Release 1.31.0

v1.31.0 (2024-03-13)

Context

• Specify allowed characters for Baggage keys and values.
  (#3801)

Traces

• Mark the AddLink() operation as stable.
  (#3887)

Metrics

• Formalize the interaction between cardinality limit and overflow attribute.
  (#3912)

Logs

• Fix: remove name from LogRecord example in the File Exporter example.
  (#3886)
• Remove implementation detail from Logs Bridge API.
  (#3884)
• Clarify that logs attributes are a superset of standard attributes.
  (#3852)
• Add support for empty values.
  (#3853)
• Mark standard output log record exporter as stable.
  (#3922)

Events

• Add Provider to the Event API.
  (#3878)

Resource

• No changes.

OpenTelemetry Protocol

• No changes.

Compatibility

• No changes.

SDK Configuration

• No changes.

Common

• Prohibit attribute value from evolving to contain complex types.
  (#3858)
• Tighten stability requirements for well-known attribute values.
  (#3879)

Supplementary Guidelines

• No changes.

New Contributors

• @cartermp made their first contribution in #3886
• @jaydeluca made their first contribution in #3916
• @khushijain21 made their first contribution in #3919

Full Changelog: v1.30.0...v1.31.0