Implement filtering logic for min_severity and trace_based parameters

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   ([#4737](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4737))
 - logs: add warnings for classes that would be deprecated and renamed in 1.39.0
   ([#4771](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4771))
+- Add `minimum_severity` and `trace_based` logger parameters to filter logs
+  ([#4765](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/pull/4765))
 
 ## Version 1.37.0/0.58b0 (2025-09-11)
 

opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/__init__.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     LogDeprecatedInitWarning,
     LogDroppedAttributesWarning,
     Logger,
+    LoggerConfig,
     LoggerProvider,
     LoggingHandler,
     LogLimits,
@@ -35,4 +36,5 @@
     "LogRecordProcessor",
     "LogDeprecatedInitWarning",
     "LogDroppedAttributesWarning",
+    "LoggerConfig",
 ]

opentelemetry-sdk/src/opentelemetry/sdk/_logs/_internal/__init__.py

@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@
 # 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.
+
+# pylint: disable=too-many-lines
+
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import abc
 import atexit
 import base64
 import concurrent.futures
+import fnmatch
 import json
 import logging
 import threading
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+LoggerConfigurator = Callable[[InstrumentationScope], "LoggerConfig | None"]
+
 _DEFAULT_OTEL_ATTRIBUTE_COUNT_LIMIT = 128
 _ENV_VALUE_UNSET = ""
 
@@ -96,6 +102,81 @@ class LogDeprecatedInitWarning(UserWarning):
 warnings.simplefilter("once", LogDeprecatedInitWarning)
 
 
+class LoggerConfig:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        disabled: bool = False,
+        minimum_severity: SeverityNumber = SeverityNumber.UNSPECIFIED,
+        trace_based: bool = False,
+    ):
+        """Initialize LoggerConfig with specified parameters.
+
+        Args:
+            disabled: A boolean indication of whether the logger is enabled.
+                If not explicitly set, defaults to False (i.e. Loggers are enabled by default).
+                If True, the logger behaves equivalently to a No-op Logger.
+            minimum_severity: A SeverityNumber indicating the minimum severity level
+                for log records to be processed. If not explicitly set, defaults to UNSPECIFIED (0).
+                If a log record's SeverityNumber is specified and is less than the configured
+                minimum_severity, the log record is dropped by the Logger.
+            trace_based: A boolean indication of whether the logger should only
+                process log records associated with sampled traces. If not explicitly set,
+                defaults to False. If True, log records associated with unsampled traces
+                are dropped by the Logger.
+        """
+        self.disabled = disabled
+        self.minimum_severity = minimum_severity
+        self.trace_based = trace_based
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return (
+            f"LoggerConfig(disabled={self.disabled}, "
+            f"minimum_severity={self.minimum_severity}, "
+            f"trace_based={self.trace_based})"
+        )
+
+
+def create_logger_configurator_by_name(
+    logger_configs: dict[str, LoggerConfig],
+) -> LoggerConfigurator:
+    """Create a LoggerConfigurator that selects configuration based on logger name.
+
+    Args:
+        logger_configs: A dictionary mapping logger names to LoggerConfig instances.
+                       Loggers not found in this mapping will use the default config.
+
+    Returns:
+        A LoggerConfigurator function that can be used with LoggerProvider.
+    """
+
+    def configurator(scope: InstrumentationScope) -> LoggerConfig | None:
+        return logger_configs.get(scope.name)
+
+    return configurator
+
+
+def create_logger_configurator_with_pattern(
+    patterns: list[tuple[str, LoggerConfig]],
+) -> LoggerConfigurator:
+    """Create a LoggerConfigurator that matches logger names using patterns.
+
+    Args:
+        patterns: A list of (pattern, config) tuples. Patterns are matched in order,
+                 and the first match is used. Use '*' as a wildcard.
+
+    Returns:
+        A LoggerConfigurator function that can be used with LoggerProvider.
+    """
+
+    def configurator(scope: InstrumentationScope) -> LoggerConfig | None:
+        for pattern, config in patterns:
+            if fnmatch.fnmatch(scope.name, pattern):
+                return config
+        return None
+
+    return configurator
+
+
 class LogLimits:
     """This class is based on a SpanLimits class in the Tracing module.
 
@@ -685,7 +766,15 @@ def __init__(
             ConcurrentMultiLogRecordProcessor,
         ],
         instrumentation_scope: InstrumentationScope,
+        config: LoggerConfig | None = None,
+        min_severity_level: SeverityNumber = SeverityNumber.UNSPECIFIED,
+        trace_based: bool = False,
     ):
+        if config is not None:
+            self._config = config
+        else:
+            self._config = LoggerConfig()
+
         super().__init__(
             instrumentation_scope.name,
             instrumentation_scope.version,
@@ -695,11 +784,30 @@ def __init__(
         self._resource = resource
         self._multi_log_record_processor = multi_log_record_processor
         self._instrumentation_scope = instrumentation_scope
+        self._min_severity_level = min_severity_level
+        self._trace_based = trace_based
 
     @property
     def resource(self):
         return self._resource
 
+    @property
+    def config(self):
+        return self._config
+
+    @property
+    def instrumentation_scope(self):
+        """Get the instrumentation scope for this logger."""
+        return self._instrumentation_scope
+
+    def update_config(self, config: LoggerConfig) -> None:
+        """Update the logger's configuration.
+
+        Args:
+            config: The new LoggerConfig to use.
+        """
+        self._config = config
+
     @overload
     def emit(
         self,
@@ -758,7 +866,18 @@ def emit(
                     record=record, resource=self._resource
                 )
 
-            log_data = LogData(record, self._instrumentation_scope)
+        if self._config.disabled:
+            return
+
+        if is_less_than_min_severity(record, self._config.minimum_severity):
+            return
+
+        if should_drop_logs_for_unsampled_traces(
+            record, self._config.trace_based
+        ):
+            return
+
+        log_data = LogData(record, self._instrumentation_scope)
 
         self._multi_log_record_processor.on_emit(log_data)
 
@@ -771,6 +890,9 @@ def __init__(
         multi_log_record_processor: SynchronousMultiLogRecordProcessor
         | ConcurrentMultiLogRecordProcessor
         | None = None,
+        min_severity_level: SeverityNumber = SeverityNumber.UNSPECIFIED,
+        trace_based: bool = False,
+        logger_configurator: LoggerConfigurator | None = None,
     ):
         if resource is None:
             self._resource = Resource.create({})
@@ -786,6 +908,23 @@ def __init__(
             self._at_exit_handler = atexit.register(self.shutdown)
         self._logger_cache = {}
         self._logger_cache_lock = Lock()
+        self._min_severity_level = min_severity_level
+        self._trace_based = trace_based
+
+        if logger_configurator is not None:
+            self._logger_configurator = logger_configurator
+        else:
+
+            def default_configurator(
+                scope: InstrumentationScope,
+            ) -> LoggerConfig:
+                return LoggerConfig(
+                    disabled=self._disabled,
+                    minimum_severity=self._min_severity_level,
+                    trace_based=self._trace_based,
+                )
+
+            self._logger_configurator = default_configurator
 
     @property
     def resource(self):
@@ -798,15 +937,24 @@ def _get_logger_no_cache(
         schema_url: str | None = None,
         attributes: _ExtendedAttributes | None = None,
     ) -> Logger:
+        instrumentation_scope = InstrumentationScope(
+            name,
+            version,
+            schema_url,
+            attributes,
+        )
+        config = self._logger_configurator(instrumentation_scope)
+        if config is None:
+            config = LoggerConfig(
+                disabled=self._disabled,
+                minimum_severity=self._min_severity_level,
+                trace_based=self._trace_based,
+            )
         return Logger(
             self._resource,
             self._multi_log_record_processor,
-            InstrumentationScope(
-                name,
-                version,
-                schema_url,
-                attributes,
-            ),
+            instrumentation_scope,
+            config=config,
         )
 
     def _get_logger_cached(
@@ -854,6 +1002,22 @@ def add_log_record_processor(
             log_record_processor
         )
 
+    def set_logger_configurator(
+        self, configurator: LoggerConfigurator
+    ) -> None:
+        """Update the logger configurator and apply the new configuration to all existing loggers."""
+        with self._logger_cache_lock:
+            self._logger_configurator = configurator
+            for logger in self._logger_cache.values():
+                new_config = configurator(logger.instrumentation_scope)
+                if new_config is None:
+                    new_config = LoggerConfig(
+                        disabled=self._disabled,
+                        minimum_severity=self._min_severity_level,
+                        trace_based=self._trace_based,
+                    )
+                logger.update_config(new_config)
+
     def shutdown(self):
         """Shuts down the log processors."""
         self._multi_log_record_processor.shutdown()
@@ -933,3 +1097,54 @@ def std_to_otel(levelno: int) -> SeverityNumber:
     if levelno > 53:
         return SeverityNumber.FATAL4
     return _STD_TO_OTEL[levelno]
+
+
+def is_less_than_min_severity(
+    record: LogRecord, min_severity: SeverityNumber
+) -> bool:
+    """Checks if the log record's severity number is less than the minimum severity level.
+
+    Args:
+        record: The log record to be processed.
+        min_severity: The minimum severity level.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the log record's severity number is less than the minimum
+        severity level, False otherwise. Log records with an unspecified severity (i.e. `0`)
+        are not affected by this parameter and therefore bypass minimum severity filtering.
+    """
+    if record.severity_number is not None:
+        if (
+            min_severity is not None
+            and min_severity != SeverityNumber.UNSPECIFIED
+            and record.severity_number.value < min_severity.value
+        ):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
+def should_drop_logs_for_unsampled_traces(
+    record: LogRecord, trace_based_flag: bool
+) -> bool:
+    """Determines whether the logger should drop log records associated with unsampled traces.
+
+    If `trace_based` is `true`, log records associated with unsampled traces are dropped by the `Logger`.
+    A log record is considered associated with an unsampled trace if it has a valid `SpanId` and its
+    `TraceFlags` indicate that the trace is unsampled. A log record that isn't associated with a trace
+    context is not affected by this parameter and therefore bypasses trace-based filtering.
+
+    Args:
+        record: The log record to be processed.
+        trace_based_flag: A boolean flag indicating whether trace-based filtering is enabled. If not explicitly set,
+        the `trace_based` parameter is set to `false`
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the log record should be dropped due to being associated with an unsampled trace.
+    """
+    if trace_based_flag:
+        if record.context is not None:
+            span = get_current_span(record.context)
+            span_context = span.get_span_context()
+            if span_context.is_valid and not span_context.trace_flags.sampled:
+                return True
+    return False