Provide auto-configuration for datasource-micrometer-spring-boot

[shalom938]

Hello
We wanted to ask if its possible to include net.ttddyy.observation:datasource-micrometer-spring-boot:1.0.3 in spring boot starters ?

[wilkinsona]

What do you mean by "include … in Spring Boot starters"? I don't think we have an official starter where it would be a good fit, but we could add it to the list of third-party starters if @ttddyy is happy for us to do so.

[jonatan-ivanov]

I think this might be coming from a conversation I had with @doppleware, I asked him to create an issue, I guess @shalom938 is his colleague. :)

The Boot docs mentions net.ttddyy.observation:datasource-micrometer-spring-boot as the way of instrumenting JDBC. Since the project seems to be stable and popular, I think it would be great to add it to the BOM and provide auto-configuration for it in Boot (basically moving its auto-configuration into actuator). We can also discuss it with @ttddyy to move datasource-micrometer (the instrumentation) to Micrometer (JDBC will never instrument itself with Micrometer like R2DBC does).
What do you think?

[wilkinsona]

Thanks, @jonatan-ivanov, for clearing up the confusion around naming. So what we're looking for here is auto-configuration. We probably wouldn't have a starter for it or include it in an existing starter but it would activate when someone adds the dependency to their app.

[wilkinsona]

We can also discuss it with @ttddyy to move datasource-micrometer (the instrumentation) to Micrometer (JDBC will never instrument itself with Micrometer like R2DBC does).

That sounds like a good idea to me. I'll mark this as blocked for now until we know what's happening there.