AL0087 - Prefer constant attribute

Use constant fields instead of string literals for attribute names

Source: Al0087PreferConstantAttributeAnalyzer.cs

Description

Attribute names used in SetTag() calls should reference constant fields instead of string literals to prevent typos and enable refactoring.

Bad Code

activity?.SetTag("http.request.method", method);
activity?.SetTag("http.response.status_code", statusCode);

Good Code

activity?.SetTag(SemanticConventions.HttpRequestMethod, method);
activity?.SetTag(SemanticConventions.HttpResponseStatusCode, statusCode);

Properties

• Category: OpenTelemetry
• Severity: Info
• Enabled by default: True
• Code fix available: False

Configuration

dotnet_diagnostic.AL0087.severity = suggestion