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The VIVO exporter can truncate concatenated trace chunks, lose resource/scope associations in log batches, and return invalid JSON for non-finite values. Polling can also skip unread entries or remove history during diagnostic reads.

Serialize complete chunks before atomic queue insertion, retain per-record group identity, and enforce queue and page limits. Preserve HTTP/1 query parameters in the shared request adapter so pagination behaves consistently over HTTP/1 and HTTP/2. HEAD follows normal endpoint validation and negotiation, with the response body suppressed by both HTTP protocol implementations.

Add /api/v2 JSON pages containing typed OTLP payloads, source metadata, string cursors, generation and retention-gap information. Internal metrics return an OTLP JSON snapshot. Gzip compression is enabled by default and negotiated through Accept-Encoding; browsers decompress responses automatically.

Native log metadata named otlp retains its original meaning unless the group declares the OTLP schema. Nested MessagePack extension values preserve their signed type code and binary payload through explicit typed representations in both API versions.

Compatibility details:

  • /api/v1 retains legacy log tuples and native CMetrics/CTraces NDJSON.
  • from=0&limit=1 returns one entry with continuation 1, rather than the queue tail. Empty pages include recovery metadata; reads never consume entries.
  • The listener defaults to 127.0.0.1:2025. Remote access requires an explicit listener configuration or an authenticated HTTPS reverse proxy.
  • Destructive-read configuration, zero queue capacity and unsupported listener worker counts are rejected. stream_page_size defaults to 1M with a 1K minimum; retained-byte accounting includes both API representations.
  • Oversized chunks are rejected without evicting existing history. Native unsigned log values above INT64_MAX use a documented typed kvlist; unsigned metric data points follow the CMetrics double mapping and may round.

The README documents configuration, deployment, serialization, compression and cursor semantics. Changes are limited to the exporter, shared HTTP server, integration tests and documentation.

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  • Linux build with runtime/internal tests and FLB_DEV enabled.
  • Exporter integration: 24 passed normally and 24 passed with strict Valgrind.
  • Shared HTTP protocol matrix: 7 passed normally and 7 passed with strict Valgrind.
  • Focused HTTP CTest: 3 passed.
  • Full PR commit-range prefix lint passed; all commits are DCO-signed.
tests/integration/.venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/integration/scenarios/out_vivo_exporter/tests -q -ra
VALGRIND=1 VALGRIND_STRICT=1 tests/integration/.venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/integration/scenarios/out_vivo_exporter/tests -q -ra
tests/integration/.venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/integration/scenarios/in_http/tests/test_in_http_001.py -k protocol_matrix -q -ra
VALGRIND=1 VALGRIND_STRICT=1 tests/integration/.venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/integration/scenarios/in_http/tests/test_in_http_001.py -k protocol_matrix -q -ra
ctest --test-dir build -R 'flb-it-http_server|flb-rt-in_http|flb-rt-http_callbacks' --output-on-failure

Coverage includes 100 trace contexts per intake encoding, Forward bulk metrics, grouped logs, typed values, special floats, metric structures, pagination, restart recovery, queue/page bounds, HEAD/GET parity, native metadata, nested extension values, and gzip negotiation over HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2.

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  • New Features

    • Added VIVO API v2 support for logs, metrics, traces, cursors, retention metadata, health checks, CORS, and HTTP method handling.
    • Added OTLP JSON output, gzip negotiation, configurable page sizing, and MessagePack extension preservation.
    • Improved stream capacity tracking, eviction reporting, validation, and retry behavior.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved query validation and HTTP request handling, including correct HEAD responses without response bodies.
  • Documentation

    • Added comprehensive VIVO inspection API documentation.
  • Tests

    • Added extensive integration coverage for OTLP, compression, tracing, metrics, logging, pagination, retention, and recovery.

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The VIVO exporter now creates OTLP JSON for logs, metrics, and traces, stores it with stream entries, and serves versioned inspection endpoints with strict validation, pagination metadata, compression negotiation, health handling, and expanded integration coverage.

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VIVO inspection pipeline

Layer / File(s) Summary
Payload serialization and exporter integration
plugins/out_vivo_exporter/CMakeLists.txt, plugins/out_vivo_exporter/vivo.*
The plugin builds new JSON and OTLP serializers. Formatting preserves group metadata, attributes, extensions, numeric values, and decoder status. Initialization validates settings and adds page-size, compression, and generation fields.
Versioned stream storage and snapshots
plugins/out_vivo_exporter/vivo_stream.*
Stream entries retain OTLP payloads and combined sizes. Versioned pagination emits v1 or v2 content. Snapshot counters track retention, eviction, rejection, and cursor state.
HTTP inspection API
src/http_server/flb_http_server_http1.c, src/http_server/flb_http_server_http2.c, plugins/out_vivo_exporter/vivo_http.c
HTTP processing preserves query strings and omits HEAD bodies. Endpoints validate ranges, expose v1/v2 responses, negotiate gzip or identity, return health and method responses, and include stream metadata headers.
Integration coverage and inspection documentation
plugins/out_vivo_exporter/README.md, tests/integration/scenarios/out_vivo_exporter/tests/*
Documentation describes the inspection API and retention behavior. Tests cover endpoint framing, OTLP fidelity, compression, HTTP methods, pagination, recovery, retention, and MessagePack extensions.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: leonardo-albertovich

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Producer
  participant VivoExporter
  participant VivoStream
  participant HTTPClient
  Producer->>VivoExporter: send logs, metrics, or traces
  VivoExporter->>VivoStream: append record data and OTLP JSON
  HTTPClient->>VivoStream: request a versioned page
  VivoStream-->>HTTPClient: return page and snapshot metadata
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@edsiper edsiper changed the title out_vivo_exporter: fix telemetry loss and harden inspection API out_vivo_exporter: fix telemetry loss and add compressed OTLP JSON Sep 16, 2026
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Comment thread plugins/out_vivo_exporter/vivo_otlp.c Outdated

resource = map_get(event->group_attributes, "resource");
scope = map_get(event->group_attributes, "scope");
metadata = map_get(event->metadata, "otlp");

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P2 Badge Check the group schema before treating metadata as OTLP

When a non-OTLP log has a user metadata field named otlp, this lookup misclassifies the record as OTLP: line 521 can unwrap a single-field body, and line 550 exports only the nested attributes value instead of the record's complete metadata. This silently changes otherwise valid Forward or processor-generated records; only select the special metadata after confirming the record's group metadata has schema: otlp.

AGENTS.md reference: AGENTS.md:L260-L265

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if (request->method == HTTP_METHOD_HEAD) {
flb_http_response_set_status(response,

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P2 Badge Route HEAD through the selected endpoint

For HEAD requests to any stream endpoint, this shortcut bypasses query validation, pagination, content negotiation, and endpoint-specific headers. For example, HEAD /api/v1/logs?limit=0 returns 200 with application/json and no cursor, generation, retention, or Vary headers, whereas the corresponding GET returns 400 or application/x-ndjson with stream metadata. HEAD should run the same endpoint selection as GET while suppressing only the response body.

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@edsiper edsiper added this to the Fluent Bit v5.2.0 milestone Sep 16, 2026

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In `@plugins/out_vivo_exporter/vivo_otlp.c`:
- Around line 460-462: The write_any handling of MSGPACK_OBJECT_EXT must not set
writer->error or cause the entire chunk to retry and be dropped. Preserve the
extension type alongside its payload in an explicit representation, or isolate
the unsupported EXT value so encoding can continue without an implicit
bytesValue mapping; keep top-level Forward EventTime handling unchanged.

In `@plugins/out_vivo_exporter/vivo_stream.c`:
- Around line 248-257: Update the event-chunk handling before both calls to
vivo_stream_append so oversized chunks are split into multiple stream entries
that satisfy the queue and page limits for both serialized representations,
including the stream_page_size minus 552 constraint. Preserve ordering and
ensure every record is included in a fitting entry rather than propagating -2 to
cb_vivo_flush.

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Comment thread plugins/out_vivo_exporter/vivo_otlp.c
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if (flb_sds_len(otlp) > ctx->stream_queue_size ||
size > ctx->stream_queue_size - flb_sds_len(otlp) || size > ctx->stream_page_size ||
flb_sds_len(otlp) > ctx->stream_page_size - 552) {
stream_lock(vs);
vs->snapshot.rejected_entries++;
stream_unlock(vs);
flb_plg_error(ctx->ins, "entry sizes v1=%zu v2=%zu exceed queue/page limits %zu/%zu",
size, flb_sds_len(otlp), ctx->stream_queue_size, ctx->stream_page_size);
return -2;
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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Split oversized event chunks before appending.

vivo_stream_append rejects an entry when either serialized representation exceeds the configured queue or page limit, including flb_sds_len(otlp) > stream_page_size - 552. Both append paths propagate -2. cb_vivo_flush maps only -1 to FLB_RETRY; -2 becomes FLB_ERROR, so the engine does not retry the chunk and counts its records as dropped unless a dead-letter queue handles them.

The 1M default only raises the threshold. It cannot prevent rejection of larger chunks, and documenting the drop does not correct it. Split each event chunk into stream entries that fit both representations before calling vivo_stream_append.

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In `@plugins/out_vivo_exporter/vivo_stream.c` around lines 248 - 257, Update the
event-chunk handling before both calls to vivo_stream_append so oversized chunks
are split into multiple stream entries that satisfy the queue and page limits
for both serialized representations, including the stream_page_size minus 552
constraint. Preserve ordering and ensure every record is included in a fitting
entry rather than propagating -2 to cb_vivo_flush.

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I found some nitpicks in this PR.

Comment thread plugins/out_vivo_exporter/vivo.c Outdated
Comment on lines +26 to +27
#include <string.h>
#include <fluent-bit/flb_random.h>

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Nit picks:

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#include <string.h>
#include <fluent-bit/flb_random.h>
#include <fluent-bit/flb_random.h>
#include <string.h>

Can we reorder for include order here? This is just style fix.

We need to make groups like:

#include <fluent_bit_headers.h>

#include <system_headers.h>

#include <plugin_specific_headers.h>

like ordering. This is not needed to align the order entire the plugins and core but we need to align the include directives within a source file.

size_t index;

flb_output_net_default("0.0.0.0", 2025 , ins);
flb_output_net_default("127.0.0.1", 2025, ins);

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This is default behavior change so we need to be documented later.

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yeah good catch, thanks

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#include <fluent-bit/flb_gzip.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <fluent-bit/flb_metrics_exporter.h>
#include <fluent-bit/http_server/flb_hs_utils.h>

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Can we reorder the including order of headers here?
Mixed up fluent-bit and system headers could be making confusion for readers.

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sure, thanks for the feedback

Signed-off-by: Eduardo Silva <eduardo@chronosphere.io>
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