Added the option to ignore missing segments

Author: stijndehaes

aws_xray_sdk/core/context.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 MISSING_SEGMENT_MSG = 'cannot find the current segment/subsegment, please make sure you have a segment open'
-SUPPORTED_CONTEXT_MISSING = ('RUNTIME_ERROR', 'LOG_ERROR')
+SUPPORTED_CONTEXT_MISSING = ('RUNTIME_ERROR', 'LOG_ERROR', 'IGNORE')
 CXT_MISSING_STRATEGY_KEY = 'AWS_XRAY_CONTEXT_MISSING'
 
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def handle_context_missing(self):
         """
         if self.context_missing == 'RUNTIME_ERROR':
             raise SegmentNotFoundException(MISSING_SEGMENT_MSG)
-        else:
+        elif self.context_missing == 'LOG_ERROR':
             log.error(MISSING_SEGMENT_MSG)
 
     def _is_subsegment(self, entity):

aws_xray_sdk/core/recorder.py

@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ def configure(self, sampling=None, plugins=None,
             RUNTIME_ERROR means the recorder will raise an exception.
             LOG_ERROR means the recorder will only log the error and
             do nothing.
+            IGNORE means the recorder will do nothing
         :param str daemon_address: The X-Ray daemon address where the recorder
             sends data to.
         :param str service: default segment name if creating a segment without

docs/configurations.rst

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Supported strategies are:
 
 * RUNTIME_ERROR: throw an SegmentNotFoundException
 * LOG_ERROR: log an error and continue
+* IGNORE: will do nothing
 
 Segment Dynamic Naming
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