Traceability and observability for distributed applications

A system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• and
• program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising instructions to:
• obtain a plurality of transaction metadata records corresponding to a plurality of transactions related to execution of a computing task by a decentralized application, wherein each transaction metadata record includes a same operation record that identifies the computing task, and an actor identifier that indicates an identity of an entity involved in a particular transaction of the plurality of transactions;
• generate a longitudinal history of the execution of the computing task that identifies the entity involved in each transaction based on the plurality of transaction metadata records;
• and
• determine an operational state of one or more entities based on comparing the longitudinal history of the execution of the computing task to data relating to a different computing task.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform operations including:

• obtain a plurality of transaction metadata records corresponding to a plurality of transactions related to execution of a computing task by a decentralized application, wherein each transaction metadata record includes a same operation record that identifies the computing task, and an actor identifier that indicates an identity of an entity involved in a particular transaction of the plurality of transactions;
• generate a longitudinal history of the execution of the computing task that identifies the entity involved in each transaction based on the plurality of transaction metadata records;
• and
• determine an operational state of one or more entities based on comparing the longitudinal history of the execution of the computing task to data relating to a different computing task.