Add config for entity aware resource detectors#697
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The change looks ok as proposed, one question comes to mind though. The default for the other _enabled configuration options (scope_info_enabled and target_info_enabled/development) is true if null or omitted, are we ok with the difference in behaviour here?
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Declarative config analog of
OTEL_EXPERIMENTAL_ENTITIES_ENALBEDas proposed in open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification#5210Adds new
$.resource.detection/development.entities_enabledproperty, defaulting to false.In the spec PR 5210, resource detectors are updated to always be emit entity aware resources. I.e. resources with entities attached.
If
$.resource.detection/development.entities_enabledis false, entity information is erased from resource detectors. If true, its retained.