Repository: denoland/deno
Pull request: fix(ext/telemetry): add exception.* attributes to OTEL log records

## Summary

- When a single Error object is logged via `console.log`/`console.error`/etc., the OTEL log record now includes `exception.type`, `exception.message`, and `exception.stacktrace` attributes per the [OpenTelemetry semantic conventions for exception logs](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/exceptions/exceptions-logs/)
- Only activates when the sole argument has a `[ErrorData]` internal slot (checked via `isNativeError`)
- Non-Error logs and multi-argument calls are unaffected

Closes #27915
Closes #29104

## Test plan

- [x] New spec test `log_exception` verifies:
  - `console.error(new Error(...))` → exception attributes present
  - `console.log("plain")` → no exception attributes
  - `console.error("a", "b")` → no exception attributes (multiple args)
- [x] All existing `otel_basic` tests pass

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Changed files:
filename: ext/telemetry/lib.rs
patch: @@ -1324,12 +1324,27 @@ macro_rules! attr {
   };
 }
 
+/// Convert the integer log level that ext/console uses to the corresponding
+/// OpenTelemetry log severity.
+fn severity_from_level(level: i32) -> Severity {
+  match level {
+    ..=0 => Severity::Debug,
+    1 => Severity::Info,
+    2 => Severity::Warn,
+    3 | 5.. => Severity::Error,
+    4 => Severity::Trace,
+  }
+}
+
 #[op2(fast)]
 fn op_otel_log<'s>(
   scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'s, '_>,
   message: v8::Local<'s, v8::Value>,
   #[smi] level: i32,
   span: v8::Local<'s, v8::Value>,
+  #[string] exception_type: String,
+  #[string] exception_message: String,
+  #[string] exception_stacktrace: String,
 ) {
   let Some(OtelGlobals {
     log_processor,
@@ -1340,15 +1355,7 @@ fn op_otel_log<'s>(
     return;
   };
 
-  // Convert the integer log level that ext/console uses to the corresponding
-  // OpenTelemetry log severity.
-  let severity = match level {
-    ..=0 => Severity::Debug,
-    1 => Severity::Info,
-    2 => Severity::Warn,
-    3 | 5.. => Severity::Error,
-    4 => Severity::Trace,
-  };
+  let severity = severity_from_level(level);
 
   let mut log_record = LogRecord::default();
   let now = SystemTime::now();
@@ -1392,9 +1399,42 @@ fn op_otel_log<'s>(
     }
   }
 
+  otel_log_add_exception_attributes(
+    &mut log_record,
+    exception_type,
+    exception_message,
+    exception_stacktrace,
+  );
+
   log_processor.emit(&mut log_record, builtin_instrumentation_scope);
 }
 
+fn otel_log_add_exception_attributes(
+  log_record: &mut LogRecord,
+  exception_type: String,
+  exception_message: String,
+  exception_stacktrace: String,
+) {
+  if !exception_type.is_empty() {
+    log_record.add_attribute(
+      Key::from_static_str("exception.type"),
+      AnyValue::String(exception_type.into()),
+    );
+  }
+  if !exception_message.is_empty() {
+    log_record.add_attribute(
+      Key::from_static_str("exception.message"),
+      AnyValue::String(exception_message.into()),
+    );
+  }
+  if !exception_stacktrace.is_empty() {
+    log_record.add_attribute(
+      Key::from_static_str("exception.stacktrace"),
+      AnyValue::String(exception_stacktrace.into()),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 #[op2(fast)]
 fn op_otel_log_foreign(
   scope: &mut v8::PinScope<'_, '_>,
@@ -1403,6 +1443,9 @@ fn op_otel_log_foreign(
   trace_id: v8::Local<'_, v8::Value>,
   span_id: v8::Local<'_, v8::Value>,
   #[smi] trace_flags: u8,
+  #[string] exception_type: String,
+  #[string] exception_message: String,
+  #[string] exception_stacktrace: String,
 ) {
   let Some(OtelGlobals {
     log_processor,
@@ -1413,15 +1456,7 @@ fn op_otel_log_foreign(
     return;
   };
 
-  // Convert the integer log level that ext/console uses to the corresponding
-  // OpenTelemetry log severity.
-  let severity = match level {
-    ..=0 => Severity::Debug,
-    1 => Severity::Info,
-    2 => Severity::Warn,
-    3 | 5.. => Severity::Error,
-    4 => Severity::Trace,
-  };
+  let severity = severity_from_level(level);
 
   let trace_id = parse_trace_id(scope, trace_id);
   let span_id = parse_span_id(scope, span_id);
@@ -1450,6 +1485,13 @@ fn op_otel_log_foreign(
     );
   }
 
+  otel_log_add_exception_attributes(
+    &mut log_record,
+    exception_type,
+    exception_message,
+    exception_stacktrace,
+  );
+
   log_processor.emit(&mut log_record, builtin_instrumentation_scope);
 }
 

filename: ext/telemetry/telemetry.ts
patch: @@ -1184,13 +1184,35 @@ const otelConsoleConfig = {
   replace: 2,
 };
 
+let pendingException: Error | undefined;
+
+const OTEL_CONSOLE_METHODS = ["log", "debug", "info", "warn", "error"];
+
+function wrapOtelConsoleMethods(otelConsole: Console) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < OTEL_CONSOLE_METHODS.length; i++) {
+    const method = OTEL_CONSOLE_METHODS[i];
+    const orig = otelConsole[method];
+    otelConsole[method] = (...args: unknown[]) => {
+      if (args.length >= 1 && core.isNativeError(args[0])) {
+        pendingException = args[0] as Error;
+      }
+      return ReflectApply(orig, otelConsole, args);
+    };
+  }
+}
+
 function otelLog(message: string, level: number) {
+  const exception = pendingException;
+  pendingException = undefined;
+  const excType = exception?.name ?? "";
+  const excMessage = exception?.message ?? "";
+  const excStacktrace = exception?.stack ?? "";
   const currentSpan = CURRENT.get()?.getValue(SPAN_KEY);
   const otelSpan = currentSpan !== undefined
     ? getOtelSpan(currentSpan)
     : undefined;
   if (otelSpan || currentSpan === undefined) {
-    op_otel_log(message, level, otelSpan);
+    op_otel_log(message, level, otelSpan, excType, excMessage, excStacktrace);
   } else {
     const spanContext = currentSpan.spanContext();
     op_otel_log_foreign(
@@ -1199,6 +1221,9 @@ function otelLog(message: string, level: number) {
       spanContext.traceId,
       spanContext.spanId,
       spanContext.traceFlags,
+      excType,
+      excMessage,
+      excStacktrace,
     );
   }
 }
@@ -1849,16 +1874,22 @@ export function bootstrap(
   );
 
   switch (consoleConfig) {
-    case otelConsoleConfig.capture:
-      core.wrapConsole(globalThis.console, new Console(otelLog));
+    case otelConsoleConfig.capture: {
+      const otelConsole = new Console(otelLog);
+      wrapOtelConsoleMethods(otelConsole);
+      core.wrapConsole(globalThis.console, otelConsole);
       break;
-    case otelConsoleConfig.replace:
+    }
+    case otelConsoleConfig.replace: {
+      const otelConsole = new Console(otelLog);
+      wrapOtelConsoleMethods(otelConsole);
       ObjectDefineProperty(
         globalThis,
         "console",
-        core.propNonEnumerable(new Console(otelLog)),
+        core.propNonEnumerable(otelConsole),
       );
       break;
+    }
     default:
       break;
   }

filename: tests/specs/cli/otel_basic/__test__.jsonc
patch: @@ -112,6 +112,10 @@
     "console_time": {
       "args": "run -A main.ts console_time.ts",
       "output": "console_time.out"
+    },
+    "log_exception": {
+      "args": "run -A main.ts log_exception.ts",
+      "output": "log_exception.out"
     }
   }
 }

filename: tests/specs/cli/otel_basic/log_exception.out
patch: @@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+Error: test error
+    at file:///test.ts:1:1
+Error: test error
+    at file:///test.ts:1:1 with extra context
+string error with extra arg
+{
+  "spans": [],
+  "logs": [
+    {
+      "timeUnixNano": "[WILDLINE]",
+      "observedTimeUnixNano": "[WILDCARD]",
+      "severityNumber": 17,
+      "severityText": "ERROR",
+      "body": {
+        "stringValue": "Error: test error\n    at file:///test.ts:1:1\n"
+      },
+      "attributes": [
+        {
+          "key": "log.iostream",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "stderr"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "exception.type",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "Error"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "exception.message",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "test error"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "exception.stacktrace",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "Error: test error\n    at file:///test.ts:1:1"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "droppedAttributesCount": 0,
+      "flags": 0,
+      "traceId": "",
+      "spanId": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "timeUnixNano": "[WILDLINE]",
+      "observedTimeUnixNano": "[WILDCARD]",
+      "severityNumber": 9,
+      "severityText": "INFO",
+      "body": {
+        "stringValue": "plain log\n"
+      },
+      "attributes": [
+        {
+          "key": "log.iostream",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "stdout"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "droppedAttributesCount": 0,
+      "flags": 0,
+      "traceId": "",
+      "spanId": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "timeUnixNano": "[WILDLINE]",
+      "observedTimeUnixNano": "[WILDCARD]",
+      "severityNumber": 17,
+      "severityText": "ERROR",
+      "body": {
+        "stringValue": "Error: test error\n    at file:///test.ts:1:1 with extra context\n"
+      },
+      "attributes": [
+        {
+          "key": "log.iostream",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "stderr"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "exception.type",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "Error"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "exception.message",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "test error"
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "exception.stacktrace",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "Error: test error\n    at file:///test.ts:1:1"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "droppedAttributesCount": 0,
+      "flags": 0,
+      "traceId": "",
+      "spanId": ""
+    },
+    {
+      "timeUnixNano": "[WILDLINE]",
+      "observedTimeUnixNano": "[WILDCARD]",
+      "severityNumber": 17,
+      "severityText": "ERROR",
+      "body": {
+        "stringValue": "string error with extra arg\n"
+      },
+      "attributes": [
+        {
+          "key": "log.iostream",
+          "value": {
+            "stringValue": "stderr"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "droppedAttributesCount": 0,
+      "flags": 0,
+      "traceId": "",
+      "spanId": ""
+    }
+  ],
+  "metrics": []
+}

filename: tests/specs/cli/otel_basic/log_exception.ts
patch: @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2026 the Deno authors. MIT license.
+
+const error = new Error("test error");
+error.stack = "Error: test error\n    at file:///test.ts:1:1";
+console.error(error);
+console.log("plain log");
+console.error(error, "with extra context");
+console.error("string error", "with extra arg");