Techniques for view capture and storage for mobile applications

A capture system of a client device, the 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 the client device is loading a view in a native environment of the client device, wherein the native application is being monitored;
• 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
• send, to a server computer, a notification about the change in the layout of the view.

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 of a client device, cause the one or more processors to perform a method including:

• receiving a first notification indication that a native application on the client device is loading a view in a native environment of the client device, wherein the native application is being monitored;
• 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
• sending, to a server computer, a notification about the change in the layout of the view.