Demo

Run the bootstrap.sh command using one of the following: android, ios, or all.

Each will launch the git sparse-checkout set command to show only the directories needed for those teams.

1. $ git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout [email protected]:stoe/client-sparse-checkout-demo.git
   Cloning into 'client-sparse-checkout-demo'...
   remote: Enumerating objects: 4, done.
   remote: Counting objects: 100% (4/4), done.
   remote: Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done.
   remote: Total 4 (delta 0), reused 4 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
   Receiving objects: 100% (4/4), done.

2. $ cd client-sparse-checkout-demo/

3. git sparse-checkout init --cone

4. $ git checkout main
   remote: Enumerating objects: 4, done.
   remote: Counting objects: 100% (4/4), done.
   remote: Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
   remote: Total 4 (delta 0), reused 4 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
   Receiving objects: 100% (4/4), 2.84 KiB | 2.84 MiB/s, done.
   Already on 'main'
   Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.

   $ tree
   .
   ├── bootstrap.sh
   └── readme.md
   
   0 directories, 2 files

Android

$ ./bootstrap.sh android
Running 'git sparse-checkout init --cone'
Running 'git sparse-checkout set common client/android tools/android'

$ tree
.
├── bootstrap.sh
├── client
│   └── android
│       └── android.jpg
├── common
├── readme.md
└── tools
    └── android

5 directories, 3 files

iOS

$ ./bootstrap.sh ios
Running 'git sparse-checkout init --cone'
Running 'git sparse-checkout set common client/ios tools/ios'

$ tree
.
├── bootstrap.sh
├── client
│   └── iOS
│       └── ios.jpg
├── common
├── readme.md
└── tools
    └── iOS

5 directories, 3 files

All

$ ./bootstrap.sh all
Running 'git sparse-checkout init --cone'
Running 'git sparse-checkout set common client tools'

$ tree
.
├── bootstrap.sh
├── client
│   ├── android
│   │   └── android.jpg
│   └── iOS
│       └── ios.jpg
├── common
├── readme.md
└── tools
    ├── android
    └── iOS

7 directories, 4 files

Resources

• https://github.blog/2021-11-10-make-your-monorepo-feel-small-with-gits-sparse-index/
• https://github.blog/2021-04-29-scaling-monorepo-maintenance/
• https://github.blog/2021-03-16-improving-large-monorepo-performance-on-github/
• https://github.blog/2020-12-21-get-up-to-speed-with-partial-clone-and-shallow-clone/
• https://github.blog/2020-01-17-bring-your-monorepo-down-to-size-with-sparse-checkout/
• https://github.com/derrickstolee/sparse-checkout-example

Images:

• https://www.peakpx.com/526187/android-smartphone-home-screen-display-in-black-background
• https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1370785