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Required dependencies

Add the following dependencies to your project by running:

dotnet add package OpenTelemetry

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Creating Activity

To create a new Activity, use the ActivitySource class.

using System.Diagnostics;

public static class Telemetry
{
    // Name it after the service name for your app.
    // It can come from a config file, constants file, etc.
    public static readonly ActivitySource MyActivitySource = new(TelemetryConstants.ServiceName);

    public static void MyMethod()
    {
        using (var activity = MyActivitySource.StartActivity("MyMethod"))
        {
            // Your code here
        }
    }
}

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Additional information

For more use cases, see the OpenTelemetry .NET API documentation.

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