Now a days most of the time we are looking for configuration based and less coding tools for development and testing as well.
Robot Framework is such kind of automation tool where we can say development of automation scenario is much easier with less coding.
Now we will learn how we can configure Robot framework
Step 1:
Download python from here
Step 2:
Select the checkbox Add Python to path.
Step 3:
Check the python installation
python --version
python -v
pip --version
pip -v
Step 4:
Install Robot Framework using the following command:
pip install robotframework
pip install --upgrade robotframework
Step 5:
Install robotframework-seleniumlibrary using the following
command
pip install robotframework-seleniumlibrary
pip install --upgrade robotframework-seleniumlibrary
Step 6:
Open Eclipse Marketplace…
Help -> Eclipse
Marketplace...
Step 7:
Search for robot framework plugin we will use RED – Robot
Editor
Add python plugin PyDev
Step 8:
After completion of successful installation, we get the RED
– Robot Editor documentation.
We can open the documentation from here.
We can also get the details from the official
GitHub page.
Step 9:
Add Perspective for Robot from Eclipse
Window -> Perspective -> Open Perspective -> Other…
Select Robot from Open Perspective window and click on Open
button.
Now we can see the Robot perspective added in eclipse.
Also Check Robot Preferences from
Window -> Preferences -> Robot
Step 10:
Create a new Robot project File -> New -> Project
Select Robot Project from Robot Framework section
Then give a name of this project and click Finish
Step 11:
Add a new Test Suite
Step 12:
Type the following code for
robot script.
*** Test Cases ***
MyFirstRobotTest
Log Hello
Right
click on the file and run.