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[FR] Allow custom attributes on built-in traces (#6664)

Summary

Resolves #6664

FirebasePerformance already had putAttribute/removeAttribute/getAttribute/getAttributes backed by a ConcurrentHashMap, and TransportManager already attached those global attributes to every logged event — but the four methods were @hide, so developers could not actually set them.

This PR removes the @hide annotations, makes the related constants public, and adds the methods to the public API surface. No behavioral change is needed in the trace/network serialization pathTransportManager.setApplicationInfoAndBuild (firebase-perf/src/main/java/com/google/firebase/perf/transport/TransportManager.java:507-512) already calls putAllCustomAttributes(getGlobalCustomAttributes()) on ApplicationInfo for every trace metric and network request metric.

Where the attributes land

Global attributes attach at the ApplicationInfo.custom_attributes level, not at TraceMetric.custom_attributes / NetworkRequestMetric.custom_attributes. That distinction matters for any consumer reading the proto directly — those are separate proto fields. Trace- and request-level attributes set via Trace.putAttribute / HttpMetric.putAttribute continue to land in their respective per-event custom_attributes map and are independent of the global ones.

Usage

// In Application.onCreate() — set once, applies to all built-in and custom traces
// and to all network requests
FirebasePerformance.getInstance().putAttribute("build_type", "debug");
FirebasePerformance.getInstance().putAttribute("user_tier", "premium");

These attributes will appear on _app_start, _app_in_foreground, _app_in_background, screen traces (_st_*), network requests, and all custom traces automatically — via the existing TransportManager logic.

Notes

  • Attribute limit: the global pool is validated at MAX_TRACE_CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTES (5) by FirebasePerformance.putAttribute's existing checkAttribute() call.
  • Thread safety: mCustomAttributes is a ConcurrentHashMap; getAttributes() returns a defensive copy.
  • Timing for _app_start: global attributes must be set before the trace is built (e.g., in Application.onCreate()).
  • Backward compatible: all four methods already existed; only visibility was changed.

Verification

./gradlew :firebase-perf:test

All tests pass locally.

jrodiz added 4 commits May 14, 2026 13:33
Resolves #6664.

FirebasePerformance already had putAttribute/getAttribute/removeAttribute/
getAttributes backed by a ConcurrentHashMap, but they were @hide and not
wired into built-in trace serialization. This change makes them public and
ensures global attributes are included on all traces (built-in and custom).

Changes:
- Make global attribute methods (putAttribute, removeAttribute, getAttribute,
  getAttributes) public on FirebasePerformance
- Expose MAX_TRACE_CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTES, MAX_ATTRIBUTE_KEY_LENGTH,
  MAX_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_LENGTH as public constants on FirebasePerformance
- Update api.txt with the expanded public API surface
- Merge global attributes in TraceMetricBuilder (screen + custom Trace objects)
- Add global attributes to AppStartTrace (_app_start)
- Add global attributes to AppStateMonitor.sendSessionLog() (_fs, _bs)
- Merge global attributes in NetworkRequestMetricBuilder (auto + manual HTTP)
- Trace/request-level attributes take precedence over global on key conflicts

Test coverage (TraceMetric.custom_attributes):
- AppStartTraceTest: global attrs on _app_start
- AppStateMonitorTest: global attrs on _app_in_foreground, _app_in_background,
  and screen traces (_st_*)
- TraceMetricBuilderTest: global attrs merged, trace-level overrides global
- NetworkRequestMetricBuilderTest: global attrs on network requests,
  per-request overrides global
- TransportManagerTest: global attrs on built-in traces at ApplicationInfo level
TransportManager.setApplicationInfoAndBuild already adds global custom
attributes to all traces and network requests at the ApplicationInfo level
(TransportManager.java:507-512). The merging logic added in this PR to
TraceMetricBuilder, NetworkRequestMetricBuilder, AppStartTrace, and
AppStateMonitor duplicated those attributes at the TraceMetric /
NetworkRequestMetric level, which is redundant.

Visibility changes on FirebasePerformance, api.txt, and CHANGELOG are
preserved — exposing the previously @hide global-attribute APIs is all
that this PR needs to do.
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LGTM after - #8175

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[FR]: Performance: Allow adding custom attributes to built-in traces

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