refactor: application actor (DEV-956)

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Resolves DEV-956, DEV-300

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• [ ] Tests for the changes have been added (for bug fixes / features)
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What kind of change does this PR introduce?

• [ ] Bugfix
• [ ] Feature
• [ ] Code style update (formatting, local variables)
• [x] Refactoring (no functional changes, no api changes)
• [ ] Build related changes
• [ ] CI related changes
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What is the current behavior?

Issue Number: DEV-956

What is the new behavior?

Does this PR introduce a breaking change?

• [ ] Yes
• [x] No

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