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An introduction to

Robot Framework

http://robotframework.org

© Copyright Nokia Networks


Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
Fast facts
● Generic test automation framework
– Utilizes the keyword-driven testing approach
– Suitable for both “normal” test automation and ATDD
● Implemented with Python
– Runs also on Jython (JVM) and IronPython (.NET)
– Can be extended natively using Python or Java
– Other languages supported via a remote interface
● Open source
– Hosted on GitHub, Apache 2 license
– Sponsored by Nokia Networks
– Rich ecosystem and very active community
High level architecture
Simple keyword-driven syntax
Data-driven tests
Gherkin syntax
Higher level keywords
Simple test library API
Variables
● Easy to create:

● Override from the command line:


­­variable BROWSER:IE
Tagging
● Free metadata to categorize test cases
● Statistics by tags collected automatically
● Select test cases to be executed
● Specify which test cases are considered critical
Clear reports
Detailed logs
Different test libraries
● Standard libraries
– Included in normal installation
– OperatingSystem, Screenshot, String, Telnet, XML, …
● External libraries
– Must be installed separately
– Selenium2Library, SwingLibrary, DatabaseLibrary, AutoItLibrary,
SSHLibrary, HTTPLibrary, …
● Project and team specific libraries
Editor support
● RIDE

● Plugins for Eclipse, IntelliJ/PyCharm, SubLime,


TextMate, Vim, Emacs, Brackets, Atom, ...
Easy integration
● Test suites are created from files and directories
– Trivial to store into any version control system
● Simple command line interface
– Easy to start test execution by external tools
● Output also in XML format
– All information in machine readable format
– Outputs from different test runs can be combined
● Plugins for common CI and build tools
– Jenkins, Ant, Maven
For more information
● Ecosystem front page
– http://robotframework.org
● Project pages
– https://github.com/robotframework/robotframework
● Quick Start Guide
– https://github.com/robotframework/QuickStartGuide
● User Guide
– http://robotframework.org/robotframework/#user-guide
● Demo projects
– http://robotframework.org/#documentation

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