Node equivalent to "-javaagent" in Java

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/bin/node -r /opt/otel/node/otel-agent.js /opt/service/dist/main.js

This is how I am running my application currently.

The problem is, sometimes otel-agent.js might not exist and I want to be able to define a 'Node' agent similar to how you can define various runtime arguments via the env variable

JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS=javaagent:/opt/otel/java/aws-opentelemetry-agent.jar.

Does such a thing exist for Node?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 12 '22 at 06:24

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There is no agent for javascript in OpenTelemetry.

As an alternative, you can use auto instrumentation modules, I would start by looking at the docs for that: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/instrumentation/js/getting-started/nodejs/#instrumentation-modules

answered Apr 12 '22 at 06:24

James Moessis

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I am doing all my auto-instrumentation in otel-agent.js. It is acting as the agent. – E.Eldridge Apr 13 '22 at 09:00

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '22 at 13:48

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NODE_OPTIONS=--require /opt/otel/otel-agent.js

answered Jun 14 '22 at 13:48

E.Eldridge

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Node equivalent to "-javaagent" in Java

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