Context.current() changes every time it is called

[balarajv]

In my GRPC server Context.current().toString() returns a different value everytime it is called even with in the same function for a single request.

Based on https://grpc.github.io/grpc-java/javadoc/io/grpc/Context.html wouldn't it remain the same for the lifetime of the request. I'm not forking the context or creating a new context within the life time of the request. But everytime I call Context.current().toString() I get a different value. Can anyone let me know what is the scenario where this is observed?

[ejona86]

Additional context:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79508931/context-current-changes-every-time-it-is-called
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/79508649/grpc-context-keeps-changing-within-a-single-request

[ejona86]

Are you using the semi-new grpc-context-override-opentelemetry artifact? That would be expected behavior when using it of how the gRPC context needs to propagate the OpenTelemetry context. Some other storage overrides do the same thing.

If unsure, you can test by calling current() twice in a row and seeing if they are the same. If they aren't there a storage override is being used. Or you can run under a debugger and see what storage() implementation is used (and step into current()):

grpc-java/api/src/context/java/io/grpc/Context.java

Line 172 in 84c7713

Context current = storage().current();