feat(extend-app-start): [3/4] Eagerly create the extended app start transaction

sentry-android-core/api/sentry-android-core.api

@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ public final class io/sentry/android/core/AppStartExtension : io/sentry/IAppStar
 	public fun getExtendedAppStartSpan ()Lio/sentry/ISpan;
 	public fun getExtendedEndTime ()Lio/sentry/SentryDate;
 	public fun isActive ()Z
+	public fun isExtended ()Z
+	public fun setData (Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/Object;)V
 	public fun setExtendAppStartListener (Lio/sentry/android/core/AppStartExtension$ExtendAppStartListener;)V
 }
 

sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/ActivityLifecycleIntegration.java

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public final class ActivityLifecycleIntegration
   static final String APP_START_COLD = "app.start.cold";
   static final String TTID_OP = "ui.load.initial_display";
   static final String TTFD_OP = "ui.load.full_display";
+  static final String APP_START_EXTENDED_OP = "app.start.extended";
+  static final String APP_START_EXTENDED_DESC = "Extended App Start";
   static final long TTFD_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 25000;
   // If a headless app start and the following activity's ui.load are more than this far apart, they
   // are treated as unrelated and not connected into the same trace.
@@ -139,7 +141,9 @@ public void register(final @NotNull IScopes scopes, final @NotNull SentryOptions
     application.registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(this);
 
     if (performanceEnabled && this.options.isEnableStandaloneAppStartTracing()) {
-      AppStartMetrics.getInstance().setHeadlessAppStartListener(this::onHeadlessAppStart);
+      final @NotNull AppStartMetrics metrics = AppStartMetrics.getInstance();
+      metrics.setHeadlessAppStartListener(this::onHeadlessAppStart);
+      metrics.getAppStartExtension().setExtendAppStartListener(this::onExtendAppStartRequested);
       addIntegrationToSdkVersion("StandaloneAppStart");
     }
 
@@ -154,7 +158,9 @@ private boolean isPerformanceEnabled(final @NotNull SentryAndroidOptions options
   @Override
   public void close() throws IOException {
     application.unregisterActivityLifecycleCallbacks(this);
-    AppStartMetrics.getInstance().setHeadlessAppStartListener(null);
+    final @NotNull AppStartMetrics metrics = AppStartMetrics.getInstance();
+    metrics.setHeadlessAppStartListener(null);
+    metrics.getAppStartExtension().setExtendAppStartListener(null);
 
     if (options != null) {
       options.getLogger().log(SentryLevel.DEBUG, "ActivityLifecycleIntegration removed.");
@@ -259,17 +265,23 @@ private void startTracing(final @NotNull Activity activity) {
         transactionOptions.setAppStartTransaction(appStartSamplingDecision != null);
         setSpanOrigin(transactionOptions);
 
+        // Guards the headless-start check below with !extensionActive so the eager extension's
+        // stored trace id isn't mistaken for a finished headless start.
+        final boolean extensionActive =
+            AppStartMetrics.getInstance().getAppStartExtension().isActive();
+
         final @Nullable SentryId storedAppStartTraceId =
             AppStartMetrics.getInstance().getAppStartTraceId();
-        final boolean isFollowingHeadlessAppStart = (storedAppStartTraceId != null);
+        final boolean isFollowingHeadlessAppStart =
+            !extensionActive && (storedAppStartTraceId != null);
 
         final boolean isAppStart =
             !(firstActivityCreated || appStartTime == null || coldStart == null);
-        // Foreground starts create app.start first; ui.load then shares its trace.
         final boolean createStandaloneAppStart =
             isAppStart
                 && options.isEnableStandaloneAppStartTracing()
-                && !isFollowingHeadlessAppStart;
+                && !isFollowingHeadlessAppStart
+                && !extensionActive;
 
         if (createStandaloneAppStart) {
           final TransactionOptions appStartTransactionOptions = new TransactionOptions();
@@ -300,15 +312,23 @@ private void startTracing(final @NotNull Activity activity) {
           continueSentryTrace = appStartTransaction.toSentryTrace().getValue();
           final @Nullable BaggageHeader baggageHeader = appStartTransaction.toBaggageHeader(null);
           continueBaggage = baggageHeader == null ? null : baggageHeader.getValue();
-        } else if (isFollowingHeadlessAppStart
-            && isWithinAppStartContinuationWindow(ttidStartTime)) {
+        } else if (extensionActive
+            || (isFollowingHeadlessAppStart && isWithinAppStartContinuationWindow(ttidStartTime))) {
           continueSentryTrace = AppStartMetrics.getInstance().getAppStartSentryTraceHeader();
           continueBaggage = AppStartMetrics.getInstance().getAppStartBaggageHeader();
         } else {
           continueSentryTrace = null;
           continueBaggage = null;
         }
 
+        if (extensionActive && isAppStart) {
+          // Only the launch activity sets the screen, so a later activity can't overwrite it. A
+          // screen also keeps the processor from classifying the eager app.start as headless.
+          AppStartMetrics.getInstance()
+              .getAppStartExtension()
+              .setData(APP_START_SCREEN_DATA, activityName);
+        }
+
         final @Nullable TransactionContext continuedContext =
             continueSentryTrace == null
                 ? null
@@ -328,8 +348,8 @@ && isWithinAppStartContinuationWindow(ttidStartTime)) {
                   transactionOptions);
         }
 
-        if (isFollowingHeadlessAppStart) {
-          // Consume the stored headless app-start trace so it isn't reused by another activity.
+        if (isFollowingHeadlessAppStart || extensionActive) {
+          // Consume the stored app-start trace so a later activity doesn't reuse it.
           AppStartMetrics.getInstance().setAppStartTraceId(null);
           AppStartMetrics.getInstance().setAppStartSentryTraceHeader(null);
           AppStartMetrics.getInstance().setAppStartBaggageHeader(null);
@@ -967,6 +987,9 @@ private void finishAppStartSpan(final @Nullable SentryDate endDate) {
       if (appStartTransaction != null && !appStartTransaction.isFinished()) {
         appStartTransaction.finish(SpanStatus.OK, appStartEndTime);
       }
+      // Finish the eager extended transaction at the natural first-frame end. waitForChildren keeps
+      // it open until the extended span finishes; no-op if the app start was not extended.
+      AppStartMetrics.getInstance().getAppStartExtension().finishTransaction(appStartEndTime);
     }
   }
 
@@ -994,17 +1017,53 @@ private void onHeadlessAppStart() {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Persist the end time so a later ui.load can tell whether it is close enough to continue this
+    // trace; without it the continuation window is unbounded.
+    metrics.setAppStartEndTime(endTime);
+
+    final @NotNull AppStartExtension extension = metrics.getAppStartExtension();
+    if (extension.isActive()) {
+      extension.finishTransaction(endTime);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!metrics.shouldSendStartMeasurements(true)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    final @NotNull ITransaction transaction =
+        createStandaloneAppStartTransaction(startTime, null, false);
+    transaction.finish(SpanStatus.OK, endTime);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates the standalone {@code app.start} transaction (not bound to the scope) and persists its
+   * trace headers so a later {@code ui.load} can share the same trace. Shared by the headless path
+   * and the eager extension path. When {@code holdOpenForExtension} is true, the transaction waits
+   * for its children and gets a deadline so it stays open until the extended span finishes.
+   */
+  private @NotNull ITransaction createStandaloneAppStartTransaction(
+      final @NotNull SentryDate startTime,
+      final @Nullable TracesSamplingDecision samplingDecision,
+      final boolean holdOpenForExtension) {
+    final @NotNull AppStartMetrics metrics = AppStartMetrics.getInstance();
+
     final TransactionOptions txnOptions = new TransactionOptions();
     txnOptions.setBindToScope(false);
     txnOptions.setStartTimestamp(startTime);
     txnOptions.setOrigin(APP_START_TRACE_ORIGIN);
+    txnOptions.setAppStartTransaction(samplingDecision != null);
+    if (holdOpenForExtension) {
+      txnOptions.setWaitForChildren(true);
+      final long deadlineTimeoutMillis = options.getDeadlineTimeout();
+      txnOptions.setDeadlineTimeout(deadlineTimeoutMillis <= 0 ? null : deadlineTimeoutMillis);
+    }
 
     final @NotNull TransactionContext txnContext =
         new TransactionContext(
             STANDALONE_APP_START_NAME,
             TransactionNameSource.COMPONENT,
             STANDALONE_APP_START_OP,
-            null);
+            samplingDecision);
 
     final @NotNull ITransaction transaction = scopes.startTransaction(txnContext, txnOptions);
     final @Nullable String appStartReason = metrics.getAppStartReason();
@@ -1016,10 +1075,51 @@ private void onHeadlessAppStart() {
     metrics.setAppStartSentryTraceHeader(transaction.toSentryTrace().getValue());
     final @Nullable BaggageHeader baggageHeader = transaction.toBaggageHeader(null);
     metrics.setAppStartBaggageHeader(baggageHeader == null ? null : baggageHeader.getValue());
-    // Persist the end time so a later activity can decide whether its ui.load is close enough in
-    // time to continue this trace.
-    metrics.setAppStartEndTime(endTime);
+    return transaction;
+  }
 
-    transaction.finish(SpanStatus.OK, endTime);
+  /**
+   * Handles {@code Sentry.extendAppStart()}: eagerly creates the standalone app.start transaction
+   * and the extended child span (we have scopes here), then hands both to the {@link
+   * AppStartExtension}, which owns them. The transaction is held open ({@code waitForChildren})
+   * until the user calls {@code Sentry.finishExtendedAppStart()} or the deadline forces it.
+   * Standalone-only: this is only registered as a listener when standalone app start tracing is
+   * enabled.
+   */
+  private @Nullable AppStartExtension.ExtendedAppStart onExtendAppStartRequested() {
+    if (scopes == null
+        || options == null
+        || !performanceEnabled
+        || !options.isEnableStandaloneAppStartTracing()) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    final @NotNull AppStartMetrics metrics = AppStartMetrics.getInstance();
+
+    final @NotNull TimeSpan appStartTimeSpan =
+        metrics.getAppStartTimeSpan().hasStarted()
+            ? metrics.getAppStartTimeSpan()
+            : metrics.getSdkInitTimeSpan();
+    final @Nullable SentryDate startTime = appStartTimeSpan.getStartTimestamp();
+    if (startTime == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    final @Nullable TracesSamplingDecision samplingDecision = metrics.getAppStartSamplingDecision();
+    metrics.setAppStartSamplingDecision(null);
+
+    final @NotNull ITransaction transaction =
+        createStandaloneAppStartTransaction(startTime, samplingDecision, true);
+
+    final SpanOptions spanOptions = new SpanOptions();
+    setSpanOrigin(spanOptions);
+    final @NotNull ISpan extendedSpan =
+        transaction.startChild(
+            APP_START_EXTENDED_OP,
+            APP_START_EXTENDED_DESC,
+            AndroidDateUtils.getCurrentSentryDateTime(),
+            Instrumenter.SENTRY,
+            spanOptions);
+
+    return new AppStartExtension.ExtendedAppStart(transaction, extendedSpan);
   }
 }

sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/AppStartExtension.java

@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ public void extendAppStart() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Sets data on the owned (eager) transaction if it is still open. Used to attach the screen name
+   * once the first activity is known, since the transaction is created in {@code onCreate} before
+   * any activity exists.
+   */
+  public void setData(final @NotNull String key, final @Nullable Object value) {
+    try (final @NotNull ISentryLifecycleToken ignored = lock.acquire()) {
+      if (extendedTransaction != null && !extendedTransaction.isFinished()) {
+        extendedTransaction.setData(key, value);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void finishExtendedAppStart() {
     try (final @NotNull ISentryLifecycleToken ignored = lock.acquire()) {
@@ -107,6 +120,16 @@ public boolean isActive() {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Whether this app start was extended at all, regardless of finish or deadline state. Used by the
+   * event processor to decide whether to apply the never-shorten vital logic.
+   */
+  public boolean isExtended() {
+    try (final @NotNull ISentryLifecycleToken ignored = lock.acquire()) {
+      return extendedSpan != null;
+    }
+  }
+
   public void finishTransaction(final @NotNull SentryDate endTimestamp) {
     try (final @NotNull ISentryLifecycleToken ignored = lock.acquire()) {
       final @Nullable ITransaction transaction = extendedTransaction;

sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/PerformanceAndroidEventProcessor.java

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import io.sentry.Hint;
 import io.sentry.ISentryLifecycleToken;
 import io.sentry.MeasurementUnit;
+import io.sentry.SentryDate;
 import io.sentry.SentryEvent;
 import io.sentry.SpanContext;
 import io.sentry.SpanDataConvention;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -101,20 +103,46 @@ public SentryEvent process(@NotNull SentryEvent event, @NotNull Hint hint) {
               isHeadlessStandaloneAppStartTxn
                   ? appStartMetrics.getAppStartTimeSpanForHeadless()
                   : appStartMetrics.getAppStartTimeSpanWithFallback(options);
-          final long appStartUpDurationMs = appStartTimeSpan.getDurationMs();
+          final long naturalDurationMs = appStartTimeSpan.getDurationMs();
+
+          final long appStartUpDurationMs;
+          // Not ready (duration 0 on a non-extended start) leaves it for a later transaction.
+          final boolean appStartReady;
+          final @NotNull AppStartExtension extension = appStartMetrics.getAppStartExtension();
+          if (extension.isExtended()) {
+            final @Nullable SentryDate extendedEnd = extension.getExtendedEndTime();
+            if (extendedEnd != null && appStartTimeSpan.hasStarted()) {
+              // Measure to the extended end, but never shorter than the natural first-frame
+              // duration.
+              final long extendedDurationMs =
+                  TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toMillis(extendedEnd.nanoTimestamp())
+                      - appStartTimeSpan.getStartTimestampMs();
+              appStartUpDurationMs = Math.max(naturalDurationMs, extendedDurationMs);
+              appStartReady = appStartUpDurationMs != 0;
+            } else {
+              // Deadline (null) or no valid start: suppress the measurement to avoid an inflated
+              // value, but still finalize the spans.
+              appStartUpDurationMs = 0;
+              appStartReady = appStartTimeSpan.hasStarted();
+            }
+          } else {
+            appStartUpDurationMs = naturalDurationMs;
+            appStartReady = appStartUpDurationMs != 0;
+          }
 
-          // if appStartUpDurationMs is 0, metrics are not ready to be sent
-          if (appStartUpDurationMs != 0) {
-            final MeasurementValue value =
-                new MeasurementValue(
-                    (float) appStartUpDurationMs, MeasurementUnit.Duration.MILLISECOND.apiName());
+          if (appStartReady) {
+            if (appStartUpDurationMs != 0) {
+              final MeasurementValue value =
+                  new MeasurementValue(
+                      (float) appStartUpDurationMs, MeasurementUnit.Duration.MILLISECOND.apiName());
 
-            final String appStartKey =
-                appStartMetrics.getAppStartType() == AppStartMetrics.AppStartType.COLD
-                    ? MeasurementValue.KEY_APP_START_COLD
-                    : MeasurementValue.KEY_APP_START_WARM;
+              final String appStartKey =
+                  appStartMetrics.getAppStartType() == AppStartMetrics.AppStartType.COLD
+                      ? MeasurementValue.KEY_APP_START_COLD
+                      : MeasurementValue.KEY_APP_START_WARM;
 
-            transaction.getMeasurements().put(appStartKey, value);
+              transaction.getMeasurements().put(appStartKey, value);
+            }
 
             attachAppStartSpans(appStartMetrics, transaction);
             appStartMetrics.onAppStartSpansSent();