Systems and methods for collecting optimal set of log files for error reports

A system for collecting log files for error reporting, the system comprising:

• a hardware processor configured to:
• detect an error in a software component;
• in response to detecting the error, retrieve a function call trace comprising a sequence of functions executed in the software component within a period of time prior to the error;
• compare the retrieved function call trace with a plurality of known call traces, wherein each respective known call trace of the plurality of known call traces is associated with a respective set of log files to be collected for error analysis;
• identify, based on the comparison, a known call trace for which a similarity value with the retrieved function call trace is greater than a threshold similarity value;
• collect a set of log files for the error based on an associated set of log files for the known call trace;
• and
• generate an error report comprising the collected set of log files.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing thereon computer executable instructions for collecting log files for error reports, including instructions for:

• detecting an error in a software component;
• in response to detecting the error, retrieving a function call trace comprising a sequence of functions executed in the software component within a period of time prior to the error;
• comparing the retrieved function call trace with a plurality of known call traces, wherein each respective known call trace of the plurality of known call traces is associated with a respective set of log files to be collected for error analysis;
• identifying, based on the comparison, a known call trace for which a similarity value with the retrieved function call trace is greater than a threshold similarity value;
• collecting a set of log files for the error based on an associated set of log files for the known call trace;
• and
• generating an error report comprising the collected set of log files.