resolving a specific performance issue (hang) during startup.

approvaltests/internals/logs/approved_file_log.py

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ def get_temp_directory() -> Path:
 
     @staticmethod
     def log(approved_file: str) -> None:
+        if not ApprovedFilesLog.get_approved_files_log().exists():
+            ApprovedFilesLog.clear_log_file()
         with ApprovedFilesLog.get_approved_files_log().open(mode="a") as file:
             file.write(f"{approved_file}\n")
 
-
-ApprovedFilesLog.clear_log_file()

approvaltests/internals/logs/failed_comparison_log.py

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ def get_failed_comparison_log() -> Path:
 
     @staticmethod
     def log(received_file: str, approved_file: str) -> None:
+        if not FailedComparisonLog.get_failed_comparison_log().exists():
+            FailedComparisonLog.clear_log_file()
         with FailedComparisonLog.get_failed_comparison_log().open(mode="a") as file:
             file.write(f"{received_file} -> {approved_file}\n")
 
-
-FailedComparisonLog.clear_log_file()

approvaltests/internals/logs/log_commons.py

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def download_script_from_common_repo_if_needed(
                 return False
 
             response = requests.get(
-                f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.CommonScripts/refs/heads/main/{script_name_with_suffix}"
+                f"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.CommonScripts/refs/heads/main/{script_name_with_suffix}", 
+                timeout=5
             )
             if response.ok:
                 script_path.write_text(response.text)