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fix(openai-agents): remove registered trace processor on uninstrument - #4651

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Fixes #4634.

OpenAIAgentsInstrumentor._instrument() registers an OpenTelemetryTracingProcessor with the Agents SDK via add_trace_processor() (or set_trace_processors() when replace_existing_processors=True), but _uninstrument() only unwrapped the realtime session wrappers. The processor stayed registered, so runs were still traced after uninstrument(), and every instrument()/uninstrument() cycle stacked another processor and recorded each span once per processor.

The fix tracks the registered processor and removes it in _uninstrument(). The Agents SDK exposes no enumerate/remove API, so the removal reads the default trace provider's internal multi-processor (guarded with getattr; SDK versions whose internals differ simply no-op, matching the file's existing defensive style) and writes back through the public set_trace_processors(). Processors the user added after instrument() are kept. One explicit choice worth a maintainer ruling: when replace_existing_processors=True, the processors that were replaced at instrument() are restored on uninstrument().

Also note: BaseInstrumentor is a singleton whose __init__ re-runs on every instantiation, so the tracking state lives in class attributes rather than __init__ defaults that would be wiped between instrument() and uninstrument().

Tests

New tests/test_uninstrument.py (4 tests): uninstrument removes the registered processor; user-added processors are kept; instrument/uninstrument cycles never duplicate the processor; replace_existing_processors=True restores the prior processor set. All 4 fail against the un-patched source and pass with the fix. Full package suite: 405 passed (uv run pytest tests/ --record-mode=none). uv run ruff check . clean.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved instrumentation cleanup so removing OpenTelemetry instrumentation preserves unrelated processors.
    • Restored previously replaced processors when instrumentation is removed.
    • Prevented duplicate processors after instrumentation is enabled again.
  • Tests
    • Added regression coverage for processor removal, preservation, restoration, and reinstrumentation.

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@doronkopit5 friendly ping for review when you have a moment - small lifecycle fix for #4634 with regression tests (4 fail on main, pass here; full package suite 405 green).

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The OpenAI Agents instrumentor now removes its registered OpenTelemetry processor during uninstrumentation. It preserves unrelated processors and restores processors replaced during instrumentation. Regression tests cover cleanup, processor preservation, and reinstrumentation.

Changes: Processor lifecycle cleanup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Register, remove, and verify processors
packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents/opentelemetry/instrumentation/openai_agents/__init__.py, packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents/tests/test_uninstrument.py
The instrumentor tracks its registered processor and processors replaced during instrumentation. Uninstrumentation removes its processor, preserves unrelated processors, and restores replaced processors. Tests cover these behaviors and confirm reinstrumentation does not add duplicates.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5c0db

With a custom trace provider, uninstrumenting can appear to succeed while tracing continues. Preserve lifecycle state and report cleanup failure before merging, or explicitly accept this bounded risk.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4 · Failed 1

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: removing the registered trace processor during OpenAI Agents uninstrumentation.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #4634 requires removal of the OpenAI Agents tracing processor during uninstrument(), no processor accumulation after re-instrumentation, and restoration of replaced processors. The PR summary …
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The reviewed changes are limited to the OpenAI Agents instrumentor and its regression tests. The implementation changes processor lifecycle state and the tests cover the linked issue behavior. No unre…
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Issue #4634 requires removal of the OpenAI Agents tracing processor during uninstrument(), no processor accumulation after re-instrumentation, and restoration of replaced processors. The PR summary reports implementation of all three behaviors. tests/test_uninstrument.py verifies processor removal, preservation of user-added processors, one processor after re-instrumentation, and restoration with replace_existing_processors=True. The test file is present at the reviewed head.

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The reviewed changes are limited to the OpenAI Agents instrumentor and its regression tests. The implementation changes processor lifecycle state and the tests cover the linked issue behavior. No unrelated product behavior is identified.

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- Around line 102-106: Update _uninstrument() to propagate
_remove_trace_processor() failures and clear _otel_processor and
_replaced_processors only in the successful cleanup path, not via finally.
Update _remove_trace_processor() to raise a RuntimeError when
_current_trace_processors() returns None, while preserving the existing no-op
behavior when the processor is absent.

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  • packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents/opentelemetry/instrumentation/openai_agents/__init__.py
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except Exception:
pass
finally:
self._otel_processor = None
self._replaced_processors = None

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

🏁 Script executed:

set -o pipefail
file='packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents/opentelemetry/instrumentation/openai_agents/__init__.py'
printf '%s\n' '--- instrumentor implementation ---'
nl -ba "$file" | sed -n '1,180p'
printf '%s\n' '--- BaseInstrumentor references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' -e 'class BaseInstrumentor' -e 'def uninstrument' -e '_is_instrumented_by_opentelemetry' packages tests | head -120
printf '%s\n' '--- uninstrument-related tests and expectations ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' -e 'uninstrument(' -e 'Failed to remove' -e 'set_trace_processors' packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents/tests packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents/opentelemetry || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: traceloop/openllmetry

Length of output: 10357


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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- regression tests ---'
nl -ba packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents/tests/test_uninstrument.py | sed -n '1,180p'
printf '%s\n' '--- package metadata and BaseInstrumentor dependency ---'
rg -n -F --glob 'pyproject.toml' -e 'opentelemetry-instrumentation' -e 'opentelemetry-api' -e 'dependencies' packages pyproject.toml || test "$?" -eq 1
rg -n -F --glob '*.py' -e 'BaseInstrumentor' packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents/tests || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: traceloop/openllmetry

Length of output: 41313


Propagate cleanup failures and retain lifecycle state.

_remove_trace_processor() returns when the provider's processor list is unavailable, and set_trace_processors() can raise for a custom provider. _uninstrument() then clears its tracked state even though cleanup did not succeed. BaseInstrumentor.uninstrument() marks the instrumentor as uninstrumented only after _uninstrument() returns, so swallowing the failure allows false successful teardown and prevents retry.

Logging is not sufficient. Raise when the processor list is unavailable, and clear the tracked state only after removal succeeds. This preserves the base instrumented flag and lets a later call retry. The caller will receive the cleanup exception, which is the existing BaseInstrumentor failure behavior. The correction does not require a broader provider API redesign.

Suggested fix
             try:
                 _remove_trace_processor(otel_processor, self._replaced_processors)
-            except Exception:
-                pass
-            finally:
+            else:
                 self._otel_processor = None
                 self._replaced_processors = None
@@
     current = _current_trace_processors()
-    if current is None or processor not in current:
+    if current is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "Cannot inspect trace processors for cleanup"
+        )
+    if processor not in current:
         return
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Review comment at
@packages/opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai-agents/opentelemetry/instrumentation/openai_agents/__init__.py
around lines 102 - 106:
Update _uninstrument() to propagate _remove_trace_processor() failures and clear
_otel_processor and _replaced_processors only in the successful cleanup path,
not via finally. Update _remove_trace_processor() to raise a RuntimeError when
_current_trace_processors() returns None, while preserving the existing no-op
behavior when the processor is absent.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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