README.md
# opentelemetry_cowboy
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Telemetry handler that creates Opentelemetry spans from cowboy events.
After installing, setup the handler in your application behaviour before your
top-level supervisor starts.
```erlang
opentelemetry_cowboy:setup()
```
See [cowboy_telemetry](https://github.com/beam-telemetry/cowboy_telemetry) for prerequisite setup.
There is no additional prerequisite setup for [plug_cowboy](https://hex.pm/packages/plug_cowboy) users.
## Installation
```erlang
{deps, [
{opentelemetry_cowboy, "~> 1.0"}
]}
```
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:opentelemetry_cowboy, "~> 1.0"}
]
end
```