How do I write a test that needs access to large data files, like media files?
If the data files are posted somewhere else, they may fetched by the test when it starts. If you add the fetching to the setup() method, this will cause the fetch to occur during build_autotest and cause the fetched results to be put in every packaged build of autotest. This can cause a large package and might also imply that the media/data may be repackaged. The same issues apply if you commit the large data files. Instead it’s preferable to fetch the data from the client machine.
