Robot Framework – Compact Sheet

Abstract: The Robot Ramework is a generic Available Test Libraries

Test Automation Framework for acceptance  BuildIn  Diff Library
testing. It has a flexible keyword-driven  Dialogs  Eclipse Library
approach to describe and implement tests.  Collections  robotframework-faker
 OperatingSystem  FTP Library
Keywords can be stored in Resource-Files to  Remote  HTTP Library
separate implementation details from tests.  Screenshot  iOS Library
Main programming languages for  String  MongoDB Library
implementing test functionality are Java and  Telnet  Rammbock
Python.  XML  RemoteSwingLibrary
 Android Library  SeleniumLibrary
 Anywhere Library  Selenium2Library
There are ready-made test libraries available
 Appium Library  SSH Library
for a lot of technologies. Implementing tests is  Archive Library  Suds Library
supported by the Robot Framework  AutoIt Library  Swing Library
IDE(RIDE).  Database Library  watir-robot

Example – Test Case and Keyword Accessing Test Libraries remotely using XML-RPC

*** Setting ***

Library OperatingSystem

*** Test Case ***

Windows Directory Not Empty
[Documentation] Directory must not be empty.
[Tags] windows directory
${FILENUM}= Number of Files in Directory
Should Not Be Equal As Numbers 0 ${FILENUM}

*** Keywords ***

Number of Files in Directory
${NUM}= Count Files In Directory C:\\WINDOWS
Log ${NUM}
Library org.robot.database.keywords.DatabaseLibrary <- lokal
[Return] ${NUM}
Library Remote http://localhost:8271 <- remote

http://www.robotframework.org pybot|jybot|ipybot [options] data_sources

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/robotframework-users java -jar robotframework.jar [options] data_sources
https://code.google.com/p/robotframework-ride/

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 Robot Framework – Compact Sheet
Example – Keyword Implementation in Java
public class DatabaseLibrary {
public static final String ROBOT_LIBRARY_SCOPE = "GLOBAL";

private Connection connection = null;

public void connectToDatabase(String driverClassName,

String connectString,
String dbUser,
String dbPassword)
throws SQLException,
InstantiationException,
IllegalAccessException,
ClassNotFoundException {
Class.forName(driverClassName).newInstance();

setConnection(DriverManager.getConnection(connectString,
dbUser,
dbPassword));
RIDE: Graphical User Interface for writing Tests and Keywords.
It supports for example auto-completion and syntax highlighting. }
Allows direct editing of the source files.
public void disconnectFromDatabase() throws SQLException {

getConnection().close();
}

public void tableMustExist(String tableName)

throws SQLException,
DatabaseLibraryException {
DatabaseMetaData dbm = getConnection().getMetaData();

ResultSet rs = dbm.getTables(null, null, tableName, null);

try {
if (!rs.next()) {

throw new DatabaseLibraryException("Table: “ +

tableName +
" was not found");
}
} finally {
rs.close();
}
}
…

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 Robot Framework – Compact Sheet
Tools Build Support Sample Reports

 Rebot - generating logs and reports based on  Jenkins PlugIn - To collect and
XML outputs and for combining multiple outputs publish Robot Framework test results
together. in Jenkins.

 Libdoc - generating keyword documentation for  Maven PlugIn - For using Robot
test libraries and resource files. Framework.

 Testdoc - Generates high level HTML  Ant Task - For running Robot
documentation based on Robot Framework test Framework tests.
cases.
 Tidy - Tool for cleaning up and changing format
of Robot Framework test data files.

Combining Keywords to higher-level Keywords Testing variations using the Generic Testdata Framework AddOn

This AddOn supports testing when a lot of

variations should be tested for one
functionality. For example in ensurance
companies where certain calculations
should be tested with a lot of different input
values and expected results.

It also supports separation of

implementation details from the tests to a
greater degree by allowing Tests to be
written in Excel.

https://github.com/ThomasJaspers/Generic-Testdata-Framework

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