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+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package otel
+
+import (
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/metric"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/api/trace"
+)
+
+type Tracer = trace.Tracer
+
+type Meter = metric.Meter
+
+// ErrorHandler handles irremediable events.
+type ErrorHandler interface {
+	// Handle handles any error deemed irremediable by an OpenTelemetry
+	// component.
+	Handle(error)
+}