SpanExporter (opentelemetry-sdk-tracing 0.11.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

MultiSpanExporter
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public interface SpanExporter
```
An interface that allows different tracing services to export recorded data for sampled spans in their own format.
To export data this MUST be register to the TracerSdk using a SimpleSpanProcessor or a BatchSampledSpansProcessor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`io.opentelemetry.sdk.common.CompletableResultCode`	`export(Collection<SpanData> spans)`	Called to export sampled `Span`s.
`io.opentelemetry.sdk.common.CompletableResultCode`	`flush()`	Exports the collection of sampled `Span`s that have not yet been exported.
`io.opentelemetry.sdk.common.CompletableResultCode`	`shutdown()`	Called when `TracerSdkManagement.shutdown()` is called, if this `SpanExporter` is registered to a `TracerSdkManagement` object.

- Method Detail
  - export
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io.opentelemetry.sdk.common.CompletableResultCode export(Collection<SpanData> spans)
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    Called to export sampled Spans. Note that export operations can be performed simultaneously depending on the type of span processor being used. However, the BatchSpanProcessor will ensure that only one export can occur at a time.
    
    Parameters:
    
    spans - the collection of sampled Spans to be exported.
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of the export, which is often an asynchronous operation.
  - flush
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io.opentelemetry.sdk.common.CompletableResultCode flush()
```
    Exports the collection of sampled Spans that have not yet been exported. Note that export operations can be performed simultaneously depending on the type of span processor being used. However, the BatchSpanProcessor will ensure that only one export can occur at a time.
    
    Returns:
    
    the result of the flush, which is often an asynchronous operation.
  - shutdown
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io.opentelemetry.sdk.common.CompletableResultCode shutdown()
```
    Called when TracerSdkManagement.shutdown() is called, if this SpanExporter is registered to a TracerSdkManagement object.
    
    Returns:
    
    a CompletableResultCode which is completed when shutdown completes.