Merge pull request #259 from appsignal/set-error-alert-this-error

Set `alert_this_error` when setting errors

Author: unflxw

.changesets/fix-an-issue-where-errors-set-with-the--set_error--helper-would-not-always-be-reported-as-errors-in-appsignal-when-using-collector-mode-.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+bump: patch
+type: fix
+---
+
+Fix an issue where errors set with the `set_error` helper would not always be reported as errors in AppSignal when using collector mode.

src/appsignal/tracing.py

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def set_root_name(root_name: str, span: Span | None = None) -> None:
 def set_error(error: Exception, span: Span | None = None) -> None:
     span = span or trace.get_current_span()
     span.set_status(Status(StatusCode.ERROR))
-    span.record_exception(error)
+    span.record_exception(error, attributes={"appsignal.alert_this_error": True})
 
 
 def send_error(error: Exception) -> None: