Changed error logging to warnings for unknown OTEL_NODE_RESOURCE_DETE…

…CTORS values as per issue #4882. I referenced the OpenTelemetry specification document, which clarified that diag.warn should be used for unrecognized values that don't critically break the system.
open-telemetry · Oct 2, 2024 · 98cd591 · 98cd591
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diff --git a/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/src/utils.ts b/experimental/packages/opentelemetry-sdk-node/src/utils.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function getResourceDetectorsFromEnv(): Array<DetectorSync> {
   return resourceDetectorsFromEnv.flatMap(detector => {
     const resourceDetector = resourceDetectors.get(detector);
     if (!resourceDetector) {
-      diag.error(
+      diag.warn(
         `Invalid resource detector "${detector}" specified in the environment variable OTEL_NODE_RESOURCE_DETECTORS`
       );
     }