feat(instrumentation): add Dify framework instrumentation with server-side support

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Description

Implements OpenTelemetry instrumentation for Dify, supporting both the Python client SDK (dify-client) and Dify server v1.8.1+ for comprehensive tracing of LLM operations, workflows, RAG, embeddings, and tools.

Changes

Client SDK Instrumentation

• Traces CompletionClient.create_completion_message() and ChatClient.create_chat_message() calls
• Supports both blocking and streaming response modes with _StreamingResponseWrapper
• Captures span attributes: prompts, completions, token usage, model info, conversation IDs
• Records metrics: operation duration and token usage (input/output)

Server-Side Instrumentation (v1.8.1+)

• LLM Model Runtime: Traces model invocations with provider, model name, and token usage
• Workflow Execution: Traces workflow runs and node operations with workflow IDs
• RAG/Knowledge Base: Traces document retrieval and vector search with query, top_k, and document count
• Embedding Generation: Traces text embedding operations with model, text count, and dimensions
• Tool Execution: Traces tool and agent invocations with parameters

Configuration

• Automatic detection: instruments available components (client SDK, server, or both)
• Respects TRACELOOP_TRACE_CONTENT environment variable for privacy controls
• Follows OpenTelemetry GenAI semantic conventions (gen_ai.system, llm.request.type)

Testing

• 4 test cases covering blocking/streaming modes, conversation continuity, and content tracing
• Uses requests_mock for HTTP call mocking
• All tests passing with backward compatibility maintained

Usage

Client SDK Usage

from dify_client import ChatClient
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.dify import DifyInstrumentor

# Initialize instrumentation
DifyInstrumentor().instrument()

# All Dify client calls are now automatically traced
chat_client = ChatClient(api_key)
response = chat_client.create_chat_message(
    inputs={},
    query="Hello",
    user="user_id",
    response_mode="blocking"
)

Server-Side Usage

from opentelemetry.instrumentation.dify import DifyInstrumentor

# Initialize instrumentation - automatically detects and instruments server modules
DifyInstrumentor().instrument()

# Your Dify server code - all LLM calls, workflows, RAG operations, 
# embeddings, and tools are automatically traced

Package Structure

packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-dify/
├── opentelemetry/instrumentation/dify/
│   ├── __init__.py        # DifyInstrumentor class with client & server support
│   ├── config.py          # Configuration management
│   ├── utils.py           # Request/response attribute extraction & detection
│   └── version.py
└── tests/
    ├── conftest.py        # Test fixtures and configuration
    └── test_dify.py       # Test cases

Key Features

• Zero-config: Automatically detects and instruments available components (client SDK, server, or both)
• Comprehensive coverage: Traces LLM invocations, workflows, RAG/retrieval, embeddings, and tool execution
• Production-ready: Error handling, metrics collection, proper span hierarchies
• OpenTelemetry standard: Follows GenAI semantic conventions
• Backward compatible: Existing client SDK instrumentation unchanged

Original prompt

参考opentelemetry-instrumentation-langchain，实现一个支持langgenius/dify框架的可观测instrumentation

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[c3013]

@copilot 需要适配dify 1.8.1 版本的服务端，把LLM、workflow、rag、emmbeding之类的trace都支持

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@copilot 需要适配dify 1.8.1 版本的服务端，把LLM、workflow、rag、emmbeding之类的trace都支持

I'll extend the Dify instrumentation to support server-side operations in version 1.8.1, including:

• LLM model invocations
• Workflow execution
• RAG/knowledge base retrieval
• Embedding generation
• Tool/agent execution

The current implementation only instruments the dify-client SDK. I'll add server-side instrumentation by wrapping the core Dify server modules.

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