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Distributed Tracing in TuskLang - Bash Guide

🔍 Revolutionary Distributed Tracing Configuration

Distributed tracing in TuskLang transforms your configuration files into intelligent, end-to-end tracing systems. No more fragmented debugging or manual trace correlation—everything lives in your TuskLang configuration with dynamic trace collection, automated correlation, and intelligent performance analysis.

> "We don't bow to any king" – TuskLang distributed tracing breaks free from traditional debugging constraints and brings modern observability to your Bash applications.

🚀 Core Distributed Tracing Directives

Basic Distributed Tracing Setup

#tracing: enabled                    # Enable distributed tracing
#trace-enabled: true                 # Alternative syntax
#trace-collection: true              # Enable trace collection
#trace-correlation: true             # Enable trace correlation
#trace-sampling: 0.1                 # Trace sampling rate
#trace-backend: jaeger               # Tracing backend

Advanced Distributed Tracing Configuration

#trace-propagation: true             # Enable trace propagation
#trace-baggage: true                 # Enable baggage propagation
#trace-metrics: true                 # Enable trace metrics
#trace-dashboard: true               # Enable trace dashboard
#trace-alerts: true                  # Enable trace-based alerts
#trace-retention: 7d                 # Trace retention period

🔧 Bash Distributed Tracing Implementation

Basic Distributed Tracing Manager

#!/bin/bash
Load distributed tracing configuration

source <(tsk load tracing.tsk)
Distributed tracing configuration

TRACE_ENABLED="${trace_enabled:-true}"
TRACE_COLLECTION="${trace_collection:-true}"
TRACE_CORRELATION="${trace_correlation:-true}"
TRACE_SAMPLING="${trace_sampling:-0.1}"
TRACE_BACKEND="${trace_backend:-jaeger}"
Distributed tracing manager

class DistributedTracingManager {
    constructor() {
        this.enabled = TRACE_ENABLED
        this.collection = TRACE_COLLECTION
        this.correlation = TRACE_CORRELATION
        this.sampling = TRACE_SAMPLING
        this.backend = TRACE_BACKEND
        this.traces = new Map()
        this.stats = {
            traces_collected: 0,
            spans_created: 0,
            correlations_made: 0
        }
    }
    
    startTrace(operation_name) {
        if (!this.enabled) return null
        const trace_id = this.generateTraceId()
        const span_id = this.generateSpanId()
        const trace = {
            trace_id,
            span_id,
            operation_name,
            start_time: Date.now(),
            spans: []
        }
        this.traces.set(trace_id, trace)
        this.stats.traces_collected++
        return trace
    }
    
    addSpan(trace_id, span_name, tags = {}) {
        const trace = this.traces.get(trace_id)
        if (trace) {
            const span = {
                span_id: this.generateSpanId(),
                name: span_name,
                start_time: Date.now(),
                tags
            }
            trace.spans.push(span)
            this.stats.spans_created++
        }
    }
    
    endTrace(trace_id) {
        const trace = this.traces.get(trace_id)
        if (trace) {
            trace.end_time = Date.now()
            trace.duration = trace.end_time - trace.start_time
            this.sendTrace(trace)
        }
    }
    
    correlateTraces(trace_ids) {
        if (!this.correlation) return
        // Implementation for trace correlation
        this.stats.correlations_made++
    }
    
    generateTraceId() {
        return Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9)
    }
    
    generateSpanId() {
        return Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9)
    }
    
    sendTrace(trace) {
        // Implementation for sending trace to backend
    }
    
    getStats() {
        return { ...this.stats }
    }
}
Initialize distributed tracing manager

const tracingManager = new DistributedTracingManager()

Dynamic Trace Collection

#!/bin/bash
Dynamic trace collection

start_trace() {
    local operation_name="$1"
    local trace_id=$(uuidgen)
    local span_id=$(uuidgen)
    
    # Create trace file
    local trace_file="/tmp/trace_${trace_id}.json"
    cat > "$trace_file" << EOF
{
    "trace_id": "$trace_id",
    "span_id": "$span_id",
    "operation_name": "$operation_name",
    "start_time": "$(date -Iseconds)",
    "spans": []
}
EOF
    
    echo "$trace_id"
}
add_span() {
    local trace_id="$1"
    local span_name="$2"
    local tags="${3:-}"
    
    local trace_file="/tmp/trace_${trace_id}.json"
    local span_id=$(uuidgen)
    
    # Add span to trace
    local span_json="{\"span_id\": \"$span_id\", \"name\": \"$span_name\", \"start_time\": \"$(date -Iseconds)\", \"tags\": \"$tags\"}"
    
    # Update trace file
    jq --arg span "$span_json" '.spans += [$span | fromjson]' "$trace_file" > "${trace_file}.tmp" && mv "${trace_file}.tmp" "$trace_file"
    
    echo "$span_id"
}
end_trace() {
    local trace_id="$1"
    local trace_file="/tmp/trace_${trace_id}.json"
    
    # Add end time to trace
    jq --arg end_time "$(date -Iseconds)" '.end_time = $end_time' "$trace_file" > "${trace_file}.tmp" && mv "${trace_file}.tmp" "$trace_file"
    
    # Calculate duration
    local start_time=$(jq -r '.start_time' "$trace_file")
    local end_time=$(jq -r '.end_time' "$trace_file")
    local duration=$(date -d "$end_time" +%s) - $(date -d "$start_time" +%s)
    
    # Add duration to trace
    jq --arg duration "$duration" '.duration = $duration' "$trace_file" > "${trace_file}.tmp" && mv "${trace_file}.tmp" "$trace_file"
    
    # Send trace to backend
    send_trace_to_backend "$trace_file"
    
    echo "✓ Trace ended: $trace_id (duration: ${duration}s)"
}

Trace Correlation and Propagation

#!/bin/bash
Trace correlation and propagation

correlate_traces() {
    local trace_ids=("$@")
    local correlation_id=$(uuidgen)
    
    # Create correlation file
    local correlation_file="/tmp/correlation_${correlation_id}.json"
    cat > "$correlation_file" << EOF
{
    "correlation_id": "$correlation_id",
    "trace_ids": $(printf '%s\n' "${trace_ids[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .),
    "created_at": "$(date -Iseconds)"
}
EOF
    
    echo "✓ Traces correlated: $correlation_id"
    echo "$correlation_id"
}
propagate_trace_context() {
    local trace_id="$1"
    local span_id="$2"
    
    # Set environment variables for trace context
    export TRACE_ID="$trace_id"
    export SPAN_ID="$span_id"
    export TRACE_SAMPLED="true"
    
    echo "✓ Trace context propagated: $trace_id:$span_id"
}
extract_trace_context() {
    # Extract trace context from environment
    local trace_id="${TRACE_ID:-}"
    local span_id="${SPAN_ID:-}"
    local trace_sampled="${TRACE_SAMPLED:-false}"
    
    if [[ -n "$trace_id" ]] && [[ -n "$span_id" ]]; then
        echo "Trace context: $trace_id:$span_id (sampled: $trace_sampled)"
        return 0
    else
        echo "No trace context found"
        return 1
    fi
}

Trace Analysis and Metrics

#!/bin/bash
Trace analysis and metrics

analyze_traces() {
    local trace_directory="${trace_directory:-/tmp}"
    local analysis_file="${analysis_file:-/tmp/trace_analysis.json}"
    
    # Analyze all traces
    local total_traces=0
    local total_duration=0
    local slow_traces=0
    
    while IFS= read -r -d '' trace_file; do
        if [[ -f "$trace_file" ]]; then
            local duration=$(jq -r '.duration // 0' "$trace_file" 2>/dev/null)
            total_traces=$((total_traces + 1))
            total_duration=$((total_duration + duration))
            
            if [[ "$duration" -gt 1000 ]]; then
                slow_traces=$((slow_traces + 1))
            fi
        fi
    done < <(find "$trace_directory" -name "trace_*.json" -print0)
    
    # Generate analysis report
    cat > "$analysis_file" << EOF
{
    "total_traces": $total_traces,
    "total_duration": $total_duration,
    "average_duration": $((total_duration / total_traces)),
    "slow_traces": $slow_traces,
    "slow_trace_percentage": $((slow_traces * 100 / total_traces)),
    "analysis_time": "$(date -Iseconds)"
}
EOF
    
    echo "✓ Trace analysis completed: $analysis_file"
}
generate_trace_metrics() {
    local trace_directory="${trace_directory:-/tmp}"
    local metrics_file="${metrics_file:-/tmp/trace_metrics.json}"
    
    # Generate trace metrics
    local metrics=()
    
    while IFS= read -r -d '' trace_file; do
        if [[ -f "$trace_file" ]]; then
            local operation_name=$(jq -r '.operation_name' "$trace_file" 2>/dev/null)
            local duration=$(jq -r '.duration // 0' "$trace_file" 2>/dev/null)
            local span_count=$(jq -r '.spans | length' "$trace_file" 2>/dev/null)
            
            metrics+=("{\"operation\": \"$operation_name\", \"duration\": $duration, \"spans\": $span_count}")
        fi
    done < <(find "$trace_directory" -name "trace_*.json" -print0)
    
    # Write metrics to file
    echo "[$(IFS=,; echo "${metrics[*]}")]" > "$metrics_file"
    
    echo "✓ Trace metrics generated: $metrics_file"
}

🎯 Real-World Configuration Examples

Complete Distributed Tracing Configuration

distributed-tracing-config.tsk

distributed_tracing_config:
  enabled: true
  collection: true
  correlation: true
  sampling: 0.1
  backend: jaeger
#tracing: enabled
#trace-enabled: true
#trace-collection: true
#trace-correlation: true
#trace-sampling: 0.1
#trace-backend: jaeger
#trace-propagation: true
#trace-baggage: true
#trace-metrics: true
#trace-dashboard: true
#trace-alerts: true
#trace-retention: 7d
#trace-config:

 collection:


   enabled: true


   sampling_rate: 0.1


   buffer_size: 1000


   flush_interval: 60


 correlation:


   enabled: true


   algorithm: "distributed"


   timeout: 30


 backend:


   type: "jaeger"


   url: "http://localhost:16686"


   api_url: "http://localhost:14268"


 propagation:


   enabled: true


   headers:


     - "X-Trace-ID"


     - "X-Span-ID"


     - "X-Sampled"


 baggage:


   enabled: true


   max_size: 8192


 metrics:


   enabled: true


   collection_interval: 60


   types:


     - "latency"


     - "throughput"


     - "error_rate"


 dashboard:


   enabled: true


   url: "http://localhost:16686"


   refresh_interval: 30


 alerts:


   enabled: true


   thresholds:


     latency_p95: 1000


     error_rate: 0.05


 retention:


   enabled: true


   period: "7d"


   compression: true

Multi-Service Tracing

multi-service-tracing.tsk

multi_service_tracing:
  services:
    - name: web-service
      tracing: true
      sampling: 0.1
    - name: api-service
      tracing: true
      sampling: 0.2
    - name: database-service
      tracing: true
      sampling: 0.05
#trace-web-service: enabled
#trace-api-service: enabled
#trace-database-service: enabled
#trace-config:

 services:


   web_service:


     enabled: true


     sampling_rate: 0.1


     propagation: true


   api_service:


     enabled: true


     sampling_rate: 0.2


     propagation: true


   database_service:


     enabled: true


     sampling_rate: 0.05


     propagation: true

🚨 Troubleshooting Distributed Tracing

Common Issues and Solutions

1. Trace Collection Issues 

Debug trace collection

debug_trace_collection() {
    local operation_name="$1"
    echo "Debugging trace collection for: $operation_name"
    local trace_id=$(start_trace "$operation_name")
    echo "Trace started: $trace_id"
    return 0
}

2. Trace Correlation Issues 

Debug trace correlation

debug_trace_correlation() {
    local trace_ids=("$@")
    echo "Debugging trace correlation for: ${trace_ids[*]}"
    correlate_traces "${trace_ids[@]}"
    echo "Trace correlation completed"
}

🔒 Security Best Practices

Distributed Tracing Security Checklist

Security validation

validate_distributed_tracing_security() {
    echo "Validating distributed tracing security configuration..."
    # Check trace encryption
    if [[ "${trace_encryption}" == "true" ]]; then
        echo "✓ Trace encryption enabled"
    else
        echo "⚠ Trace encryption not enabled"
    fi
    # Check sensitive data filtering
    if [[ "${trace_sensitive_data_filtering}" == "true" ]]; then
        echo "✓ Sensitive data filtering enabled"
    else
        echo "⚠ Sensitive data filtering not enabled"
    fi
    # Check access controls
    if [[ "${trace_access_controls}" == "true" ]]; then
        echo "✓ Trace access controls enabled"
    else
        echo "⚠ Trace access controls not enabled"
    fi
}

📈 Performance Optimization Tips

Distributed Tracing Performance Checklist

Performance validation

validate_distributed_tracing_performance() {
    echo "Validating distributed tracing performance configuration..."
    # Check sampling rate
    local sampling_rate="${trace_sampling:-0.1}"
    if [[ $(echo "$sampling_rate <= 0.2" | bc -l) -eq 1 ]]; then
        echo "✓ Reasonable sampling rate ($sampling_rate)"
    else
        echo "⚠ High sampling rate may impact performance ($sampling_rate)"
    fi
    # Check buffer size
    local buffer_size="${trace_buffer_size:-1000}"
    if [[ "$buffer_size" -le 10000 ]]; then
        echo "✓ Reasonable buffer size ($buffer_size)"
    else
        echo "⚠ Large buffer size may impact memory usage ($buffer_size)"
    fi
    # Check flush interval
    local flush_interval="${trace_flush_interval:-60}" # seconds
    if [[ "$flush_interval" -le 300 ]]; then
        echo "✓ Reasonable flush interval ($flush_interval s)"
    else
        echo "⚠ Long flush interval may delay trace visibility ($flush_interval s)"
    fi
}

🎯 Next Steps

- Trace Visualization: Create trace visualization dashboards - Performance Analysis: Implement advanced performance analysis - Error Correlation: Set up error correlation and alerting - Trace Compliance: Implement trace compliance and auditing

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Distributed tracing transforms your TuskLang configuration into an intelligent, end-to-end observability system. It brings modern tracing capabilities to your Bash applications with dynamic collection, automated correlation, and comprehensive performance analysis!

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