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Stabilize optional Exception parameter to Logger Emit
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Merge branch 'main' into stabilize-exception-param-to-logger-emit
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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Expand Up @@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ release.

### Logs

- Stabilize optional `Exception` parameter to Logger Emit.
([#4858](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/4858))

### Baggage

### Profiles
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion specification/logs/api.md
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Expand Up @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ The API MUST accept the following parameters:
- [Attributes](./data-model.md#field-attributes) (optional)
- [Event Name](./data-model.md#field-eventname) (optional)

**Status**: [Development](../document-status.md) - The API MAY accept the following parameter:
The API MAY accept the following parameter:

- Exception (optional): An exception (or error) associated with the log record.

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Expand Up @@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ However, the changes MUST be eventually visible.
If [Observed Timestamp](./data-model.md#field-observedtimestamp) is unspecified,
the implementation SHOULD set it equal to the current time.

**Status**: [Development](../document-status.md) - If an
[Exception](api.md#emit-a-logrecord) is provided, the SDK MUST by default set attributes
If an [Exception](api.md#emit-a-logrecord) is provided, the SDK MUST by default set attributes
from the exception on the `LogRecord` with the conventions outlined in the
[exception semantic conventions](https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions/blob/main/docs/exceptions/exceptions-logs.md).
User-provided attributes MUST take precedence and MUST NOT be overwritten by
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