[otlpexporter] Validate the configuration explicitly

exporter/otlpexporter/config.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package otlpexporter // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter"
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configgrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configretry"
@@ -19,4 +21,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	configgrpc.ClientConfig `mapstructure:",squash"` // squash ensures fields are correctly decoded in embedded struct.
 }
 
+func (c *Config) Validate() error {
+	if c.SanitizedEndpoint() == "" {
+		return errors.New(`requires a non-empty "endpoint"`)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 var _ component.Config = (*Config)(nil)

exporter/otlpexporter/config_test.go

@@ -78,3 +78,39 @@ func TestUnmarshalConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}, cfg)
 }
+
+func TestUnmarshalInvalidConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	cm, err := confmaptest.LoadConf(filepath.Join("testdata", "invalid_configs.yaml"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	factory := NewFactory()
+	for _, test := range []struct {
+		name     string
+		errorMsg string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "no_endpoint",
+			errorMsg: `requires a non-empty "endpoint"`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "http_endpoint",
+			errorMsg: `requires a non-empty "endpoint"`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "invalid_timeout",
+			errorMsg: `'timeout' must be non-negative`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "invalid_retry",
+			errorMsg: `'randomization_factor' must be within [0, 1]`,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
+			sub, err := cm.Sub(test.name)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.NoError(t, component.UnmarshalConfig(sub, cfg))
+			assert.ErrorContains(t, component.ValidateConfig(cfg), test.errorMsg)
+		})
+	}
+
+}

exporter/otlpexporter/factory.go

@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ func createTracesExporter(
 	set exporter.CreateSettings,
 	cfg component.Config,
 ) (exporter.Traces, error) {
-	oce, err := newExporter(cfg, set)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	oce := newExporter(cfg, set)
 	oCfg := cfg.(*Config)
 	return exporterhelper.NewTracesExporter(ctx, set, cfg,
 		oce.pushTraces,
@@ -68,10 +65,7 @@ func createMetricsExporter(
 	set exporter.CreateSettings,
 	cfg component.Config,
 ) (exporter.Metrics, error) {
-	oce, err := newExporter(cfg, set)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	oce := newExporter(cfg, set)
 	oCfg := cfg.(*Config)
 	return exporterhelper.NewMetricsExporter(ctx, set, cfg,
 		oce.pushMetrics,
@@ -89,10 +83,7 @@ func createLogsExporter(
 	set exporter.CreateSettings,
 	cfg component.Config,
 ) (exporter.Logs, error) {
-	oce, err := newExporter(cfg, set)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	oce := newExporter(cfg, set)
 	oCfg := cfg.(*Config)
 	return exporterhelper.NewLogsExporter(ctx, set, cfg,
 		oce.pushLogs,

exporter/otlpexporter/factory_test.go

@@ -50,20 +50,10 @@ func TestCreateMetricsExporter(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateTracesExporter(t *testing.T) {
 	endpoint := testutil.GetAvailableLocalAddress(t)
 	tests := []struct {
-		name             string
-		config           *Config
-		mustFailOnCreate bool
-		mustFailOnStart  bool
+		name            string
+		config          *Config
+		mustFailOnStart bool
 	}{
-		{
-			name: "NoEndpoint",
-			config: &Config{
-				ClientConfig: configgrpc.ClientConfig{
-					Endpoint: "",
-				},
-			},
-			mustFailOnCreate: true,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "UseSecure",
 			config: &Config{
@@ -178,10 +168,6 @@ func TestCreateTracesExporter(t *testing.T) {
 			factory := NewFactory()
 			set := exportertest.NewNopCreateSettings()
 			consumer, err := factory.CreateTracesExporter(context.Background(), set, tt.config)
-			if tt.mustFailOnCreate {
-				assert.NotNil(t, err)
-				return
-			}
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.NotNil(t, consumer)
 			err = consumer.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost())

exporter/otlpexporter/otlp.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package otlpexporter // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexpor
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
@@ -47,17 +46,13 @@ type baseExporter struct {
 	userAgent string
 }
 
-func newExporter(cfg component.Config, set exporter.CreateSettings) (*baseExporter, error) {
+func newExporter(cfg component.Config, set exporter.CreateSettings) *baseExporter {
 	oCfg := cfg.(*Config)
 
-	if oCfg.Endpoint == "" {
-		return nil, errors.New("OTLP exporter config requires an Endpoint")
-	}
-
 	userAgent := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s (%s/%s)",
 		set.BuildInfo.Description, set.BuildInfo.Version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 
-	return &baseExporter{config: oCfg, settings: set.TelemetrySettings, userAgent: userAgent}, nil
+	return &baseExporter{config: oCfg, settings: set.TelemetrySettings, userAgent: userAgent}
 }
 
 // start actually creates the gRPC connection. The client construction is deferred till this point as this

exporter/otlpexporter/testdata/invalid_configs.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+no_endpoint:
+  timeout: 10s
+  sending_queue:
+    enabled: true
+    num_consumers: 2
+    queue_size: 10
+  retry_on_failure:
+    enabled: true
+    initial_interval: 10s
+    randomization_factor: 0.7
+    multiplier: 1.3
+    max_interval: 60s
+    max_elapsed_time: 10m
+http_endpoint:
+  endpoint: http://
+  timeout: 10s
+  sending_queue:
+    enabled: true
+    num_consumers: 2
+    queue_size: 10
+  retry_on_failure:
+    enabled: true
+    initial_interval: 10s
+    randomization_factor: 0.7
+    multiplier: 1.3
+    max_interval: 60s
+    max_elapsed_time: 10m
+invalid_timeout:
+  endpoint: example.com:443
+  timeout: -5s
+  sending_queue:
+    enabled: true
+    num_consumers: 2
+    queue_size: 10
+  retry_on_failure:
+    enabled: true
+    initial_interval: 10s
+    randomization_factor: 0.7
+    multiplier: 1.3
+    max_interval: 60s
+    max_elapsed_time: 10m
+invalid_retry:
+  endpoint: example.com:443
+  timeout: 30s
+  sending_queue:
+    enabled: true
+    num_consumers: 2
+    queue_size: 10
+  retry_on_failure:
+    enabled: true
+    initial_interval: 10s
+    randomization_factor: -5
+    multiplier: 1.3
+    max_interval: 60s
+    max_elapsed_time: 10m