aiqa-client 0.3.4

OpenTelemetry-based Python client for tracing functions and sending traces to the AIQA server

A Python client for the AIQA server

OpenTelemetry-based client for tracing Python functions and sending traces to the AIQA server.

Installation

From PyPI (recommended)

pip install aiqa-client

From source

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install -e .

See TESTING.md for detailed testing instructions.

Setup

Set the following environment variables:

export AIQA_SERVER_URL="http://localhost:3000"
export AIQA_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Usage

Basic Usage

from dotenv import load_dotenv
from aiqa import get_aiqa_client, WithTracing

# Load environment variables from .env file (if using one)
load_dotenv()

# Initialize client (must be called before using WithTracing)
# This loads environment variables and initializes the tracing system
get_aiqa_client()

@WithTracing
def my_function(x, y):
    return x + y

@WithTracing
async def my_async_function(x, y):
    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
    return x * y

Custom Span Name

@WithTracing(name="custom_span_name")
def my_function():
    pass

Input/Output Filtering

@WithTracing(
    filter_input=lambda x: {"filtered": str(x)},
    filter_output=lambda x: {"result": x}
)
def my_function(data):
    return {"processed": data}

Flushing Spans

Spans are automatically flushed every 5 seconds. To flush immediately:

from aiqa import flush_tracing
import asyncio

async def main():
    # Your code here
    await flush_tracing()

asyncio.run(main())

Shutting Down

To ensure all spans are sent before process exit:

from aiqa import shutdown_tracing
import asyncio

async def main():
    # Your code here
    await shutdown_tracing()

asyncio.run(main())

Setting Span Attributes and Names

from aiqa import set_span_attribute, set_span_name

def my_function():
    set_span_attribute("custom.attribute", "value")
    set_span_name("custom_span_name")
    # ... rest of function

Grouping Traces by Conversation

To group multiple traces together that are part of the same conversation or session:

from aiqa import WithTracing, set_conversation_id

@WithTracing
def handle_user_request(user_id: str, session_id: str):
    # Set conversation ID to group all traces for this user session
    set_conversation_id(f"user_{user_id}_session_{session_id}")
    # All spans created in this function and its children will have this gen_ai.conversation.id
    # ... rest of function

The gen_ai.conversation.id attribute allows you to filter and group traces in the AIQA server by conversation, making it easier to analyze multi-step interactions or user sessions. See the OpenTelemetry GenAI Events specification for more details.

Trace ID Propagation Across Services/Agents

To link traces across different services or agents, you can extract and propagate trace IDs:

Getting Current Trace ID

from aiqa import get_trace_id, get_span_id

# Get the current trace ID and span ID
trace_id = get_trace_id()  # Returns hex string (32 chars) or None
span_id = get_span_id()    # Returns hex string (16 chars) or None

# Pass these to another service (e.g., in HTTP headers, message queue, etc.)

Continuing a Trace in Another Service

from aiqa import create_span_from_trace_id

# Continue a trace from another service/agent
# trace_id and parent_span_id come from the other service
with create_span_from_trace_id(
    trace_id="abc123...", 
    parent_span_id="def456...",
    span_name="service_b_operation"
):
    # Your code here - this span will be linked to the original trace
    pass

Using OpenTelemetry Context Propagation (Recommended)

For HTTP requests, use the built-in context propagation:

from aiqa import inject_trace_context, extract_trace_context
import requests
from opentelemetry.trace import use_span

# In the sending service:
headers = {}
inject_trace_context(headers)  # Adds trace context to headers
response = requests.get("http://other-service/api", headers=headers)

# In the receiving service:
# Extract context from incoming request headers
ctx = extract_trace_context(request.headers)

# Use the context to create a span
from opentelemetry.trace import use_span
with use_span(ctx):
    # Your code here
    pass

# Or create a span with the context
from opentelemetry import trace
tracer = trace.get_tracer("aiqa-tracer")
with tracer.start_as_current_span("operation", context=ctx):
    # Your code here
    pass

Features

• Automatic tracing of function calls (sync and async)
• Records function inputs and outputs as span attributes
• Automatic error tracking and exception recording
• Thread-safe span buffering and auto-flushing
• OpenTelemetry context propagation for nested spans
• Trace ID propagation utilities for distributed tracing

Example

See example.py for a complete working example.