feat: auto detect connectiontype

boostrap_test.go

@@ -27,3 +27,30 @@ func TestDatadog(t *testing.T) {
 
 	GracefulDatadogShutdown()
 }
+
+func TestSetConnectionType(t *testing.T) {
+	ddCfg := config.DatadogConfig{
+		Env:                  "local",
+		Service:              "Test-Go-Datadog-lib",
+		ServiceVersion:       "na",
+		DSD:                  "unix:///tmp/",
+		APM:                  "http://localhost:3899",
+		EnableExtraProfiling: true,
+	}
+
+	// If not auto it should just pass through
+	connectionType, err := setConnectionType(ddCfg, ConnectionTypeSocket)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, ConnectionTypeSocket, connectionType)
+
+	// Auto should detect
+	connectionType, err = setConnectionType(ddCfg, ConnectionTypeAuto)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, ConnectionTypeHTTP, connectionType)
+
+	// Fail on unable to detect when auto
+	ddCfg.APM = "tmp"
+	connectionType, err = setConnectionType(ddCfg, ConnectionTypeAuto)
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, ConnectionTypeAuto, connectionType)
+}

bootstrap.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package coopdatadog
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/coopnorge/go-datadog-lib/v2/config"
 	"github.com/coopnorge/go-datadog-lib/v2/internal"
@@ -19,9 +20,15 @@ type ConnectionType byte
 
 const (
 	// ConnectionTypeSocket sets the connection to Datadog to go throug a UNIX socket
+	//
+	// Deprecated: ConnectionTypeSocket. ConnectionTypeAuto should be used.
 	ConnectionTypeSocket ConnectionType = iota
 	// ConnectionTypeHTTP sets the connection to Datadog to go over HTTP
+	//
+	// Deprecated: ConnectionTypeHTTP. ConnectionTypeAuto should be used.
 	ConnectionTypeHTTP
+	// ConnectionTypeAuto sets connection to HTTP or UNIX depending on supplied configuration of DD_TRACE_AGENT_URL
+	ConnectionTypeAuto
 )
 
 // StartDatadog parallel process to collect data for Datadog.
@@ -43,6 +50,11 @@ func StartDatadog(cfg config.DatadogParameters, connectionType ConnectionType) e
 
 	compareConfigWithEnv(cfg)
 
+	connectionType, err = setConnectionType(cfg, connectionType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	initTracer(cfg, connectionType)
 	if initProfilerErr := initProfiler(cfg, connectionType); initProfilerErr != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to start Datadog profiler: %w", initProfilerErr)
@@ -94,6 +106,23 @@ func GracefulDatadogShutdown() {
 	defer profiler.Stop()
 }
 
+func setConnectionType(cfg config.DatadogParameters, connectionType ConnectionType) (ConnectionType, error) {
+	switch connectionType {
+	case ConnectionTypeSocket:
+		return connectionType, nil
+	case ConnectionTypeHTTP:
+		return connectionType, nil
+	case ConnectionTypeAuto:
+		switch {
+		case strings.HasPrefix(cfg.GetApmEndpoint(), "http://"):
+			return ConnectionTypeHTTP, nil
+		case strings.HasPrefix(cfg.GetApmEndpoint(), "/"):
+			return ConnectionTypeSocket, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return connectionType, fmt.Errorf("Unable to automatically detect connection type based on DD_TRACE_AGENT_URL=%s", cfg.GetApmEndpoint())
+}
+
 func initTracer(cfg config.DatadogParameters, connectionType ConnectionType) {
 	var tracerOptions []tracer.StartOption
 	switch connectionType {