Add new_trace api to force a new trace

This reverts commit 65eaf38.

Author: sl0thentr0py

sentry_sdk/__init__.py

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "capture_exception",
     "capture_message",
     "continue_trace",
+    "new_trace",
     "flush",
     "get_baggage",
     "get_client",

sentry_sdk/api.py

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "capture_exception",
     "capture_message",
     "continue_trace",
+    "new_trace",
     "flush",
     "get_baggage",
     "get_client",
@@ -315,6 +316,15 @@ def continue_trace(environ_or_headers: dict[str, Any]) -> Generator[None, None,
         yield
 
 
+@contextmanager
+def new_trace() -> Generator[None, None, None]:
+    """
+    Force creation of a new trace.
+    """
+    with get_isolation_scope().new_trace():
+        yield
+
+
 @scopemethod
 def start_session(
     session_mode: str = "application",

sentry_sdk/opentelemetry/scope.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     TraceFlags,
     TraceState,
     use_span,
+    INVALID_SPAN,
 )
 
 from sentry_sdk.opentelemetry.consts import (
@@ -89,6 +90,15 @@ def continue_trace(
             with use_span(NonRecordingSpan(span_context)):
                 yield
 
+    @contextmanager
+    def new_trace(self) -> Generator[None, None, None]:
+        """
+        Force creation of a new trace.
+        """
+        self.generate_propagation_context()
+        with use_span(INVALID_SPAN):
+            yield
+
     def _incoming_otel_span_context(self) -> Optional[SpanContext]:
         if self._propagation_context is None:
             return None

tests/test_api.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from sentry_sdk import (
     capture_exception,
     continue_trace,
+    new_trace,
     get_baggage,
     get_client,
     get_current_span,
@@ -96,6 +97,25 @@ def test_continue_trace(sentry_init):
             }
 
 
+def test_new_trace(sentry_init, capture_events):
+    sentry_init(traces_sample_rate=1.0)
+    events = capture_events()
+
+    with start_span(name="parent"):
+        with start_span(name="child"):
+            with new_trace():
+                with start_span(name="parent2"):
+                    with start_span(name="child2"):
+                        pass
+
+    assert len(events) == 2
+    (tx1, tx2) = events
+    assert tx1["transaction"] == "parent2"
+    assert tx1["spans"][0]["description"] == "child2"
+    assert tx2["transaction"] == "parent"
+    assert tx2["spans"][0]["description"] == "child"
+
+
 def test_is_initialized():
     assert not is_initialized()