Updates examples to retrieve transaction using FromContext #105
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Hi @kevburnsjr Thank you! We agree: This example code was written before Go 1.7. It is very old! We appreciate your contribution. Expect to see this in the next release. |
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Hi @kevburnsjr We just released version 2.14.0 with this change! Thanks again for giving us this PR! |
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@kevburnsjr Thanks for finding those, they have been updated. |
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FromContextis the newer method for accessing a transaction from within an http handler.These examples use a mix of type casting and
FromContext. This PR makes them consistent.I propose that New Relic update all documentation and examples removing type casting in favor of
FromContextto help prevent customers from experiencing issues related to the old type cast method.Details regarding the type of problem type casting creates and why
FromContextis strictly superior can be found in the following github issue for a piece of HTTP middleware that is incompatible with many newrelic integrations due to the widespread use of type casting for transaction retrieval: kevburnsjr/microcache#10