Hi, we have created a repository that includes all the files to run a test case. However, the size of the repo could get really large (mainly due to the .png's). Is there something we can do to minimize the size of what is committed through the repo on mercurial while maintaining the functionality of the test cases?
We don't commit our log files. Can you skip that folder in your commit setup?
If you don't need to store .png files in repository, you can add them to .hgignore file - https://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hgignore.5.html
We will need to have the png's because the test is based on comparing the expected image and the actual image to see if the test case's functionality is working. We originally ignored the png's but without that our test case fails.
Okay, but that's two separate things.
With the .png for your test, do you store them all in one folder? Possibly you could zip that folder before you commit it to the repository in order to save some space.
Your test logs are probably large because of the .png snapshots. We only save one copy of the log, the final one to show that the test works, and that still isn't in the repository. If you need to keep those in the repository, I'd zip that folder too.
