Context-based analytical engine for extending application functionality

A system comprising:

• one or more hardware processors:
• one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions which, when executed by the one or more hardware processors, causes performance of operations comprising:
• detecting that a user is accessing a particular feature, of a first application, wherein the particular feature is associated with a set of feature data that identifies a function performed by the particular feature of the first application;
• determining, based on the set of feature data, that a second application is configured for operations that extend the function performed by the particular feature of the first application;
• responsive at least to determining that the second application is configured for operations that extend the function performed by the particular feature of the first application and detecting that the user is accessing the particular feature to perform the function presenting, via an interface of the first application, the second application to the user when the user is accessing the particular feature of the first application;
• receiving a user input that drills down to a sub-feature of the particular feature, wherein context data is configured to identify the particular feature as a parent feature of the sub-feature that the user is currently accessing;
• responsive to the second user input that drills down to the sub-feature of the particular feature, updating the interface of the first application to present at least a third application that is more relevant to the sub-feature than the second application initially presented to the user;
• receiving, through the interface of the first application, user input that selects the third application;
• and
• responsive to receiving, through the interface of the first application, the user input, performing one of installing or triggering execution of the third application to perform at least one operation that extends the function performed by the particular feature of the first application, wherein the at least one operation accesses one or more data objects that are shared with the particular feature and exposed through an application programming interface for the particular feature of the first application, wherein the at least one operation performs one or more additional functions on the one or more data objects that are shared with the particular feature of the first application to enhance the function performed by the particular feature.

A method comprising:

• detecting that a user is accessing a particular feature, of a first application, wherein the particular feature is associated with a set of feature data that identifies a function performed by the particular feature of the first application;
• determining, based on the set of feature data, that a second application is configured for operations that extend the function performed by the particular feature of the first application;
• responsive at least to determining that the second application is configured for operations that extend the function performed by the particular feature of the first application and detecting that the user is accessing the particular feature to perform the function, presenting, via an interface of the first application, the second application to the user when the user is accessing the particular feature of the first application;
• receiving a user input that drills down to a sub-feature of the particular feature, wherein context data is configured to identify the particular feature as a parent feature of the sub-feature that the user is currently accessing;
• responsive to the user input that drills down to the sub-feature of the particular feature, updating the interface of the first application to present at least a third application that is more relevant to the sub-feature than the second application initially presented to the user;
• receiving, through the interface of the first application, user input that selects the third application;
• and
• responsive to receiving, through the interface of the first application, the user input, performing one of installing or triggering execution of the third application to perform at least one operation that extends the function performed by the particular feature of the first application, wherein the at least one operation accesses one or more data objects that are shared with the particular feature and exposed through an application programming interface for the particular feature of the first application, wherein the at least one operation performs one or more additional functions on the one or more data objects that are shared with the particular feature of the first application to enhance the function performed by the particular feature.