Binding BusinessWorks Application to OpenTelemetry on Cloud Foundry

You can enable open tracing on cloud foundry using environment variable.

Before you begin

Ensure the OpenTelemetry agent is running.

    Procedure
  1. Create a manifest.yml in the same directory where the application EAR file is exported.
  2. Add environment variables for BW_JAVA_OPTS in manifest.yml file. The following is a sample of the manifest file: 
    applications: 
-name: Httpapp
 memory: 1024M
 path: httpgreetings.application.ear
 timeout: 60
 buildpack: opentelemetry
env:
 BW_LOGLEVEL: ERROR
 BW_PROFILE: default
 BW_JAVA_OPTS: "-Dbw.engine.opentelemetry.enable=true" 
 BW_JAVA_OPTS: "-Dbw.engine.opentelemetry.span.exporter.endpoint=http://192.168.225.224:4317"
  3. In cf CLI, execute the command cf push to deploy the application on the Cloud Foundry.
  4. After the application is deployed successfully, it is registered under <services> in JAEGER UI.