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A gentle introduction to Robot Framework

Efremova Elizaveta

Software Quality Engineer

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What is Robot Framework?

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History

  • 2005
    • Developing in Finland by Pekka Klarck
    • Version 1.0 released at Nokia Networks
  • 2008
    • Version 2.0 released as an open source

software

  • 2018
    • Version 3.0.1 released

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Useful links

Official site

https://robotframework.org/

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GitHub project

https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework

https://github.com/robotframework/QuickStartGuide/blob/master/QuickStart.rst

Quick Start

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How to use Robot Framework?

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KEYWORD

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Keyword structure

*** Keywords ***�User enter text to a search field� [Arguments] ${text} ${field_xpath}� Search page should be open� Wait until page contains ${field_xpath}� Search field exists on page� Input text to a search field� Press enter� [Return] True

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Keyword structure

@keyword�def wait_until_page_contains(self, text, timeout=None, error=None):� """Waits until ``text`` appears on current page.� Fails if ``timeout`` expires before the text appears. See� the `Timeouts` section for more information about using timeouts� and their default value.� ``error`` can be used to override the default error message.� """� self._wait_until(lambda: self.is_text_present(text),� "Text '%s' did not appear in <TIMEOUT>." % text,� timeout, error)

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Import keywords

*** Settings ***�Library String�Library DateTime�Library lib.DLm�Library lib.Mainframe�Resource resources/Mainframe_Keywords.robot�Resource resources/Storage_keywords.robot�Resource resources/dlm_common_keywords.robot

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TEST CASE

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Test structure

Name

Body

[Documentation]

[Tags]

[Timeout]

[Teardown]

[Setup]

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How to run

>robot --include TEST-24 file_with_test_cases.robot

>robot file_with_test_cases.robot

>robot --test “User can find information with start page“

file_with_test_cases.robot

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REPORTS

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Reporting

log.html

report.html

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Reporting

ALLURE REPORTER

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log.html

report.html

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Integration with Jenkins

Robot Framework Plugin

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https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/Robot+Framework+Plugin

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Why Robot Framework?

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ATDD

keyword-driving testing

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platform independent

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integration testing

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system testing

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good reporting

open source

integration with Jenkins/…

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