Robot Framework – Basic Level.

Date: 2011-10-03Version: 1.0

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Robot Framework - Introduction

Robot Framework is a generic test automation framework for acceptance testing and acceptance test-driven development (ATDD).

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Robot Framework - Introduction

It has easy-to-use tabular test data syntax and utilizes the keyword-driven testing approach.

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Robot Framework - Introduction

Its testing capabilities can be extended by test libraries implemented either with Python or Java, and users can create new keywords from existing ones using the same syntax that is used for creating test cases.

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Robot Framework - Features

Enables easy-to-use tabular syntax for creating test cases in a uniform way. Allows using keyword-driven, data-driven and behavior-driven (BDD) approaches. Provides ability to create reusable higher-level keywords from the existing keywords. Provides easy-to-read reports and logs in HTML format. Is platform and application independent. The modular architecture supports creating tests even for applications with several

diverse interfaces. Provides a simple library API for creating customized test libraries. Provides a command line interface and XML based outputs for integration into existing

build infrastructure (continuous integration systems). Provides support for Selenium for web testing, Java GUI testing, running processes,

Telnet, SSH , Swing, and so on. Remote library interface enables distributed testing and implementing test libraries in

any programming language. Provides tagging to categorize and select test cases to be executed. Has built-in support for variables, practical particularly for testing in different

environments.

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How to install?

ROBOT FRAMEWORK http://code.google.com/p/robotframework/wiki/Installation

SELENIUM RC http://seleniumhq.org/docs/05_selenium_rc.html#installation

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Plugins and Libraries

FireFox: Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development

tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.

XPath Checker is a Firefox Extension for testing XPath expressions interactively.

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Plugins and Libraries

ROBOT (buil in): Selenium Library (used in the workshop). SeleniumLibrary is a

Robot Framework test library that uses the popular Selenium web testing tool internally. It provides a powerful combination of simple test data syntax and support for different browsers.

Database Library Database Library is a Robot Framework test library that provides common funtionality for testing database contents.

SSH Library It enables execution of commands on a remote machine over an SSH connection. It also offers possibility to transfer files from and to a remote machine.

Swing Library SwingLibrary is a Robot Framework test library for testing Java Swing applications.

Dialogs test library Dialogs is Robot Framework's standard library that provides means for pausing the test execution and getting input from users.

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Documentation – for example SeleniumLibrary

All keywords in SeleniumLibrary that need to find an element on the page take an argument, locator.

In the most common case, locator is matched against the values of key attributes of the particular element type.

For example, id and name are key attributes to all elements, and locating elements is easy using just the id as a locator

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How to find LOCATOR?

For example button <Szukaj w Google> from www.google.pl:

1. Click RMB on button <Szukaj w Google> 2. Choose Inspect element (Zbadaj element) from menu.

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How to start using ROBOT?

1. Run Selenium Server RC (click shortcut on desktop)

or from Terminal* : java -jar /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/SeleniumLibrary/lib/selenium-server.jar -port 4444

2. Run RIDE:Shortcut „ctrl+i” or from Terminal* type ride.py

Tips: run Terminal – Aplications>Accessories>Terminal or shortcut „ctr+~” (tylda)

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1. Step - Creating new PROJECT

1. Create NEW PROJECT (File>New Project)

and select options:

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Add Libraries to PROJECT

Choose Project_name and add three LIBRARIES:

TIPS: Selenium Library is with argument value 15 – stands for 15 seconds timeout

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Test setup and teardown

Test setup and teardown Robot Framework has similar test setup and teardown functions as many other test

automation frameworks.

In short, a test setup is something that is executed before a test case and a test teardown is executed after a test case.

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Test setup:1. Open FireFox browser2. Go to www.allegro.pl

Test case:Run all test steps

in Test Case

Test teardown:Close browser

Teardown – what for?

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What makes a test teardown special is that it is executed also when a test case fails, so it can be used for clean-up activities that must be done regardless of the test case status.

Both a setup and a teardown can also easily be specified for all test cases in a test suite, so using them avoids repetition.

2 Step – Create Test Setup

1. Click RMB on Project_name > New User Keyword

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2 Step – Create Test Setup

2. Type in table:

ff – stands for FireFox browser

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2 Step – Create Test Setup

Tips: Start typing ‚Open Br..’ and then use ‚ctr+space’ for autocompletion.

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2 Step – Create Test Teardown

1. Click RMB on Project_name > New User Keyword

2. Type in script table:

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Adding setup and teardown - success

SelectTest Setup and Test Teardown into Project Settings Page

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SAVE

Save:Hit ‚ctrl+shift+s’or click (save button):

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Create new TEST CASE

Click RMB on Project_name > New test Case

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Excrsise 1 – Steps

1. Open FF and go to www.allegro.pl (this part is in Test Setup)2. Input text ROWER in search field.3. Click submitt button <Szukaj>4. VALIDATE: Results page schould contain text ‚ROWER’

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Excrsise 1 – Steps

1. Input steps into script table:

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Run test case

1. Select RUN bookmark2. Select checkbox for test case3. Hit ‚START’ and…

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Watch the magic….

View Report and Logs

After finish test case view Report and Logs

Report and Logs opens in browser.

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Exercise 1a (variables) – Steps

1. Copy exercise 1 test case2. In script: add new row (RMB>Insert Rows)

replace Value ‚Rower’ to ${item}

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Exercise - 2

1. Step:

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Exercise - 2

2. Step:

Input Text ${item}

DropBox:‚którekolwiek ze słów’

Chcechbox: ‚Szukaj równieżw opisach’ and ‚Odbiór osobisty’

Radiobutton: ‚Wszystkie województwa’

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Exercise - 2

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Creating User keywords

1. Click RMB on <Project_name> New User Keyword

2. Named it as ‚Find item’

3. Add new Argument ${item_name}

4. Hit <OK> New Keyword appears:

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Creating User keywords

1. Select all rows from Excercise 2 – copy to clipbord (ctr+c)2. Paste it to ‚Find item’ keyowrd

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Exercise 3 – using user keywords

Use ‚Find item’ keyword to build script Then on Results Page delete dynamic link (shown as button)

<Odbiór osobisty>

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Exercise 3 – using user keywords

Excercise 3 script:

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Excersise 4 - Loops

Find few items in one Test Case Script for Loop is:

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How LOOP works?

1.Find zegar2.Click link

• ${item_name} = zegar

1.Find kubek2.Click link

• ${item_name} = kubek

1.Find zeszyt2.Click link

• ${item_name} = zeszyt

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The End

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