attributes: add #[instrument(parent = ...)] for specifying parent span. #1238
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Motivation
Resolves part of #879.
Solution
This change adds
parent
parameter that takes an arbitrary expression to the#[instrument]
attribute.If specified, it overrides the parent span of the span made by
#[instrument]
Questions
I'm creating this as a draft PR because there are some unclear things. Any ideas and suggestions are welcome.
parent
field blank when unspecified might be better.