put otel meter for http/grpc behind a FF (#202)

config/configgrpc/configgrpc.go

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/auth"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/obsreportconfig"
 )
 
 var errMetadataNotFound = errors.New("no request metadata found")
@@ -260,10 +261,13 @@ func (gcs *GRPCClientSettings) toDialOptions(host component.Host, settings compo
 
 	otelOpts := []otelgrpc.Option{
 		otelgrpc.WithTracerProvider(settings.TracerProvider),
-		otelgrpc.WithMeterProvider(settings.MeterProvider),
 		otelgrpc.WithPropagators(otel.GetTextMapPropagator()),
 	}
 
+	if obsreportconfig.EnableHighCardinalityMetricsfeatureGate.IsEnabled() {
+		otelOpts = append(otelOpts, otelgrpc.WithMeterProvider(settings.MeterProvider))
+	}
+
 	// Enable OpenTelemetry observability plugin.
 	opts = append(opts, grpc.WithUnaryInterceptor(otelgrpc.UnaryClientInterceptor(otelOpts...)))
 	opts = append(opts, grpc.WithStreamInterceptor(otelgrpc.StreamClientInterceptor(otelOpts...)))

config/confighttp/confighttp.go

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtls"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/internal"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension/auth"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/obsreportconfig"
 )
 
 const headerContentEncoding = "Content-Encoding"
@@ -143,11 +144,16 @@ func (hcs *HTTPClientSettings) ToClient(host component.Host, settings component.
 	}
 	// wrapping http transport with otelhttp transport to enable otel instrumenetation
 	if settings.TracerProvider != nil && settings.MeterProvider != nil {
-		clientTransport = otelhttp.NewTransport(
-			clientTransport,
+		otelOpts := []otelhttp.Option{
 			otelhttp.WithTracerProvider(settings.TracerProvider),
-			otelhttp.WithMeterProvider(settings.MeterProvider),
 			otelhttp.WithPropagators(otel.GetTextMapPropagator()),
+		}
+		if obsreportconfig.EnableHighCardinalityMetricsfeatureGate.IsEnabled() {
+			otelOpts = append(otelOpts, otelhttp.WithMeterProvider(settings.MeterProvider))
+		}
+		clientTransport = otelhttp.NewTransport(
+			clientTransport,
+			otelOpts...,
 		)
 	}
 

internal/obsreportconfig/obsreportconfig.go

@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ var UseOtelForInternalMetricsfeatureGate = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegi
 	featuregate.StageAlpha,
 	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("controls whether the collector uses OpenTelemetry for internal metrics"))
 
+// EnableHighCardinalityMetricsfeatureGate is the feature gate that controls whether the collecor should enable
+// potentially high cardinality metrics.
+var EnableHighCardinalityMetricsfeatureGate = featuregate.GlobalRegistry().MustRegister(
+	"telemetry.enableHighCardinalityMetrics",
+	featuregate.StageAlpha,
+	featuregate.WithRegisterDescription("controls whether the collecor should enable potentially high"+
+		"cardinality metrics."))
+
 // AllViews returns all the OpenCensus views requires by obsreport package.
 func AllViews(level configtelemetry.Level) []*view.View {
 	if level == configtelemetry.LevelNone {