Techniques for view capture and storage for mobile applications
Techniques can capture, store, and regenerate a view of content in applications (e.g., native applications) on devices (e.g., a mobile device). A capture management system can produce compact data storage of views of content in an application on a device and the efficient search thereof of views of content provided in the application. The views of content can be translated into a transportable data layer, such as HTML, and captured using delta encoding to identify changes and modifications in content accessed in any application at a device. A capture management system can accurately and efficiently capture events displayed for an application at a device and send the events to a server-side system, which can combine the events to reassemble the events. A user interface and user interaction events on an application at a mobile device can be reassembled for the purpose of playback and analysis of interactions with the application.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a capture system, a first notification indication that a native application on a client device is loading a view in a native environment of the client device, wherein the native application is being monitored, and wherein the capture system is implemented at the client device;
identifying, by the capture system, differences between views generated by the native application for different native environments;
generating, by the capture system, a layout of the view that includes an indication of the differences between the views of the native application for the different native environments;
generating, by the capture system, a document including the layout of the view in the native application;
storing, by the capture system, the document including the layout of the view in the native application;
detecting, by the capture system, a change in the layout of the view in the native application, based on a second notification that is received relating to monitoring the native application on the client device; and
performing, by the capture system, an operation based on the change in the layout of the view, wherein the performing the operation includes sending, to a server computer, a notification about the change in the layout of the view.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
invoking the capture system to determine the layout of the view.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
updating the layout of the view in the document based on the change; and
storing, by the capture system, the update to the layout in the document.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a format of the document is different from a format of the native application.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the client device is a mobile device.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the performing the operation includes generating a graphical interface to display the view based on the layout in the document, wherein the view is displayed showing the change.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a communication between the server computer and the client device is specific to the native application for the native environment.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the change in the layout of the view in the native application is detected based on one or more changes in one or more data portions associated with the document, wherein the layout of the view in the native application is determined using a Document object Model (DOM) associated with the view.
9. A capture system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory accessible to the one or more processors, the memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive a first notification indication that a native application on a client device is loading a view in a native environment of the client device, wherein the native application is being monitored, and wherein the capture system is implemented at the client device;
identify differences between views generated by the native application for different native environments; generate a layout of the view that includes an indication of the differences between the views of the native application for the different native environments;
generate a document including the layout of the view in the native application;
store the document including the layout of the view in the native application;
detect a change in the layout of the view in the native application, based on a second notification that is received relating to monitoring the native application on the client device; and
perform an operation based on the change in the layout of the view, the operation including sending, to a server computer, a notification about the change in the layout of the view.
10. The capture system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
invoke the capture system to determine the layout of the view.
11. The capture system of claim 9 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
update the layout of the view in the document based on the change; and
store the update to the layout in the document.
12. The capture system of claim 9 , wherein the client device is a mobile device.
13. The capture system of claim 9 , wherein, in the performing the operation, the one or more processors generate a graphical interface to display the view based on the layout in the document, wherein the view is displayed showing the change.
14. A computer product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a capture system, cause the one or more processors to perform a method including:
receiving a first notification indication that a native application on a client device is loading a view in a native environment of the client device, wherein the native application is being monitored, and wherein the capture system is implemented at the client device;
identifying differences between views generated by the native application for different native environments;
generating a layout of the view that includes an indication of the differences between the views of the native application for the different native environments;
generating a document including the layout of the view in the native application;
storing the document including the layout of the view in the native application;
detecting a change in the layout of the view in the native application, based on a second notification that is received relating to monitoring the native application on the client device; and
performing an operation based on the change in the layout of the view, wherein the performing the operation includes sending, to a server computer, a notification about the change in the layout of the view.
15. The computer product of claim 14 , wherein a format of the document is different from a format of the native application.
16. The computer product of claim 14 , wherein the method further includes:
invoking the capture system to determine the layout of the view.
17. The computer product of claim 14 , wherein the method further includes:
updating the layout of the view in the document based on the change; and
storing the update to the layout in the document.
18. The computer product of claim 14 , wherein the performing the operation includes generating a graphical interface to display the view based on the layout in the document, wherein the view is displayed showing the change.