Systems and methods for dynamically configuring a client application

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program instructions stored thereon that are executable to cause a client device to perform functions comprising:

• installing a given instance of a client application comprising (i) program code defining a default observability behavior of the client application, wherein the default observability behavior involves carrying out a default set of observability actions during runtime sessions of the client application, and (ii) program code defining a configurable rules engine that allows for post-installation updating of the default observability behavior of the client application without installing an updated instance of the client application;
• while installed with the given instance of the client application, receiving, from a back-end platform associated with a provider of the client application, configuration data for a given rule related to observability behavior of the given instance of the client application, wherein the given rule comprises (i) a trigger event that is to cause a change in the observability behavior of the given instance of the client application and (ii) a set of one or more actions related to the observability behavior of the given instance of the client application that is to be carried out when the trigger event is detected;
• based on the received configuration data, configuring the configurable rules engine of the given instance of the client application to execute the given rule related to observability behavior of the given instance of the client application;
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• initiating a runtime session of the given instance of the client application, wherein, during the runtime session, the given instance of the client application functions to:
• begin carrying out the default set of observability actions in accordance with the default observability behavior of the given instance of the client application;
• begin monitoring for the trigger event of the given rule;
• while monitoring for the trigger event, detect an occurrence of the trigger event;
• based on detecting the occurrence of the trigger event:
• perform an evaluation of whether the default observability behavior of the given instance of the client application is to be updated based on at least one of (i) a two-way exchange of communication with the back-end platform or (ii) input from an end user of the given instance of the client application;
• and
• based on the evaluation, determine that the default observability behavior of the given instance of the client application is to be updated and responsively update the default observability behavior of the given instance of the client application based on the set of one or more actions of the given rule.

A client device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium;
• and
• program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the client device is configured to:
• install a given instance of a client application comprising (i) program code defining a default observability behavior of the client application, wherein the default observability behavior involves carrying out a default set of observability actions during runtime sessions of the client application, and (ii) program code defining a configurable rules engine that allows for post-installation updating of the default observability behavior of the client application without installing an updated instance of the client application;
• while installed with the given instance of the client application, receive, from a back-end platform associated with a provider of the client application, configuration data for a given rule related to observability behavior of the given instance of the client application, wherein the given rule comprises (i) a trigger event that is to cause a change in the observability behavior of the given instance of the client application and (ii) a set of one or more actions related to the observability behavior of the given instance of the client application that is to be carried out when the trigger event is detected;
• based on the received configuration data, configure the configurable rules engine of the given instance of the client application to execute the given rule related to observability behavior of the given instance of the client application;
• and
• initiate a runtime session of the given instance of the client application, wherein, during the runtime session, the given instance of the client application functions to:
• begin carrying out the default set of observability actions in accordance with the default observability behavior of the given instance of the client application;
• begin monitoring for the trigger event of the given rule;
• while monitoring for the trigger event, detect an occurrence of the trigger event;
• based on detecting the occurrence of the trigger event:
• perform an evaluation of whether the default observability behavior of the given instance of the client application is to be updated based on at least one of (i) a two-way exchange of communication with the back-end platform or (ii) input from an end user of the given instance of the client application;
• and
• based on the evaluation, determine that the default observability behavior of the given instance of the client application is to be updated and responsively update the default observability behavior of the given instance of the client application based on the set of one or more actions of the given rule.