pkg/stanza/fileconsumer: remove new file log when the noStateTracker is used

.chloggen/mute-log.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: bug_fix
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: pkg/stanza/fileconsumer
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Mute new reader log when the noStateTracker is used
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [39855]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []

pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/file.go

@@ -261,8 +261,13 @@ func (m *Manager) newReader(ctx context.Context, file *os.File, fp *fingerprint.
 		return r, nil
 	}
 
+	// When the NoStateTracker is used, this would result in log spam as new
+	// readers are created every scrape interval.
+	if m.tracker.Name() != tracker.NoStateTracker {
+		m.set.Logger.Info("Started watching file", zap.String("path", file.Name()))
+	}
+
 	// If we don't match any previously known files, create a new reader from scratch
-	m.set.Logger.Info("Started watching file", zap.String("path", file.Name()))
 	r, err := m.readerFactory.NewReader(file, fp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

pkg/stanza/fileconsumer/internal/tracker/tracker.go

@@ -16,8 +16,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/stanza/operator"
 )
 
+const (
+	FileTracker    = "fileTracker"
+	NoStateTracker = "noStateTracker"
+)
+
 // Interface for tracking files that are being consumed.
 type Tracker interface {
+	Name() string
 	Add(reader *reader.Reader)
 	GetCurrentFile(fp *fingerprint.Fingerprint) *reader.Reader
 	GetOpenFile(fp *fingerprint.Fingerprint) *reader.Reader
@@ -63,6 +69,10 @@ func NewFileTracker(ctx context.Context, set component.TelemetrySettings, maxBat
 	return t
 }
 
+func (t *fileTracker) Name() string {
+	return FileTracker
+}
+
 func (t *fileTracker) Add(reader *reader.Reader) {
 	// add a new reader for tracking
 	t.currentPollFiles.Add(reader)
@@ -155,6 +165,10 @@ func NewNoStateTracker(set component.TelemetrySettings, maxBatchFiles int) Track
 	}
 }
 
+func (t *noStateTracker) Name() string {
+	return NoStateTracker
+}
+
 func (t *noStateTracker) Add(reader *reader.Reader) {
 	// add a new reader for tracking
 	t.currentPollFiles.Add(reader)