feat: make spans fit an envelope size

agent/workers/envelope/spans_envelope.go

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package envelope
+
+import (
+	agentProto "github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/agent/proto"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+// EnvelopeSpans get a list of spans and batch them into a packet that does not
+// surpasses the maxPacketSize restriction. When maxPacketSize is reached, no
+// more spans are added to the packet,
+func EnvelopeSpans(spans []*agentProto.Span, maxPacketSize int) []*agentProto.Span {
+	envelope := make([]*agentProto.Span, 0, len(spans))
+	currentSize := 0
+
+	// There's a weird scenario that must be covered here: imagine a span so big it is bigger than maxPacketSize.
+	// It is impossible to send a span like this, so in this case, we classify those spans as "large spans" and we allow
+	// `largeSpansPerPacket` per packet.
+	//
+	// It is important to ensure a limit of large spans per packet because if your whole trace is composed by
+	// large spans, this would mean a packet would hold the entiry trace and we don't want that to happen.
+	const largeSpansPerPacket = 1
+	numberLargeSpansAddedToPacket := 0
+
+	for _, span := range spans {
+		spanSize := proto.Size(span)
+		isLargeSpan := spanSize > maxPacketSize
+		if currentSize+spanSize < maxPacketSize || isLargeSpan {
+			if isLargeSpan {
+				if numberLargeSpansAddedToPacket >= largeSpansPerPacket {
+					// there is already the limit of large spans in the packet, skip this one
+					continue
+				}
+
+				numberLargeSpansAddedToPacket++
+			}
+			envelope = append(envelope, span)
+			currentSize += spanSize
+		}
+	}
+
+	return envelope
+}

agent/workers/envelope/spans_envelope_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+package envelope_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/agent/proto"
+	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/agent/workers/envelope"
+	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/server/pkg/id"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+)
+
+func TestSpanEnvelope(t *testing.T) {
+	// each of these spans take 73 bytes
+	spans := []*proto.Span{
+		createSpan(),
+		createSpan(),
+	}
+
+	envelope := envelope.EnvelopeSpans(spans, 150)
+	// 2 * 73 < 150, so all spans should be included in the envelope
+	require.Len(t, envelope, 2)
+}
+
+func TestSpanEnvelopeShouldIgnoreRestOfSpansIfTheyDontFit(t *testing.T) {
+	// each of these spans take 73 bytes
+	span1, span2, span3 := createSpan(), createSpan(), createSpan()
+	spans := []*proto.Span{
+		span1,
+		span2,
+		span3,
+	}
+
+	envelope := envelope.EnvelopeSpans(spans, 150)
+	// 3 * 73 > 150, but 2 spans fit the envelope, so take 2 spans instead
+	require.Len(t, envelope, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, envelope[0].Id, span1.Id)
+	assert.Equal(t, envelope[1].Id, span2.Id)
+}
+
+func TestSpanEnvelopeShouldFitAsManySpansAsPossible(t *testing.T) {
+	// these spans take 73 bytes, 73 bytes, and 33 bytes respectively
+	span1, span2, span3 := createSpan(), createSpan(), createSmallSpan()
+	spans := []*proto.Span{
+		span1,
+		span2,
+		span3,
+	}
+
+	envelope := envelope.EnvelopeSpans(spans, 110)
+	// 73+73+33 > 110, 73+73 is also bigger than 110. But we can add 73 (span1) + 33 (span3) to fit the envelope
+	require.Len(t, envelope, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, envelope[0].Id, span1.Id)
+	assert.Equal(t, envelope[1].Id, span3.Id)
+}
+
+func TestSpanEnvelopeShouldAllowLargeSpans(t *testing.T) {
+	// a large span is 682 bytes long, in theory, it should not fit the envelope, however,
+	// we should allow 1 per envelope just to make sure ALL spans are sent.
+	spans := []*proto.Span{
+		createLargeSpan(),
+	}
+
+	envelope := envelope.EnvelopeSpans(spans, 110)
+	require.Len(t, envelope, 1)
+}
+
+func TestSpanEnvelopeShouldOnlyAllowOneLargeSpan(t *testing.T) {
+	// a large span is 682 bytes long, in theory, it should not fit the envelope, however,
+	// we should allow 1 per envelope just to make sure ALL spans are sent.
+	largeSpan1, largeSpan2 := createLargeSpan(), createLargeSpan()
+	spans := []*proto.Span{
+		largeSpan1,
+		largeSpan2,
+	}
+
+	envelope := envelope.EnvelopeSpans(spans, 110)
+	require.Len(t, envelope, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, largeSpan1.Id, envelope[0].Id)
+}
+
+func TestSpanEnvelopeShouldAddALargeSpanEvenIfThereAreMoreSpansInIt(t *testing.T) {
+	// Given a list of small spans that should be able to fit the envelope, but also a large span that doesn't fit an envelope,
+	// it should include the largeSpan with the 2 first spans and leave the third small span out
+	smallSpan1, smallSpan2, largeSpan1, smallSpan3 := createSmallSpan(), createSmallSpan(), createLargeSpan(), createSmallSpan()
+	spans := []*proto.Span{
+		smallSpan1,
+		smallSpan2,
+		largeSpan1,
+		smallSpan3,
+	}
+
+	envelope := envelope.EnvelopeSpans(spans, 100)
+	require.Len(t, envelope, 3)
+	assert.Equal(t, smallSpan1.Id, envelope[0].Id)
+	assert.Equal(t, smallSpan2.Id, envelope[1].Id)
+	assert.Equal(t, largeSpan1.Id, envelope[2].Id)
+}
+
+func TestSpanEnvelopeShouldIgnoreExtraLargeSpan(t *testing.T) {
+	// Given a list of small spans that should be able to fit the envelope, but also a large span that doesn't fit an envelope,
+	// it should include the largeSpan with the 2 first spans and leave the third small span out
+	smallSpan1, smallSpan2, largeSpan1, smallSpan3, largeSpan2 := createSmallSpan(), createSmallSpan(), createLargeSpan(), createSmallSpan(), createLargeSpan()
+	spans := []*proto.Span{
+		smallSpan1,
+		smallSpan2,
+		largeSpan1,
+		smallSpan3,
+		largeSpan2,
+	}
+
+	envelope := envelope.EnvelopeSpans(spans, 100)
+	require.Len(t, envelope, 3)
+	assert.Equal(t, smallSpan1.Id, envelope[0].Id)
+	assert.Equal(t, smallSpan2.Id, envelope[1].Id)
+	assert.Equal(t, largeSpan1.Id, envelope[2].Id)
+}
+
+func createSpan() *proto.Span {
+	return &proto.Span{
+		Id:        id.NewRandGenerator().SpanID().String(),
+		Name:      "span name",
+		StartTime: time.Now().Unix(),
+		EndTime:   time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second).Unix(),
+		Kind:      "internal",
+		Attributes: []*proto.KeyValuePair{
+			{
+				Key:   "service.name",
+				Value: "core",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func createSmallSpan() *proto.Span {
+	return &proto.Span{
+		Id:         id.NewRandGenerator().SpanID().String(),
+		Name:       "s",
+		StartTime:  time.Now().Unix(),
+		EndTime:    time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second).Unix(),
+		Kind:       "",
+		Attributes: []*proto.KeyValuePair{},
+	}
+}
+
+func createLargeSpan() *proto.Span {
+	loremIpsum := "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum eu fermentum elit. Ut convallis elit nisl, et porttitor ante dignissim quis. Curabitur porttitor molestie iaculis. Suspendisse potenti. Curabitur sollicitudin finibus mollis. Nunc at tincidunt dolor. Nam eleifend ante in elit vulputate lacinia. Donec sem orci, luctus ut eros id, tincidunt elementum nulla. Nulla et nibh pharetra, pretium odio nec, posuere est. Curabitur a felis ut risus fermentum ornare vitae sed dolor. Mauris non velit at nulla ultricies mattis. "
+	return &proto.Span{
+		Id:        id.NewRandGenerator().SpanID().String(),
+		Name:      loremIpsum,
+		StartTime: time.Now().Unix(),
+		EndTime:   time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second).Unix(),
+		Kind:      "internal",
+		Attributes: []*proto.KeyValuePair{
+			{Key: "service.name", Value: "core"},
+			{Key: "service.team", Value: "ranchers"},
+			{Key: "go.version", Value: "1.22.3"},
+			{Key: "go.os", Value: "Linux"},
+			{Key: "go.arch", Value: "amd64"},
+		},
+	}
+}

agent/workers/poller.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/agent/telemetry"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/agent/tracedb"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/agent/tracedb/connection"
+	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/agent/workers/envelope"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/agent/workers/poller"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/server/datastore"
 	"github.com/kubeshop/tracetest/server/executor"
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
+const maxEnvelopeSize = 3 * 1024 * 1024 // 3MB
+
 type PollerWorker struct {
 	client                 *client.Client
 	inmemoryDatastore      tracedb.TraceDB
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ func (w *PollerWorker) poll(ctx context.Context, request *proto.PollingRequest)
 				w.logger.Debug("Span was already sent", zap.String("runKey", runKey))
 			}
 		}
-		pollingResponse.Spans = newSpans
+		pollingResponse.Spans = envelope.EnvelopeSpans(newSpans, maxEnvelopeSize)
 
 		w.logger.Debug("Filtered spans", zap.Any("pollingResponse", spew.Sdump(pollingResponse)))
 	}