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Apply null guard advice throughout project #8802
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Tracking issue for applying this advice broadly: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/blob/main/docs/knowledge/api-design.md#null-guards
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Tracking issue for applying this advice broadly: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java/blob/main/docs/knowledge/api-design.md#null-guards
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kamikazeayoup commentedon Oct 11, 2026
hey @jack-berg
I’d like to add API usage diagnostics for null arguments in
SdkSpanBuilder.setParent()andsetSpanKind(), preserving their existing behavior and adding tests. Is this scope already planned in a follow-up PR?