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helpers.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+)
+
+func FollowSpan(ctx context.Context, name string) (_ context.Context, span trace.Span) {
+	ctx, span = tracer.Start(ctx, name)
+	return ctx, span
+}