log-design-guidelines

OTEL-aligned logging uses English dot.case keys for interoperability with tracing and metrics. This standardization ensures consistent, structured logs across Go projects, facilitating reliable observability and cost awareness in cloud and local environments.

Apply Go-friendly logging patterns focusing on log/slog, level handling, masking, and layout conventions. This produces consistent, structured logs for API services and background jobs across cloud environments that facilitate analysis.

You need standardized log design when adding a new Go API or background job to ensure consistent, OTEL-compliant log messages. This enables reliable observability and cost awareness across cloud environments and local development.

Yes, this logging approach works for both cloud environments and local development. The guidelines standardize OTEL-compliant logging design across Go applications to ensure consistent observability and cost awareness regardless of environment.

Use English dot.case for formatting log keys to achieve OpenTelemetry interoperability. This OTEL-aligned key format ensures logs work seamlessly with tracing and metrics across Go applications.

Mask sensitive data by following the guidelines' Go-friendly logging patterns, which include specific conventions for data masking. This ensures consistent, structured logs that protect sensitive information while maintaining observability.