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OTEL-007: Every pipeline must have receivers and exporters

Severity: deny (blocking)

Rule Details​

A pipeline is only useful if data can enter it (at least one receiver) and leave it (at least one exporter). A pipeline missing either side is a dead end — it costs memory and config review time while sending nothing downstream. Processors are optional; receivers and exporters are not.

This rule fires when a pipeline in service.pipelines has zero receivers or zero exporters.

Options​

This rule has no options.

Examples​

Incorrect
service:
  pipelines:
    traces:
      receivers: [otlp]
      exporters: []               # no exporters
    metrics:
      receivers: []               # no receivers
      exporters: [otlp/backend]
Correct
service:
  pipelines:
    traces:
      receivers: [otlp]
      processors: [memory_limiter, batch]
      exporters: [otlp/backend]
    metrics:
      receivers: [otlp]
      processors: [memory_limiter, batch]
      exporters: [otlp/backend]

When Not To Use It​

Never. If a pipeline has no receivers or no exporters, delete it — the config is easier to read without dead code.

Version​

Available since augur v0.1.0.

Further Reading​

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