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+// Package otellog provides logging helpers that bridge slog with OpenTelemetry
+// spans. Every Error/Info call both emits a structured log record AND touches
+// the active span — so errors appear as red markers in Jaeger/Tempo AND as
+// correlated log lines in your log backend (Loki, Elasticsearch, etc.).
+//
+// Usage:
+//
+//	otellog.Error(ctx, logger, "checkout failed", err, "orderId", id.String())
+//
+// The helpers are safe when no span is active (the span is a no-op in that
+// case) — callers don't need to guard the call.
+package otellog
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/codes"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+)
+
+// Error records an error on the active span (with stack trace) and emits a
+// structured slog.ErrorContext log. The span status is set to Error.
+// Any extra key/value pairs are appended to the log record.
+func Error(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, msg string, err error, args ...any) {
+	if span := trace.SpanFromContext(ctx); span != nil {
+		span.RecordError(err, trace.WithStackTrace(true))
+		span.SetStatus(codes.Error, msg)
+	}
+	all := make([]any, 0, len(args)+2)
+	all = append(all, "error", err)
+	all = append(all, args...)
+	logger.ErrorContext(ctx, msg, all...)
+}
+
+// Info emits a structured slog.InfoContext log. When a span is active the
+// trace/span IDs are automatically injected by the OTel slog handler (if
+// configured), correlating the log line with the trace.
+func Info(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, msg string, args ...any) {
+	logger.InfoContext(ctx, msg, args...)
+}
+
+// Warn emits a structured slog.WarnContext log. Like Info, span correlation
+// is handled by the OTel slog handler when configured.
+func Warn(ctx context.Context, logger *slog.Logger, msg string, args ...any) {
+	logger.WarnContext(ctx, msg, args...)
+}
+
+// SpanFromContext returns the current span — useful when callers need to add
+// attributes or events directly. Returns a valid (no-op) span when no span is
+// active, so the caller never needs a nil check.
+func SpanFromContext(ctx context.Context) trace.Span {
+	return trace.SpanFromContext(ctx)
+}
+
+// StartSpan is a convenience wrapper around otel.Tracer(name).Start(ctx, name)
+// that returns the ctx and span. Panics if the tracer provider is not
+// configured — but in practice the global no-op provider handles that.
+func StartSpan(ctx context.Context, tracerName, spanName string, opts ...trace.SpanStartOption) (context.Context, trace.Span) {
+	return otel.Tracer(tracerName).Start(ctx, spanName, opts...)
+}