Server throttled client debugging

1. A method comprising:

detecting a runtime error in a first version of a client application;

transmitting a server notification in response to the runtime error, wherein the server notification includes one or more details of the runtime error;

receiving a second version of the same client application, wherein the second version of the client application has a debug capability that corresponds to a level of the runtime error;

installing the second version of the client application; and

using the second version of the client application to conduct a diagnosis of the runtime error.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein using the second version of the client application to conduct the diagnosis includes:

prompting for one or more actions including a re-try of an action that induced the runtime error;

collecting debug information associated with the one or more actions; and

transmitting the debug information if either a debug threshold is reached or an application departure condition is met, wherein the debug threshold includes at least one of a duration of time and an error threshold.

3. The method of claim 2 , further including receiving a third version of the client application, wherein the third version of the client application has a debug capability that corresponds to an error level associated with the debug information.

4. A computer program product comprising: a computer readable storage device; and computer usable code stored on the computer readable storage device, where, if executed by a processor, the computer usable code causes a computer to: detect a runtime error in a first version of a client application; obtain a second version of the same client application from a server in response to the runtime error, wherein the second version of the client application has a debug capability that corresponds to a level of the runtime error; and use the second version of the client application to conduct a diagnosis of the runtime error.

5. The computer program product of claim 4 , wherein the computer usable code, if executed, further causes a computer to: transmit a server notification, wherein the server notification is to include one or more details of the runtime error; receive the second version of the client application; and install the second version of the client application.

6. The computer program product of claim 4 , wherein the computer usable code, if executed, further causes a computer to: prompt for one or more actions including a retry of an action that induced the runtime error; collect debug information associated with the one or more actions; and transmit the debug information.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the computer usable code, if executed, further causes a computer to receive a third version of the client application, wherein the third version of the client application is to have a debug capability that corresponds to an error level associated with the debug information.

8. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the computer usable code, if executed, further causes a computer to transmit the debug information if a debug threshold is reached.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the debug threshold is to include a duration of time.

10. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the debug threshold is to include an error threshold.

11. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the computer usable code, if executed, further causes a computer to transmit the debug information if an application departure condition is met.

12. A method comprising: detecting a runtime error in a first version of a client application; obtaining a second version of the same client application from a server in response to the runtime error, wherein the second version of the client application has a debug capability that corresponds to a level of the runtime error; and using the second version of the client application to conduct a diagnosis of the runtime error.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein obtaining the second version of the client application includes:

transmitting a server notification, wherein the server notification includes one or more details of the runtime error;

receiving the second version of the client application; and

installing the second version of the client application.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein using the second version of the client application to conduct the diagnosis includes:

prompting for one or more actions including a re-try of an action that induced the runtime error;

collecting debug information associated with the one or more actions; and

transmitting the debug information.

15. The method of claim 14 , further including receiving a third version of the client application, wherein the third version of the client application has a debug capability that corresponds to an error level associated with the debug information.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the debug information is transmitted if a debug threshold is reached.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the debug threshold includes a duration of time.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the debug threshold includes an error threshold.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the debug information is transmitted if an application departure condition is met.

20. A computer program product comprising: a computer readable storage device; and computer usable code stored on the computer readable storage device, where, if executed by a processor, the computer usable code causes a computer to: receive a server notification, the server notification to include one or more details of a runtime error associated with a first version of a client application; select a second version of the same client application based on the one or more details of the runtime error, wherein the second version of the client application has a debug capability that corresponds to a level of the runtime error; and transmit the second version of the client application to a client.

21. The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the computer usable code, if executed, further causes a computer to receive debug information associated with a diagnosis of the runtime error by the second client application.

22. The computer program product of claim 21 , wherein the computer usable code, if executed, further causes a computer to: select a third version of the client application based on the debug information, wherein the third version of the client application is to have a debug capability that corresponds to an error level associated with the debug information; and transmit the third version of the client application to the client.