Generating span related metric data streams by an analytic engine

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of generating metrics data associated with a microservices-based application, the method comprising:

• ingesting a plurality of spans associated with one or more applications executing in a distributed computing environment;
• mapping each span of the plurality of spans to a span identity that corresponds to a type of span;
• grouping the plurality of spans based on the span identity associated with each span of the plurality of spans;
• computing metrics associated with the span identity by aggregating information extracted from spans associated with the span identity;
• generating, based on the metrics, a stream of metric data associated with the span identity;
• generating an alert signal based on values associated with the stream of metric data satisfying a condition;
• and
• responsive to generating the alert signal, extending the span identity with user-configured tags to extract information regarding an operation associated with the span identity.

A system for performing a method of generating metrics data associated with a microservices-based application, the system comprising:

• a processing device communicatively coupled with a memory and configured to:
• ingest a plurality of spans associated with one or more applications executing in a distributed computing environment;
• map each span of the plurality of spans to a span identity that corresponds to a type of span;
• group the plurality of spans based on the span identity associated with each span of the plurality of spans;
• compute metrics associated with the span identity by aggregating information extracted from spans associated with the span identity;
• generate, based on the metrics, a stream of metric data associated with the span identity;
• generate an alert signal based on values associated with the stream of metric data satisfying a condition;
• and
• extend the span identity with user-configured tags to extract information regarding an operation associated with the span identity in response to the alert signal being generated.