- Breaking API changes: removed several configmapprovider constructors, replaced ConfigMapProvider/ConfigUnmarshaler with a simpler ConfigProvider, removed interceptors from ServerAuthenticator, and made collector telemetry level atomic; d...
- Enhancements: added client‑side HTTP compression, expanded Zap logger options (including custom encoding), configured collector self‑metrics via file, added helpers for server authenticators, compression methods in configgrpc, optional M...
- Bug fixes: properly close watchers in merge and expand config map providers, corrected exporter failed‑request value handling, and resolved legacy port override and HTTP server startup issues in the OTLP receiver.
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Add pkg.exporterhelper.queueBatchEnabled feature gate to enable batch settings by default.
Introduced queuebatchprocessor to replace the legacy batchprocessor, promoted memory‑limiter extension to beta stability, and marked configgrpc as stable.