, the details of extension +component mechanisms are likely to vary to a greater degree than is the case +with other APIs defined by OpenTelemetry. This is to be expected and is +acceptable so long as the implementation results in the defined behaviors. + #### Component Provider A component provider is responsible for interpreting configuration and returning