feat(core): Deprecate getActiveTransaction() & scope.getTransaction()

MIGRATION.md

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ npx @sentry/migr8@latest
 
 This will let you select which updates to run, and automatically update your code. Make sure to still review all code changes!
 
+## Deprecate `scope.getTransaction()` and `getActiveTransaction()`
+
+Instead, you should not rely on the active transaction, but just use `startSpan()` APIs, which handle this for you.
+
 ## Deprecate arguments for `startSpan()` APIs
 
 In v8, the API to start a new span will be reduced from the currently available options.

dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/express/sentry-trace/baggage-header-out/server.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ app.use(Sentry.Handlers.tracingHandler());
 app.use(cors());
 
 app.get('/test/express', (_req, res) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   const transaction = Sentry.getCurrentHub().getScope().getTransaction();
   if (transaction) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation

dev-packages/node-integration-tests/suites/express/sentry-trace/baggage-transaction-name/server.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ app.use(Sentry.Handlers.tracingHandler());
 app.use(cors());
 
 app.get('/test/express', (_req, res) => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   const transaction = Sentry.getCurrentHub().getScope().getTransaction();
   if (transaction) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation

packages/angular-ivy/README.md

@@ -215,33 +215,22 @@ export class FooterComponent implements OnInit {
 }
 ```
 
-You can also add your own custom spans by attaching them to the current active transaction using `getActiveTransaction`
-helper. For example, if you'd like to track the duration of Angular boostraping process, you can do it as follows:
+You can also add your own custom spans via `startSpan()`. For example, if you'd like to track the duration of Angular boostraping process, you can do it as follows:
 
 ```javascript
 import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
 import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
-import { init, getActiveTransaction } from '@sentry/angular-ivy';
+import { init, startSpan } from '@sentry/angular';
 
 import { AppModule } from './app/app.module';
 
 // ...
-
-const activeTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
-const boostrapSpan =
-  activeTransaction &&
-  activeTransaction.startChild({
-    description: 'platform-browser-dynamic',
-    op: 'ui.angular.bootstrap',
-  });
-
-platformBrowserDynamic()
-  .bootstrapModule(AppModule)
-  .then(() => console.log(`Bootstrap success`))
-  .catch(err => console.error(err));
-  .finally(() => {
-    if (bootstrapSpan) {
-      boostrapSpan.finish();
-    }
-  })
+startSpan({
+  name: 'platform-browser-dynamic',
+  op: 'ui.angular.bootstrap'
+  },
+  async () => {
+    await platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);
+  }
+);
 ```

packages/angular/README.md

@@ -215,33 +215,22 @@ export class FooterComponent implements OnInit {
 }
 ```
 
-You can also add your own custom spans by attaching them to the current active transaction using `getActiveTransaction`
-helper. For example, if you'd like to track the duration of Angular boostraping process, you can do it as follows:
+You can also add your own custom spans via `startSpan()`. For example, if you'd like to track the duration of Angular boostraping process, you can do it as follows:
 
 ```javascript
 import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
 import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
-import { init, getActiveTransaction } from '@sentry/angular';
+import { init, startSpan } from '@sentry/angular';
 
 import { AppModule } from './app/app.module';
 
 // ...
-
-const activeTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
-const boostrapSpan =
-  activeTransaction &&
-  activeTransaction.startChild({
-    description: 'platform-browser-dynamic',
-    op: 'ui.angular.bootstrap',
-  });
-
-platformBrowserDynamic()
-  .bootstrapModule(AppModule)
-  .then(() => console.log(`Bootstrap success`))
-  .catch(err => console.error(err));
-  .finally(() => {
-    if (bootstrapSpan) {
-      boostrapSpan.finish();
-    }
-  })
+startSpan({
+  name: 'platform-browser-dynamic',
+  op: 'ui.angular.bootstrap'
+  },
+  async () => {
+    await platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);
+  }
+);
 ```

packages/angular/src/index.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export * from '@sentry/browser';
 export { init } from './sdk';
 export { createErrorHandler, SentryErrorHandler } from './errorhandler';
 export {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   getActiveTransaction,
   // TODO `instrumentAngularRouting` is just an alias for `routingInstrumentation`; deprecate the latter at some point
   instrumentAngularRouting, // new name

packages/angular/src/tracing.ts

@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ export function routingInstrumentation(
 export const instrumentAngularRouting = routingInstrumentation;
 
 /**
- * Grabs active transaction off scope
+ * Grabs active transaction off scope.
+ *
+ * @deprecated You should not rely on the transaction, but just use `startSpan()` APIs instead.
  */
 export function getActiveTransaction(): Transaction | undefined {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   return getCurrentScope().getTransaction();
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ export class TraceService implements OnDestroy {
       }
 
       const strippedUrl = stripUrlQueryAndFragment(navigationEvent.url);
+      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
       let activeTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
 
       if (!activeTransaction && stashedStartTransactionOnLocationChange) {
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ export class TraceService implements OnDestroy {
         (event.state as unknown as RouterState & { root: ActivatedRouteSnapshot }).root,
       );
 
+      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
       const transaction = getActiveTransaction();
       // TODO (v8 / #5416): revisit the source condition. Do we want to make the parameterized route the default?
       if (transaction && transaction.metadata.source === 'url') {
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@ export class TraceDirective implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
       this.componentName = UNKNOWN_COMPONENT;
     }
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
     const activeTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
     if (activeTransaction) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
@@ -225,6 +231,7 @@ export function TraceClassDecorator(): ClassDecorator {
     const originalOnInit = target.prototype.ngOnInit;
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     target.prototype.ngOnInit = function (...args: any[]): ReturnType<typeof originalOnInit> {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
       const activeTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
       if (activeTransaction) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
@@ -263,6 +270,7 @@ export function TraceMethodDecorator(): MethodDecorator {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     descriptor.value = function (...args: any[]): ReturnType<typeof originalMethod> {
       const now = timestampInSeconds();
+      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
       const activeTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
       if (activeTransaction) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation

packages/astro/src/index.server.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export {
   createTransport,
   // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   extractTraceparentData,
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   getActiveTransaction,
   getHubFromCarrier,
   getCurrentHub,

packages/browser/src/index.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export {
   setMeasurement,
   // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   extractTraceparentData,
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   getActiveTransaction,
   spanStatusfromHttpCode,
   // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation

packages/browser/src/profiling/integration.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const browserProfilingIntegration: IntegrationFn = () => {
     setup(client) {
       const scope = getCurrentScope();
 
+      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
       const transaction = scope.getTransaction();
 
       if (transaction && isAutomatedPageLoadTransaction(transaction)) {

packages/browser/test/unit/profiling/integration.test.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ describe('BrowserProfilingIntegration', () => {
 
     const client = Sentry.getClient<BrowserClient>();
 
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
     const currentTransaction = Sentry.getCurrentHub().getScope().getTransaction();
     expect(currentTransaction?.op).toBe('pageload');
     currentTransaction?.end();

packages/bun/src/index.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export {
   // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   extractTraceparentData,
   flush,
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   getActiveTransaction,
   getHubFromCarrier,
   getCurrentHub,

packages/core/src/metrics/exports.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ function addToMetricsAggregator(
     }
     const { unit, tags, timestamp } = data;
     const { release, environment } = client.getOptions();
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
     const transaction = scope.getTransaction();
     const metricTags: Record<string, string> = {};
     if (release) {

packages/core/src/scope.ts

@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ export class Scope implements ScopeInterface {
   }
 
   /**
-   * @inheritDoc
+   * Returns the `Transaction` attached to the scope (if there is one).
+   * @deprecated You should not rely on the transaction, but just use `startSpan()` APIs instead.
    */
   public getTransaction(): Transaction | undefined {
     // Often, this span (if it exists at all) will be a transaction, but it's not guaranteed to be. Regardless, it will

packages/core/src/tracing/errors.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export function registerErrorInstrumentation(): void {
  * If an error or unhandled promise occurs, we mark the active transaction as failed
  */
 function errorCallback(): void {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   const activeTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
   if (activeTransaction) {
     const status: SpanStatusType = 'internal_error';

packages/core/src/tracing/idletransaction.ts

@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ export class IdleTransaction extends Transaction {
     // if `this._onScope` is `true`, the transaction put itself on the scope when it started
     if (this._onScope) {
       const scope = this._idleHub.getScope();
+      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
       if (scope.getTransaction() === this) {
         scope.setSpan(undefined);
       }

packages/core/src/tracing/measurement.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { getActiveTransaction } from './utils';
  * Adds a measurement to the current active transaction.
  */
 export function setMeasurement(name: string, value: number, unit: MeasurementUnit): void {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   const transaction = getActiveTransaction();
   if (transaction) {
     transaction.setMeasurement(name, value, unit);

packages/core/src/tracing/utils.ts

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ import { extractTraceparentData as _extractTraceparentData } from '@sentry/utils
 import type { Hub } from '../hub';
 import { getCurrentHub } from '../hub';
 
-/** Grabs active transaction off scope, if any */
+/**
+ * Grabs active transaction off scope.
+ *
+ * @deprecated You should not rely on the transaction, but just use `startSpan()` APIs instead.
+ */
 export function getActiveTransaction<T extends Transaction>(maybeHub?: Hub): T | undefined {
   const hub = maybeHub || getCurrentHub();
   const scope = hub.getScope();
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   return scope.getTransaction() as T | undefined;
 }
 

packages/deno/src/index.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export {
   extractTraceparentData,
   continueTrace,
   flush,
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   getActiveTransaction,
   getHubFromCarrier,
   getCurrentHub,

packages/ember/addon/index.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import { assert, warn } from '@ember/debug';
 import type Route from '@ember/routing/route';
 import { next } from '@ember/runloop';
 import { getOwnConfig, isDevelopingApp, macroCondition } from '@embroider/macros';
+import { startSpan } from '@sentry/browser';
 import type { BrowserOptions } from '@sentry/browser';
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/browser';
 import { SDK_VERSION } from '@sentry/browser';
 import type { Transaction } from '@sentry/types';
-import { GLOBAL_OBJ, timestampInSeconds } from '@sentry/utils';
+import { GLOBAL_OBJ } from '@sentry/utils';
 import Ember from 'ember';
 
 import type { EmberSentryConfig, GlobalConfig, OwnConfig } from './types';
@@ -66,7 +67,13 @@ export function InitSentryForEmber(_runtimeConfig?: BrowserOptions): void {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Grabs active transaction off scope.
+ *
+ * @deprecated You should not rely on the transaction, but just use `startSpan()` APIs instead.
+ */
 export const getActiveTransaction = (): Transaction | undefined => {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   return Sentry.getCurrentHub().getScope().getTransaction();
 };
 
@@ -80,23 +87,16 @@ export const instrumentRoutePerformance = <T extends RouteConstructor>(BaseRoute
     fn: X,
     args: Parameters<X>,
   ): Promise<ReturnType<X>> => {
-    const startTimestamp = timestampInSeconds();
-    const result = await fn(...args);
-
-    const currentTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
-    if (!currentTransaction) {
-      return result;
-    }
-    currentTransaction
-      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
-      .startChild({
+    return startSpan(
+      {
         op,
-        description,
+        name: description,
         origin: 'auto.ui.ember',
-        startTimestamp,
-      })
-      .end();
-    return result;
+      },
+      () => {
+        return fn(...args);
+      },
+    );
   };
 
   const routeName = BaseRoute.name;

packages/ember/addon/instance-initializers/sentry-performance.ts

@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ function _instrumentEmberRunloop(config: EmberSentryConfig): void {
     if (previousInstance) {
       return;
     }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
     const activeTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
     if (!activeTransaction) {
       return;
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@ function _instrumentEmberRunloop(config: EmberSentryConfig): void {
 
       // Setup for next queue
 
+      // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
       const stillActiveTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
       if (!stillActiveTransaction) {
         return;
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ function processComponentRenderAfter(
   const componentRenderDuration = now - begin.now;
 
   if (componentRenderDuration * 1000 >= minComponentDuration) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
     const activeTransaction = getActiveTransaction();
     // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
     activeTransaction?.startChild({
@@ -374,6 +377,7 @@ function _instrumentInitialLoad(config: EmberSentryConfig): void {
   const startTimestamp = (measure.startTime + browserPerformanceTimeOrigin) / 1000;
   const endTimestamp = startTimestamp + measure.duration / 1000;
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   const transaction = getActiveTransaction();
   // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   const span = transaction?.startChild({

packages/nextjs/src/common/utils/wrapperUtils.ts

@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ export async function callDataFetcherTraced<F extends (...args: any[]) => Promis
 ): Promise<ReturnType<F>> {
   const { parameterizedRoute, dataFetchingMethodName } = options;
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
   const transaction = getActiveTransaction();
 
   if (!transaction) {

packages/nextjs/src/common/wrapAppGetInitialPropsWithSentry.ts

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export function wrapAppGetInitialPropsWithSentry(origAppGetInitialProps: AppGetI
           };
         } = await tracedGetInitialProps.apply(thisArg, args);
 
+        // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
         const requestTransaction = getTransactionFromRequest(req) ?? getCurrentScope().getTransaction();
 
         // Per definition, `pageProps` is not optional, however an increased amount of users doesn't seem to call

packages/nextjs/src/common/wrapErrorGetInitialPropsWithSentry.ts

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export function wrapErrorGetInitialPropsWithSentry(
           _sentryBaggage?: string;
         } = await tracedGetInitialProps.apply(thisArg, args);
 
+        // eslint-disable-next-line deprecation/deprecation
         const requestTransaction = getTransactionFromRequest(req) ?? getCurrentScope().getTransaction();
         if (requestTransaction) {
           errorGetInitialProps._sentryTraceData = spanToTraceHeader(requestTransaction);