Ignore Unnecessary Files in your Payload

When you trigger your job, HyperExecute CLI creates a zip of your test scripts before sending it for execution on the HyperExecute Platform.

If you want to ignore any un-necessary files during this process, you can use the .hyperexecuteignore file. The HyperExecuteIgnore file serves as a configuration file to specify files that should be excluded when HyperExecute prepares a zipped archive of your test scripts. This functionality is similar to the .gitignore file used in Git version control.

Benefits

Excluding unnecessary files from the archive offers several advantages:

• Improved Security and Privacy : HyperExecuteIgnore allows you to exclude sensitive information like log files, hidden files, or any other private data from the test archive. This helps maintain security and protects confidential information during test execution.
• Reduced Archive Size : By omitting irrelevant files, the zipped archive containing your test scripts becomes smaller. This is beneficial for storage and transmission purposes.
• Faster Testing Process : A smaller archive size can potentially lead to a faster test execution process, as less data needs to be transferred and uploaded to the testing environment.

How to write .hyperexecuteignore file?

The HyperExecuteIgnore file follows a format similar to the .gitignore file used with Git. It allows the use of wildcards to exclude patterns of files based on specific naming conventions.

examplename
hyperexecute.exe
*.type
examplename/

The above file would make sure that following are excluded while the zip is created:

1. examplename: All files and folder with the name examplename.
2. examplename.type: All files with the name examplename and format type.
3. *.type: All files of the format type.
4. examplename/: All files and folders under the parent folder called examplename.

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• By leveraging .hyperexecuteignore file, you can achieve similar functionality to .gitignore and streamline the test execution process by keeping the archive size minimal.

• If both files are present in the directory then the files listed in the .gitignore only are ignored. The items listed in .gitignore file take precedence over the items listed under .hyperexecuteignore.