The ServletHandlerInterceptor can be used to handle the server side integration, which will set up the trace information or create as required. This can be configured in either XML or Java.

<mvc:interceptors>
  <bean class="com.github.kristofa.brave.spring.ServletHandlerInterceptor">
    <constructor-arg name="spanNameProvider">
      <bean class="com.github.kristofa.brave.http.DefaultSpanNameProvider"/>
    </constructor-arg>
  </bean>
</mvc:interceptors>

public class WebConfig extends WebMvcConfigurerAdapter {

    @Autowired
    private ServerRequestInterceptor requestInterceptor;

    @Autowired
    private ServerResponseInterceptor responseInterceptor;

    @Autowired
    private ServerSpanThreadBinder serverThreadBinder;

    @Override
    public void addInterceptors(InterceptorRegistry registry) {
        registry.addInterceptor(new ServletHandlerInterceptor(requestInterceptor, responseInterceptor, new DefaultSpanNameProvider(), serverThreadBinder));
    }

}