New component: Azure Blob Receiver

[eedorenko]

The purpose and use-cases of the new component

This receiver reads logs and traces from Azure Blob Storage.

Correlates with #8823

Example configuration for the component

The following settings are required:

• connection_string (no default): Azure Blob Storage connection key, which can be found in the Azure Blob Storage resource on the Azure Portal.
• event_hub_end_point (no default): Azure Event Hub endpoint triggering on the Blob Create event

The following settings can be optionally configured:

• logs_container_name (default = "logs"): Name of the blob container with the logs
• traces_container_name (default = "traces"): Name of the blob container with the traces

Example:

receivers:
  azureblob:
    connection_string: DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=accountName;AccountKey=+idLkHYcL0MUWIKYHm2j4Q==;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net
    event_hub_end_point: Endpoint=sb://oteldata.servicebus.windows.net/;SharedAccessKeyName=otelhubbpollicy;SharedAccessKey=mPJVubIK5dJ6mLfZo1ucsdkLysLSQ6N7kddvsIcmoEs=;EntityPath=otellhub    

The receiver subscribes on the events published by Azure Blob Storage and handled by Azure Event Hub. When it receives Blob Create event, it reads the logs or traces from a corresponding blob and deletes it after processing.

Telemetry data types supported

Logs, Traces

Sponsor

Sponsor is needed

[codeboten]

@reyang @lzchen any chance someone over at Microsoft is available to sponsor this component?

[reyang]

@reyang @lzchen any chance someone over at Microsoft is available to sponsor this component?

Not that I'm aware of.

[jpkrohling]

I scheduled some time to talk about this during the next SIG call, given that we don't seem to have volunteers for this. Could you please confirm you are affiliated with Azure and that this is a component backed by a vendor (Microsoft)?

[pmm-sumo]

I will be happy to help with the initiative as the sponsor

[eedorenko]

@pmm-sumo Thanks a lot!

[tkellogg]

Hi, this issues is the top hit on google for "otel collector to blob storage". Is there documentation somewhere?