ref(spans): Always emit a usage metric

Author: Dav1dde

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+**Features**:
+
+- Always emit a span usage metric, independent of span feature flags. ([#4976](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/4976))
+
 **Bug Fixes**:
 
 - Normalize OS and Browser names in contexts when missing a version. ([#4957](https://github.com/getsentry/relay/pull/4957))

relay-dynamic-config/src/defaults.rs

@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ pub fn add_span_metrics(project_config: &mut ProjectConfig) {
 
     let features = &project_config.features;
 
-    if !config.is_supported() || config._span_metrics_extended || !features.produces_spans() {
+    if !config.is_supported() || config._span_metrics_extended {
         return;
     }
+    config._span_metrics_extended = true;
 
     // If there are any spans in the system, extract the usage metric for them:
     config.metrics.push(MetricSpec {
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@ pub fn add_span_metrics(project_config: &mut ProjectConfig) {
         tags: vec![],
     });
 
+    if !features.produces_spans() {
+        return;
+    }
+
     config
         .global_groups
         .entry(GroupKey::SpanMetricsCommon)
@@ -38,7 +43,6 @@ pub fn add_span_metrics(project_config: &mut ProjectConfig) {
         .or_default()
         .is_enabled = true;
 
-    config._span_metrics_extended = true;
     if config.version == 0 {
         config.version = MetricExtractionConfig::MAX_SUPPORTED_VERSION;
     }