Robot framework

Capabilities

Web GUI Tests
Database Tests
API Tests
File System Tests
Mobile Web & App Tests

Install robot framework

pip install --no-cache-dir robotframework

Robot framework report and log generator

robot --version

Install Robot framework IDE (RIDE)

pip install -U https://github.com/HelioGuilherme66/RIDE/archive/v1.7.2.zip

Note: RIDE depends on wxPython (Mac only)

Install wxPython

pip install wxPython==4.0.1

Install PyPubSub 3.3.0 for Python 2

pip install PyPubSub==3.3.0

Install Pygments

pip install Pygments

Run RIDE

ride.py

Useful shortcut key

Shortcut Key	Function
Ctrl+Space	Get Hint

Web GUI test

Install robotframework-seleniumlibrary

pip install robotframework-seleniumlibrary

Add browser driver

This is needed by selenium to run in particular browser

Database test

Install Database library

https://franz-see.github.io/Robotframework-Database-Library/

pip install robotframework-databaselibrary

Install Python Module that you will use to connect to the database

For example (mysql):

pip install mysqlclient

(oracle)

pip install JayDeBeApi

Remote system test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJhBiT2xoK0

Install SSHLibrary

pip install robotframework-sshlibrary

Remark: For Mac user, if you import the SSHLibrary in your test suite, make sure the robot is running in 64 bit python

Serial connection

Install robotframework-seriallibrary

https://pypi.org/project/robotframework-seriallibrary/

Mobile Web & App test

Install pytest-runner

pip install pytest-runner

Install AppiumLibrary

pip install robotframework-appiumlibrary

Install Appium Server (or download and install Appium Desktop)

npm install -g appium

Launch Appium Server with appropiate arguments

To be confirmed

Alternative: Appium Desktop

http://appium.io/downloads.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOSUBda2-g4 Through the appium desktop, it is easy to inspect the UI element for testing

Android app test

How to generate .apk

https://developer.android.com/studio/run/

Useful tools: UI Automator Viewer for Android testing (Optional)

$ANDROID_SDK/tools/bin/uianimatorviewer

iOS app test

Install Carthage

brew install carthage

How to export .ipa

https://wiki.genexus.com/commwiki/servlet/wiki?34616,HowTo%3A+Create+an+.ipa+file+from+XCode,

For local testing, instead of exporting the .ipa file, the .app file is the alternative to start the app. For example

Foundation of Robot Framework

Variable

Variables are case-insensitive

Scalar

${MYVARIABLE}

List

@{MYLISTVARIABLE}
@{MYLISTVARIABLE}[0]
@{MYLISTVARIABLE}[1]

Dictionary

&{MYDICTVARIABLE}
key1=value1
key2=value2
&{MYDICTVARIABLE}[key1]

Environment

%{HOME}
%{USER}

Automatic variabls

http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/RobotFrameworkUserGuide.html

${TEST NAME}
@{TEST TAGS}

Keywords

Library keywords

Common library keywords for testing

Keywords	Descriptions
Open Browser
Input Text
Input Password
Click Button
Close Browser
Log To Console

User keywords

Custom keywords

Setup/Teardown

Available in TestCase and TestSuite

Run test in CLI

all test

robot SuiteFile

by test name

robot -t Test1 -t Test2 SuiteFile

by tag name

include tag

robot -i Tag1 -t Tag2 SuiteFile

robot -i T* SuiteFile

exclude tag

robot -e T* SuiteFile

send result to directory

robot -d Results SuiteFile

critical vs non-critical

Jenkin integration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF7GHvN5KwU

Files

robotframework.md

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