Capture span in Node.js agent - Atatus Docs

For instance, if you want to know the response time of the function transactions you have written, you can use this function.

Compatibility

Compatible with Node.js agent version 1.x or higher

Syntax

atatus.startSpan(custom_span_name)

Parameter

Parameter	Type	Description
custom_span_name	String (Required)	Custom span name.

Examples

Example 1:

import atatus from "atatus-nodejs";

var span = atatus.startSpan("Processing data");
processor.execute(data, function(err, result){
    if(err) {
        console.log("Error processing data :", err);
    }
    span.end();

    // TODO: your code here
});

Example 2:

import atatus from "atatus-nodejs";

atatus.startBackgroundTransaction('Monthly Report Generation');

var span = atatus.startSpan("Processing data");
processor.execute(data, function(err, result){
    if(err) {
        console.log("Error processing data :", err);
    }
    span.end();

    // TODO: your code here

    // End the transaction
    atatus.endTransaction();
});