Document that http.client.requests measure the entire HTTP exchange

Closes gh-34201
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Brian Clozel
2025-01-08 14:39:50 +01:00
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== HTTP Client Instrumentation
HTTP client exchange observations are created with the name `"http.client.requests"` for blocking and reactive clients.
This observation measures the entire HTTP request/response exchange, from connection establishment up to body deserialization.
Unlike their server counterparts, the instrumentation is implemented directly in the client so the only required step is to configure an `ObservationRegistry` on the client.
[[observability.http-client.resttemplate]]