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fix: use DD_SERVICE for inferred spans when integration service names are removed#834

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Summary

  • When DD_TRACE_REMOVE_INTEGRATION_SERVICE_NAMES_ENABLED=true and DD_SERVICE is set, inferred (synthetic) spans use the base service name (DD_SERVICE) instead of the AWS resource/instance representation.
  • An explicit DD_SERVICE_MAPPING entry still takes precedence over DD_SERVICE.
  • Default behavior (flag off) is unchanged: inferred spans use the AWS resource name (queue/stream/table/etc.), so existing integration snapshots are unaffected.
  • Adds config.aws_service_representation_enabled (DD_TRACE_AWS_SERVICE_REPRESENTATION_ENABLED, default true) and config.remove_integration_service_names_enabled (DD_TRACE_REMOVE_INTEGRATION_SERVICE_NAMES_ENABLED, default false).

Resolution order in determine_service_name

  1. DD_SERVICE_MAPPING (specific key, then generic key)
  2. If DD_TRACE_REMOVE_INTEGRATION_SERVICE_NAMES_ENABLED and DD_SERVICE set → DD_SERVICE
  3. If AWS service representation disabled → fallback
  4. Extracted resource/instance name, else fallback

Motivation

Part of the Serverless Service Representation (SSR) work. The flag lets inferred spans collapse onto the function's base service when integration-specific service names are turned off, while keeping the resource-name behavior by default.

Test plan

  • tests/test_tracing.py (TestServiceMapping + inferred-span tests) pass with and without DD_SERVICE / the flag
  • Integration snapshots unchanged (default behavior)

When DD_SERVICE (config.service) is set, use it as the service for
inferred (synthetic) spans, taking precedence over DD_SERVICE_MAPPING
and the AWS service representation. When DD_SERVICE is unset, the
existing resolution logic is preserved.
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The inferred-span and service-mapping tests assert the AWS service
representation, which only applies when DD_SERVICE is unset. CI sets
DD_SERVICE, so pin config.service to None to keep them deterministic.
Verify create_inferred_span uses DD_SERVICE as the service (over an
explicit service mapping) when DD_SERVICE is set.
Inferred (synthetic) spans now use DD_SERVICE (integration-tests-python)
as their service instead of the AWS service representation, so the
redundant _dd.base_service tag is dropped on those spans. Regenerated
via UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS for all Python versions.
…moved

Gate the DD_SERVICE inferred-span service resolution behind
DD_TRACE_REMOVE_INTEGRATION_SERVICE_NAMES_ENABLED: when enabled (and
DD_SERVICE is set), inferred (synthetic) spans use the base service name
instead of the AWS resource/instance representation. Default behavior
(flag off) is unchanged, so integration snapshots match main. Reverts
the earlier unconditional DD_SERVICE-first and experimental peer.service
/ span.kind changes.
@zarirhamza zarirhamza changed the title fix: prefer DD_SERVICE as the inferred span service name fix: use DD_SERVICE for inferred spans when integration service names are removed Jun 18, 2026
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