The returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be passed as an argument to the constructor ofTraceServiceClient.
The optionaloptionsargument may be used to configure aspects of the returnedTraceServiceConnection. Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-09-04 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis webpage provides documentation for the Google Cloud Trace C++ client library, specifically for versions ranging from 2.11.0 to 2.37.0-rc, with 2.37.0-rc being the latest release candidate.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe content focuses on the \u003ccode\u003etrace_v1\u003c/code\u003e namespace and includes details for classes like \u003ccode\u003eTraceServiceClient\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eTraceServiceConnection\u003c/code\u003e, which are used for collecting and viewing traces and spans.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe page documents various retry policies and options related to \u003ccode\u003eTraceServiceConnection\u003c/code\u003e, such as \u003ccode\u003eTraceServiceLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eTraceServiceLimitedTimeRetryPolicy\u003c/code\u003e, and corresponding configuration structs.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt also details the \u003ccode\u003eMakeTraceServiceConnection\u003c/code\u003e factory function, which is used to create \u003ccode\u003eTraceServiceConnection\u003c/code\u003e objects, and it lists the expected options for configuring the connection.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eFinally, the documentation covers the \u003ccode\u003eMakeDefaultTraceServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy\u003c/code\u003e function, which returns a default idempotency policy for the connection.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# Namespace google::cloud::trace_v1 (2.23.0)\n\nVersion 2.23.0keyboard_arrow_down\n\n- [2.42.0-rc (latest)](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.41.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.41.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.40.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.40.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.39.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.39.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.38.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.38.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.37.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.37.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.36.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.36.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.35.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.35.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.34.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.34.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.33.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.33.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.32.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.32.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.31.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.31.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.30.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.30.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.29.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.29.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.28.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.28.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.27.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.27.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.26.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.26.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.25.1](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.25.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.24.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.24.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.23.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.22.1](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.22.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.21.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.21.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.20.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.20.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.19.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.19.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.18.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.18.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.17.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.17.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.16.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.16.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.15.1](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.15.1/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.14.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.14.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.13.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.13.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.12.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.12.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1)\n- [2.11.0](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.11.0/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1) \n\nClasses\n-------\n\n### [TraceServiceClient](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceClient)\n\nThis file describes an API for collecting and viewing traces and spans within a trace.\n\n### [TraceServiceConnection](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceConnection)\n\nThe [`TraceServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceConnection) object for [`TraceServiceClient`](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceClient).\n\n### [TraceServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy)\n\n### [TraceServiceLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceLimitedErrorCountRetryPolicy)\n\nA retry policy for [`TraceServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceConnection) based on counting errors.\n\n### [TraceServiceLimitedTimeRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceLimitedTimeRetryPolicy)\n\nA retry policy for [`TraceServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceConnection) based on elapsed time.\n\n### [TraceServiceRetryPolicy](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceRetryPolicy)\n\nThe retry policy for [`TraceServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceConnection).\n\nStructs\n-------\n\n### [TraceServiceBackoffPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceBackoffPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the backoff policy.\n\n### [TraceServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure which operations are retried.\n\n### [TraceServiceRetryPolicyOption](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/structgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceRetryPolicyOption)\n\nUse with [`google::cloud::Options`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1Options.html) to configure the retry policy.\n\nFunctions\n---------\n\n### MakeTraceServiceConnection(Options)\n\nA factory function to construct an object of type [`TraceServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceConnection). \nThe returned connection object should not be used directly; instead it should be passed as an argument to the constructor of [TraceServiceClient](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceClient).\n\nThe optional `options` argument may be used to configure aspects of the returned [`TraceServiceConnection`](/cpp/docs/reference/trace/2.23.0/classgoogle_1_1cloud_1_1trace__v1_1_1TraceServiceConnection). Expected options are any of the types in the following option lists:\n\n- [`google::cloud::CommonOptionList`](about:invalid#zCSafez)\n- [`google::cloud::GrpcOptionList`](https://cloud.google.com/cpp/docs/reference/common/latest/namespacegoogle_1_1cloud.html)\n- [`google::cloud::UnifiedCredentialsOptionList`](about:invalid#zCSafez)\n- [`google::cloud::trace_v1::TraceServicePolicyOptionList`](about:invalid#zCSafez)\n\n| **Note:** Unexpected options will be ignored. To log unexpected options instead, set `GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_CLOG=yes` in the environment.\n\n### MakeDefaultTraceServiceConnectionIdempotencyPolicy()"]]
