Feature: shutdown-flush
April 20, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
Ensures host applications can shut down cleanly while still giving queued telemetry an opportunity to be delivered.
Requirement: Shutdown Flush
req~shutdown-flush~1
The library shall flush queued telemetry work during close and stop background delivery threads before shutdown completes as described by the scenarios below.
Covers:
feat~shutdown-flush~1
Needs: scn
Background
The telemetry client participates in application shutdown through AutoCloseable.
Scenarios
Scenario: Flushes pending events on close
scn~shutdown-flush-flushes-pending-events-on-close~1
- GIVEN one or more accepted telemetry events remain queued
- WHEN the host application closes the telemetry client
- THEN the library SHALL attempt to deliver all queued events before shutdown completes
- AND the library SHALL respect the configured retry timeout while flushing
Covers:
req~shutdown-flush~1
Needs: impl, utest, itest
Scenario: Stops background threads after close
scn~shutdown-flush-stops-background-threads-after-close~1
- GIVEN the telemetry client has been closed
- WHEN all eligible queued work has completed or timed out
- THEN the library SHALL stop its background sender threads
- AND the library MUST NOT continue background telemetry work after close returns
Covers:
req~shutdown-flush~1
Needs: impl, utest, itest